The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-09-28
Lessons of the
Melon Season
County Agent Reed Comments ON
the Possibilities for Next Year
In the Light of This
(By Al Reed)


ing financial conditions have made
the lot of the farmer a hard one
The farmer has no Jurisdiction over
the matter OF price. They are regu-
lated through other sources. 1t Ii
much the same as the two Irishmen
who entered the restaurant. They
hung up their hats and took a table
As they were sitting down one OF
them noticed the sign: Watch
your hat and coat" He continued
to watch his hat steadily. Finally
the other asked: What are you
looking att" I'm watching my
hat Why? I'm not watching
mine!" mo, yours is gone"
This, to a considerable degree, is
the way of the farmers in other sec
tions. Instead of taking advantage
of the situation and watching their
time, it is gone. The Fallon farmer
realizing for himself that something
must be done, and at once, decided
that he could afford to try a new
crop. This has been done, and now
he has general knowledge of an
industry that promises to be a big
asset. The experience has not cost
as much as though IL had been tried
In better times when labor, land and
commodities generally were higher
Next year the industry can swing
into longer, better stride with a
greater assurance of markets and
production results. Other localities
are promising to follow suit Fern
ley is planning on forty acres OF
loupes the coming year, basing re-
suits on what has been grown on
the farm of j. c. Lucas. Pershing
county tried few loupes this season
with fair results.
The Churchill county farmer can
be considered a progressive one. The
beet sugar factory was placed here
largely because of the farmers being
progressive and intensive in their
operations.
Cows are being brought In be-
cause the farmers here are far-sight-
ed enough to know that dairying is
balance wheel to other farm oper-
ations and that is why the canta-
loupe industry has taken hold as
we'll as it has.
There are many matters to be
considered for next year. Seed must
be arranged for. This is important
because il is always necessary, as
the experience of the older growers
has pointed out, to order a certain
amount of seed from the reliable
seed houses in Michigan. Promis-
euous results will be obtained If any
grower depends entirely on home
grown seed. This is a matter which
must be considered now inasmuch
/ as the seed houses mentioned have a
large run on seed in the spring just
before planting season.
1t is necessary also for these who
contemplate planting for the first
time in the season of 1922, to get in
| touch with those experienced from
other years. The association func-
toned in satisfactory way this
/ s1k 1hAOA6h AAAG OD-
tanned can do better another year
Volume of business is what counts
in order that the overhead can be
cut down. Large quantities oi
melons must be handled so that a
large number of cars can be gotten
out each day. In handling the mel
ons every cent that can be cut of
the expense is that much more In
the individual growers pocket.
1t is necessary that the acreage be
planned now and a rough estimate
made So that a guarantee of some
kind can be made to firms interested
in handling the product. Chas. r
Waltenbaugh of the firm that hand
led the carload of cantaloupes thi.
year in Pittsburg, is planning OF
stopping off on his way to the coasi
4 for the purpose of looking over tht
melon situation. He will want facti
and figures on the acreage to bs
planted here. Farmers, therefore
who are interested had best pu
their thoughts concretely into effec
and have their approximate acreag,
lready to sign when broaehed on tn,
subject. In a general way the lanC
can be cultivated some this fall
Green manure crops is one of tn,
best ways in which to get the prope
soil texture and water holding ca
pacity. Some of the third crop al
falfa is being used in this way b,
farmers already looking ahead Il
next seasons planting. Others will
plant peas and other legumes earl,
to be plowed under just befor
planting. The best time, however
is this fall.
The only dependable way is to us
the experience obtained and thel
look forward to the best way II
which 1t can be used next spring
Let's everyone look forward, AM
put out cantaloupes in such amount
and of such quality that the New
lands project will be known all owe
the entire country. The project al
ways has needed advertising, an
here is a way in which II can be oh
tanned and the most satisfactor
method used by the older communi
J ties that have used advertising as
medium by which the essentials 0
farming lands are put before tn
J buying public.
Silks newly arrived at Ora
Reid's Wonderful values In Tafet
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