The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-09-03


market over the Newlands project
remains a topic with the many farm
ers who have bumper crops on hand
and are awaiting a definite solution
to the situation.
While some hay has been trans
ferred at prices varying from So 70
$15 per ton, others are holding be
lieving that the market viii see
higher margin.
One of the best informed buyers
of this valley is keeping tab on the
weather. Should early rains come ID
California it is doubtful If prices will
be higher, is his advice, and he is
also of the belief that should there
be early rains that the people of tho
| coast section, who have been hard
pressed during the summer, will en-
deavor to get through without buy
ing any excess hay.
The trades that have been made
around the SIS mark in this valley
have induced pasturage which Is
equivalent to a considerable rebate
On the other hand buyers have
quietly taken over some tonnage and
some stock has already been moved
to this section and more has been
bargained for. Weather conditions
are being watched keenly by the al
falfa men as this undoubtedly will
be the factor in price making.
The second crop of alfalfa Is In
the stack and the third is pretty well
along. In some instances third crop
cutting will be under way this week
and by the middle OF the month most
of the hay ranchers will be in the
midst OF this third cutting This
means more hay than usual and ex-
eellent pasture to follow.
The Reno Gazette of the ist inst
states that the Nevada crop Is short
with the exception of this valley.
That paper estimates this valley will
have a surplus crop of approximately
900 tons and at the same time II
is conceded that this valley will OF
its own accord consume more has
than In its history owing to the gen.
eral increase of milk cows over thJ
project.
Nevada Yield Short
The Nevada hay crop is extremel,
short The department of agrieul
ture placed it at sixty-seyen per cen
of normal for the whole state OF
August l. The estimate Is not dis
puted by local observers. Ordinarily
such a shortage might well be ex
peeted to run the hay market to an
unusually high figure in early win.
ter. but there has been a shard re.
duetion in the number of feeders in
the state. particularly IN the north
ern and eastern sections. where
thousands of head have been re-
moved to Rocky Mountain states TO-
finishing, on account of both the
| pastureage and hay shortage There
has not been such heavy movement
from western Nevada, but stockmen
are discussing it and their actions
will have some determining effect
upon the price of hay.
A big cut in the number of cattle
fed in western Nevada would tend
to ease the market. particularly fol
all hay grown in sections under thu
California quarantine. Carson val
ley and the Mason and Smith valley
only can ship into California, witt
the result that the prices there ar,
largely affected by the southern Cal
ifornia demand for this high-class
Nevada hay. Stockmen who must buy
face a greater problem than ranchers
who can sell, for stockmen do not
see how they can put twenty-dollaT
or even higher day into their animals
without a serious loss As a result
ranehers are watching stock move
ments as closely as stockmen are
studying the hay situation.
The Gazette reports further review
the situation:
Sales Establishing Market
The Reno district normally ships
I'm about 200 cars year, according
to the farm bureau, but there has
been little buying to date, and not
much indications of how much feed
ing will be done In the Truckee
Meadows. The new shipments that
have come in, with a price to the
buyer between $19 and $40 q ton In
carload lots. are looked upon by deal
ers as a fair index of the market and
the further opinion is expressed that
hay is not likely to be any cheaper
here during the season. The crop In
Truckee Meadows is short, but an