Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-04-20

fully is as important as growing it
successfully. The farm bureau rec
ognizes that fact and will attempt to
solve this trying situation through
market association.
Right now market committee is
at work trying to evolve and work
out feasible marketing organiza-
tion for Lyon County. This commit
tee consists Of Andy West. c. w.
Hyatt. Henry Guild. OF Mason Valley:
Charlie Day and Waiter Newell OF
Smith Valley, and two men yet to be
appointed from the Fernley district
The committee will get together in
the Farm Bureau Office in Yerington
on May 5th, when definite plans will
either be formulated or adopted for
marketing association.
Community Center Program
The next two weeks will find each
community center i'll the county
at work on the adoption OF program
OF work for the year. The Grant
View Community Center lin Smith
Valley. will meet in the Grant View
schoollorse on Thursdsy night (
April 21st. at 8 o'clock The chief
problems in the Grant View district
are irrigation, highway Improvement.
demonstration OF new crops Tom
Hamilton is chairman Of this Com
munity, Ed. Clark, Vive-c chairman
and B. o. Wooster, Secretary. Prof
fessor ]. F. Hill, of the Yerington
High School. will address this meet
ing on poultry husbandry.
South End
The South End Community hold,
its regular meeting Saturday night
at 8 o'clock. in the Barrett school
house. Discussion OF interest to
farmers in the valley will take place on
the adoption of a wage scale for farm
labor this year. All the farmers OF
Mason Valley are invited to attend
Each community in the county VII
take up the wage question and il is
hoped a uniform scale will be adopted
and lived up to throughout the coun-
ty. Katharine Smith. Home Demon
stration Agent for this county, will
be present and will have something
of interest to say to the women.
Wellington
On April 2oth the Wellington Com
munity Center will hold meeting i'll
Reading Hall, at s p M. a COM
munity program will be adopted and
consideration OF the wage scale will
be discussed. Every farmer i'll Smith
Valley should be there. MIR. George
Malone. water supervisor, will be
presnt to answer any questions on the
water situation.
Will test Gypsum
Investigations carried on by the
Oregon Agricultural Station have
proved that gypsum, when applied to
old alfalfa fields. has greatly improved
the quality OF the soil and increased
the yield per acre. Mr. John Nc
Gowan( Of the South End Commun
ity Center. will give gypsum tria'
on some poor spots in his alfalfa
fields. This will demonstrate the
value OF gypsum when applied to Ma
son Valley soils If the same results
are obtained as were secured IN Ore
gon. gypspm can be applied proht-
ably to our poorer soils. Gypsum
can be applied to the soil by drilling
or may be sowed broadcast. When
applied in this manner It should be
used at the rate OF 500 TO 1000 pounds
per acre. Gypsum is employed to
neutrali3e black alkali that forms III
many Nevada soils Gypsum is a
lime sulphate. Ii is not only the
most available form of sulphur for
agricultural purposes, but IS also the
most economical means of supplying
this essential plant food.
Local Farm Bureau members arc
in receipt of the first issue of the Ne
vada State Farm Bureau paper. This
is the only agricultural paper published
in Nevada and is devoted to the best
interests of the farmers. Every mem
Der of the Farm Bureau receives
copy free OF charge. The paper will be
published motnhly.
Mrs. Katharine Smith. Home Dem
onstrator of Lyon and Humboldt
Counties, is spending the week in Ma
son and Smith Valleys. She will be
present at the South End Community
meeting Saturday night at the Barrett
school house. Miss Leah Barker,