The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-02-27
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Is Now Assured
Weaver Mar, Satisfied
With Outlook; Will
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l. d. Hale, representing the g. II
Weaver Company Of Chicago, is in
this city looking over the prospects
for this seasons growing of canta-
loupes After few days spent with
the farmers he is convinced that the
Heart of Gold melon will be shipped
in quantity to warrant its distribu7
ton and advertising over larger
section of the country. &s c&
To Conduct Exerpiments
C. H. Badger, field. man for the
company, to be here this week, has
taken a lease on 81 acres of land
from the Williams Estates Aside
from growing melons commercially
on this tract of land the intention Is
to conduct the acreage on a demon
stration plans a place where the
best of planting, cultivation and
packing will be available to those
who are new at the industry Exs
perienced help will be brought here
to handle this plot and modern ma
ehinery is to be put to use in handl7
ing the land and seed bed. s. hIa
as8 Three Paintings sis
Following the preparation of the
ground the seed IS planted by ma
ehinery. This is followed by two
hand paintings ten days apart, which
gives insurance against late FROST
Thinning and other matters such as
practiced in successful districts will
be the method used on this acreage.
Mr.. Badger will supervise this plant
ing and culture and show the use of
planting and cultivating machinery.
He will also open an office in this
city and take care of the field work
for the section. w a -
Wants 500 Acres 81
II possible five hundred acres
should be planted and brought to
bearing, is the statement of Mr.. Hale.
He believes that this acreage would
bring the train shipments to a point
where this valley in the future weuld
be looked upon as the sougee for the
melons and that permanent markets
would then be established. From In
quiries coming in and the results
from the handling of the crop last
season by his company, he is of tie
belief that he should receive the CO.
operation of farmers through this
valley and section. af ras
The fact that this valley Is assured
plenty of water and that the ground
has been proven as adapted to melon
culture should be regarded as an in
fluence in promoting eantaloupe
growing as one of the substantial re-
sources of Lahontan valley. is. the
statement of Mr.. Hale sI4ma4a
The shortage of water in districts
of California will undoubtedly make
this section one of the market depen-
denotes. Good seed, he states is one
of the factors that should be OBJ
served by those planting II is neees-
sary to have uniform melons in order
to establish a permanent market, and
that can only be done by the selee
tiontion of what is known as proved
seed. There Is a small difference ii
price of guaranteed proven seed and
haphazard selections. This matter,
he, contends. needs more attention
than formerly as the melons from
this section depend on their quality
to establish markets that win take
the product from year to year.
Mr.. Hale is satisfied with the pres
ent outlook and feels that with the
cooperation that Is being given by
the company that Fallon will this
year furnish creditable acreage and
a bumper crop of what promises to
be one OF the money makers for the
farmers.