The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-08-27

The report OF Dr. ElWood Meda oh
proposed new units to the reclama-
tion projects, and to new undertak
inks, has been filed with the bureau
at Washington. AS DR.. Mead to-
gether with other investigators went
over the Spanish Springs reservoir
matter. and the fact that surveys are
yet being made ON this new unit In
Nevada, makes his report on reforms
and cost decidedly interesting to the
people OF the Newlands project.
After a prelude reciting the visit
10 the various projects DR.. Mead
says:
THE acreage cost OF irrigation
works will be greater In the future
than they have been in the past.
They are now greater than they were
10 years ago. Locations where canals
can be built AT small cost have been
utilized. Hereafter they must follow
more difficult routes and the cost
OF storage must be included in all
important schemes. This means less
margin between outlay and income
and greater need to guard against
mistakes and waste. Every factor
that would lessen expense and hasten
development of income must be con-
sidered.
while water charges must In the
end come from irrigated crops. ir
rigation works that are not followed
promptly by irrigation agriculture
are a financial burden to landown-
ers Long delayed agricultural de-
velopment has wrecked more of these
enterprises than all other causes com
bined The costlier the work the
more important IL Is that this fact be
recognized.
q. Neglect to include plans and
methods for bringing land promptly
under irrigation culture is to neglect
a fundamental condition of success
Hereafter more attention must be
given as to where and how money
. needed in agricultural development
ia TO be obtained; where and how
settlers are to be secured: and how
the settlers must be aided and diree-
ted TO enable them TO use their mon
ey, effort aud time 10 this best ad-
vantage The acre cost OF water
rights under past public notices has
varied from S14 TO s11s with only
three over $500 New projects under
consideration vary from S97 to 1857.
This is for the canals and reservoirs
only. In order to use the water and
TO create homes land must be leyeled
houses. barns. and fences built. These
with farm equipment Will add close
to 500 per acre 10 the cost of the
farm.
Business Methods Needed
'In order that farmers may sue
eeed a practical business superinten-
dent who has a knowledge of farm
conditions should be employed to
plan settlement and advise settlers.
His work should begin before set
tlement in aseertaining where the
things needed in farm development
can be acquired. This would include
horses, COWS. and other live stock
De could secure plans and estimates
for houses and barns so that when
settlers arrive they can be saved
time and labor and be helped to use
their money TO the best advantage.
The land should be sold to settlers
on terms that would make Il com
mercial undertaking. The interest
recommended is five per cent and the
yearly payments on principal one per
cent. With such yearly payments the
settler could pay for his farm In "a 4
years and with these small pay
ments he would be relieved from
the danger of mortgage foreclosures
and would be each year adding 10
his equity in the property ....
Farms should be valued accord.
ing to location, quality of soil, aud
cost or difficulty of irrigation. a
map should be prepared which would
show location of farms. valuation OF
each. and snch Information as would
enable intending settlers who have
not seen the area to know the reason
for these prices
Capital Demand Urged
There should be capital require
ment which would vary with the size
of the farm. II should be a percent
age. of the cost OF the farm and its
development and for 40-acre farm
should be not less than $1,000. Farm
laborers could be accepted without
any capital provided they could make
the initial payment on the land and
furnish 40 per cent of the cost oil
their dwellings and other necessary
improvements
"phe first need Of fettler is =
house, II is II permanent improve
ment, and II he can be aided in It's