The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-03-28
Milk Condensery
Is Under Survey
to Visit Project
Following Recent
Reno Meeting

Some time ago there was talk of
erecting a milk condensery in this
city. 1t went so far that rep. esen
tatiye of one of the large canning
plants came to this valley In order
to size up the milk situation. At
that time it was found that there
was not enough milk produced IL
this district to warrant the money
investment. The same condition W.
found in and about the 1ruckes
Meadow section, as when it came IL
a survey the material necessary for
supply was lacking.
OF recent date the same investiga-
tion has been taken up again In this
valley. 1t is understood that a rep
resentatiye of one of the largest con-
densing firms on the coast is to pay
this valley visit shortly. possibly
this week, when the situation will
again be gone over.
1t is realized that the dairy COW Is
the future factor in building up this
valley and during the past year the
increase in dairy stock has almosts
constantly for more COWS. Many of
the farmers who refused to have any
thing to do with dairy herds are now
milking small strings with a steady
increase in practically every instance.
1t has taken time to add to the
strings and considerable of the stock
has been bought on time, but the de-
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will continue, as the cream check
this winter has been the one sub
stantial pay day that has been in
sight.
| 1t is understood that the repre-
sentative of the canning plant will
not only go over the situation but
should he conclude to establish
plant in this valley or anywhere In
wetsern Nevada that Inducements
will be extended to the project farm
ers to add milk cows to their strings.
In the case of evaporated milk plants
it is quantity that counts, as a GER
tain amount must be treated daily
and cannot be a case of guess work.
The scheme or plan has not gone
far enough to go into details, but
there is interest in the movement.
During the recent meeting of the Fall
Ion boosters with the Reno chamber
of commerce the question of a con-
densing plant was taken up. At that
time it was suggested by some of the
Fallon members that such a plant
could be operated In this valley, and
while no particular encouragement
was given at the moment it is evil
dent that 1t took root, as Reno, 1t Is
understood is bidding for the plant.
but at the same time is looking for
the milk supply necessary to carry
out the plans, and the project offers
the only available source for GER
tain amount of milk per day.
With the figures that are available
at the agricultural bureau it is shown
that the tendency is to increase dairy
herds in this valley and also to grade
up on stock. Butter fat tests nave
been carried on the past season re
sulting in the elimination OF tAe
dead heads of the herds and the
| betterment of blood lines. Ii Is pre-
dicted by Mr.. Cline that double the
number of cows will be milking in
this valley by another year.
1t has been demonstrated tie II
season that there is more p. oAt ia
alfalfa fed into cows than in shi piAg
out the hay. OF recent date money
has been lost in every shipment of
hay that has gone out of the valley.
Those who have been promoting the
condensery scheme are not figuring
on local financial assistance as the
| parties looking into the business ara
doing so as a business venture estab-
lished on known grounds and re-
sultant in profits in other dairy sec
tions that are not as we'll situated as
this section. great deal will de-
pend on the result of the physical
survey.