The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1920-10-07
Local Utilization of
Alfalfa Crop is
Advocated
Opportunities for Dairying on the
Newlands Project TO be
Widely Advertised

Dairy cattle as means of utiliz-
ing our alfalfa hay is becoming
recognized more and more as the
solution of our troubles. Ranchers,
who are not inclined toward the
dairy business themselves are new
ertheless ready to admit that every
encouragement must be given to
the dairy industry locally If we are
to be relieved of the annual sus-
penses regarding the marketing of
our principal crop.
In order that dairying may be
developed locally as fast as possible,
number of hay growers in the val
ley have expressed themselves as
being desirous of furthering a move
ment for increasing the dairy COW
population of the valley as soon as
possible. 1t is proposed to bring
this about by inducing dairymen
from other sections to bring their
herds into this valley and locate. To
carry out this plan it is proposed to
enter into an advertising campaign
that will set forth the dairy advan-
tages of this valley. If the plan
can be financed, display advertise
ments will be carried in the leading
agricultural papers from Denver
west There is no doubt but that
dairy products can be produced
here more cheaply than in any other
section of the country, and when
the advantages of this locality are
placed before dairymen in other
sections. there is little doubt but
that dairy herds will be attracted
this way.
If every ton of alfalfa hay pro-
duced locally can be made to yield
twice the returns by means of
dairy cattle that it would return by
shipping il out of the state let us
get more cows as quickly as pos
sible. A better utilization of our
crops is of just as vital Importance
as increasing our acreage, and the
building up of our dairy interests is
mole within the realm of possibili-
ties than increasing our acreage
and promises more definite net re-
turns for the valley.
II seems a short sighted policy
for this valley to devote such
large proportion of its energy to
the production of alfalfa hay and
depend almost entirely On outside
markets. If other sections can
buy our hay and utilize it at a profit
why cant we? II is reasonable to
suppose that it is utilized at profit.
Otherwise II would not be purchas-
ed. All hay that is purchased local
ly for use in other places for dairy
production land most of 1t goes
for dairy production) must return
a profit to the purchaser and in adj
dition pay railroad transportation
delivery to and from the stations.
in addition to baling. Now does il
not seem reasonable that with the
hay on the ground and all extra
charges for transportation. COM
missions, etc, eliminated. that we
are at a big advantage as a dairy
section?
The most reliable crop and the
one most easily raised in this val
ley is alfalfa hay Our one great
need now is for a dependable means
of converting IL into cash.
A number of dairy herds that are
regularly tested by the writer have
been yielding approximately sixty
pounds of butterfat for each ton of
hay consumed. With the latest
price of 74e per pound of butterfat,
we have /. gross income of $44.40
for each ton of hay consumed. This
does not take into consideration
any returns for calves or skim milk,
which should largely compensate
for the labor of caring for the herd.
The herds that are making this pro-
duction are only in the process of
development and much greater re-
turns are in store for the owners.
If you are interested in the pro-
ject of getting more cows into this
valley meet with the alfalfa grow
ers at the court house on Thursday
afternoon.
l.. E. CLINE.
G. w. RENFRO MADE BIGGEST