The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-11-16
Weeyil Quarantine
Topic of Meeting
Chamber of Commerce Members
Give Views; Many Other
Matters Discussed

Churchill eounty's stand in regard
to the alfalfa weeyil quarantine was
the major discussion at the regular
meeting of the Churchill chamber OF
commerce last Monday night.
L. L. Cline opened the discussion
BY stating that at present Washoe,
Storey and 0rmsby counties are un-
der quarantine by California and
that the quarantined area will with
out doubt be increased later. He re-
ferred to letter he had received
from Governor Boyle stating that
unless he was shown reasons why
such action would be unwise he
would place a state quarantine on
the same area.
IL was said that the state funds
for enforcing quarantine were de-
pleted and If Churchill county wish
ed to enforce the quarantine against
the three counties it would have to
cooperate with Lyon county and
stand the expense of hiring inspect
ors. Certain members of the cham
ber were opposed to any extension
of the quarantined area, by the
state, outside of Washoe county
saying that if the area was increas-
ed it was only a question of time be-
fore Churchill county was included
by California. In the opinion of ex-
perts present at the meeting, 1t is
inevitable but that the weeyil will
sooner or later make its appearance
in this county, but 1t must be de-
layed as long as possible in order to
give the ranchers time in which TO
obtain cattle to which to feed the
alfalfa.
A committee composed of c. G.
Swingle, W. ID. Moody, A. J Reed
and L. E. Cline was appointed to go
before the county commissioners
with the purpose of having that
body act with the commissioners of
Lyon county to enforce a quarantine
IL 1t Is ordered.
Noble Waite, of the high school
agricultural department, told of the
spread of the weeyil through Wash
oe county. Waite was employed last
summer In the capacity of inspector
in Washoe county and made thor
ough study of the situation. He
stated that the fields south of the
Truckee river were not infested ex-
cept those bordering directly on the
river The weevil, he said, spread
rapidly in the direction of the pre-
vailing winds at the rate of twenty
miles a year with the wind and five
miles a year against the prevailing
winds. The pest even travels on the
top of freight cars, he added. 1t is
thought, according to Waite, that
the first weevil appeared in Washoe
county at the race track in alfalfa
that was imported for the horses.
The only means of partial eradi-
cation, said Waite, is by spraying
and by the use of a parasite that is
being imported from Italy. The par
asite will destroy a portion of the
pests, but 1t is impossible TO entirely
free an area once 1t is infected. But
by the use of the two means sug-
gested, he said. it is possible to oh
tain a good crop of alfalfa.
]. F. Richardson, project mana
ger. said that it is possible that the
weeyil is a blessing In disguise. When
the weevil first made its appearance
in Utah, he said, the ranchers
brought in cattle and as a result the
areas that were first quarantined
now have exceptionally fine dairy
herds. He advised, however, that
the chamber communicate with the
authorities in California to find out
what is wanted from that state in
order to delay the quarantine as
long as possible
In regard to the tubercular cattle
that were brought in recently by A.
A. Towle aud Jane Sutherland, Rich
ardson said that he had telephoned
F. Dangberg, Chairman of the Live
Stock Board, in Minden. Danberg
said that II is impossible to compen-
safe the two owners but that il
Churchill county would in some way
pay half it is possible that the state
| VIII pay the other half.
l.. w. Crehore reported on the
Arentz mining bill He read a let
ter of apologies from Arentz which
said that he had introduced the bill
only TO get 1t sufficient publicity tc
defeat 1t as he did not advocate its
passage.
A. ]. Reed reported for the colon.
ization committee, saying that eff
forts were being made to compile a
list of suitable ranches in the coun
ty that were for sale in order to sup
ply the Reno chamber of commerce
with the desired information.
President II. A. Clark referred tC
communication that he had re
ceived from Secretary of the Interior
Fall regarding the extension of tim,
on oil leases. A bill has been intro
duced in congress which, If passed
will give the leasers the additiona
time. kilograms will be sent L
Congressman Arentz and Senators
Oddie and Pittman requesting tha
they give the bill their full support
The secretary of the chamber wa
authorized to request the Rem,