The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-05-20
CALIFORNIA HAY MAN VISITED
FALLON LAST WEEK TO Oh
TAIN STATISTICS ON THE HAY
PRODUCTION PROBABLE THIS
SEASON ON OUR FARMS
PRICES WILL Be VERY HIGH
Newlands Project Alfalfa Growers
to be Asked to Organize and join
California Organization

The acute hay situation on tho
coast. led the Alfalfa Growers of
California, Inc, to send r. 4Crowther,
one OF their statisticians. to this state
to investigate the prospects for hay
production this season. Mr.. Grow
theirs arrived here Monday and went
over the project in company with
local farmers and the reclamation
authorities. From here he went to
Lovelock and from there he will go
to all others of the states farming
districts to affirm the data already
possessed by his organization. While
here Mr.. Crowther gave this paper
the following:
"Our records compiled earlier in
the season show that the Newlands
project Is the only hay producing
section of the west that will return
q full yield of alfalfa. Other Me-
vada sections will almost uniformly
be very short this year as compared
to the normal output. 1t being doubt
full IL second alfalfa cuttings will
occur outside of your valley. You
may properly be thankful for the
great Lahontan reservoir and the
water supply that irrigates your
farming area because you occupy a
unique position In that you have an
ample supply of irrigation water
while other western districts Ian
guish for its want.
81 look for very high alfalfa hay
prices during the present year;
higher than ever before in the his
tory of the industry in the west be-
cause California will have not to ex-
ceed one-half crop, Oregon and
Utah growers nre facing sitn1ticn
almost as bad and other western
states are beset with drouth at this
early date. l should not be sur
prised to see the per ton selling
figure for prime alfalfa go to as high
as $40 or $50 unless something un-
forseen intervenes to abort this
acute phase now almost upon US.
"Thus Nevada's hay raisers pro-
mise to be decided factors in saving
California stock interests as indeed
they we're in distinct manner dur
ing last year. should like to see the
growers of your valley organize and
affiliate with the California hay
men. where the Alfalfa Growers of
California Inc. has proven most eff
fective agency in bettering the
markets and genera, condition OF the
haymen. 1t happens as matters now
are that California hay consigned to
Utah and other points east passes
Nevada hay consigned to California
and Oregon and organization will
eliminate the waste that attends
this form of double shipment. On
the other hand California haymen
formerly shipped out hay in the sum
mer period only to ship other hay
back to take its place later in the
season and we are very effectively
correcting many untoward things.
Here l find state of complete
disorganization and only the inter
vention of Divine Providence saved
the day here up to the present time.
You cannot reasonably expect to al-
ways profit from drouth on the
coast for this misfortune does not
always befall, but you can create
markets for yourself by organizing.
standardizing your product and af-
filiating with the growers Of the
coast along the lines | have laid
down."