The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-07-02

come from the hearings on the al
ago a California inspector found two
bugs on the bench section and 1t was
hoped that this isolation from the
main valley would prevent a total
| quarantine being spread over the en-
tire valley.
A delegation from this city and
section visited the California quaran-
tine office at Sacramento and ex-
blamed that this valley was prac-
tically isolated froms he source of
the weevil and that none of the bugs
| had been found here. For a time II
was believed that modification was
possible owing to the fact that no
| Truckee river water was used here
| this season and that efforts to locate
weevil in the valley had failed. This
has been held In suspense until the
following notice was received:
Churchill Under Quarantine
Quarantine on Churchill county
because of the prevalence of the al
| falfa weevil was announced yester-
| Gay Dy CallIOrnla.
Notification OF the quarantine
came to the offices of DIR. Henry Rec
ords. state quarantine officer, and
will take effect Immediately, he said.
At the same time an exemption
was announced on the south half of
Lyon county to permit the ranchers
of that section to ship their hay TO
| California points even though the
northern half Of the county is under
quarantine. The quarantine line runs
east and west through Wabuska.
From the above IL is indicated that
the efforts of those who made a trip
to Sacramento was in vain. The de
termination of California TO extend
the quarantine to this county in spite
of the absence of weevil in the low
lands is indicated, while at the same
time an exception Is made in Lyon
county. where there will be little ex-
port hay this season owing to water
shortage.
Big Crop In Lahontan
One of the heaviest crops harvest
ed in years of alfalfa is being stacked
in this valley and there will be more
than an average second cutting, as
in many instances irrigation is well
under way for the second crop.
On the other hand every county In
Nevada is short of hay and those
who can ship from Lyon and Douglas
counties will leave others short In
Nevada. Already inquiry is being
made for feeding from Nevada ap-
plicants, indicating that this state
Will have to be supplied with hay TO
save cattle and livestock
Dairy Hay Needed
At the federal agents office and
the farm bureau inquiries continue
TO come from California points ask
Ing for hay prices in the stack for
feeding dairy stock. In some In
stances IL Is stated that either hay
must be shipped in or cattle out In
order to prevent starvation.
Mr.. Cline is of the opinion that
practically all OF the hay In this val
ley will be In demand owing to the
extreme shortage over the noninfect-
ed sections of northern California
where there has been no foot and
mouth disease.
While the county board of health
has wisely held up the application of
California applicants for entrance in
to this county pending the wiping out
of foot and mouth disease, 1t is real
lied that within a few weeks that
the ban will have to be modified.
Sections such as Honey Lake val
ley and that district north of Reno
are further away from the California
disorder than is this county Several
of the stock men of that section are
waiting ON notifications of quaran-
| here.
Dairy Feed Necessary
Inquiries at the Kent store show
that the dairy interests of California
are at critical stage and that some
| arrangements must be made for feed
Had the quarantine ban been lifted
from this section all of the available
hay would have been shipped. As It
now stands cattle will have TO be
moved here TO take advantage of the
heavy crop that is being stacked.
Fortunately for this section dairy
interests have practically doubled In
the past twenty-four months. Had
the section been as II was two years
ago IL would have been I'm a bad
plight. Figures at the federal agri-
cultural office show that there is a
gradual multiplication of dairy cattle
on this project, which means that
there Will not be the usual amount
of hay TO export. as home consump-
tion makes first demand on the
supply.
May Mean Permanancy
The movement OF dairy herds into
this valley will undoubtedly mean
that some will remain permanently
| They must be test free stock and also
come from a district that has not
been quarantined for foot and mouth
disease. Such stock is found In the
mountain sections of California and
1t is such herds that will be ad-
mitted.
Mr.. Cline is of the opinion that
before fall that fresh milk will be
shipped from this section direct to
the California cities. Already such a
proposition has been made In one or
more cases Milk is now being ship