The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-17
MY COUNTRY
IT'S OF THEE
ByS. J. FULLWOOD
NEVADA

hNI FhDN
Nevada is in the mountainous
area of the Rocky Mountains in
the western part of these United
States. The state as a whole is
extremely mountainous. The topo-
graphy is very rugged, and the
Sierra Nevada Mountains extend
practically throughout the entire
state. Nevada is bounded on the
north by Oregon and Idaho; on
the west by Utah and Arizona;
on the south and west by Cali
fornia. wheeler Peak, the high
est mountain, rises to height OF
1906 feet above sea level"
The great seal for the State OF
Nevada is solid gold in color and
measures three inches in diane
ter. 1t has a pronged edge. We
are given the following informa-
ton regarding the seal: "ln the
foreground, two large mountains,
at the base of which on the right
there shall be located quartz
mill, and on the left a tunnel pen
etrating the silver leads of the
mountains. with a miner running
out carload of ore, and a team
loaded with ore for the mill. I'M
mediately in the foreground there
shall be emblems indicative of the
agricultural resources of the state
as follows: A pillow, a Shcaf and a
sickle. In the middle foreground,
a train of railroad cars, passing 4
mountain gorge; also telegraph
line extending along the line of
the railroad. In the extreme back
ground, a range of Snow-clad
mountains, with a rising sun in
the east. Thirty-siX stars TO en-
circle the whole group"
There is no state folwer for
Nevada. However, the emblem of
the State of Nevada is the sage
brush (Artemisia tridentata, or
trifida). The state motto is "All
for Our Country" and is found
at the bottom of the Great Seal.
The state bird is the Mountain
Bluebird. The population of Ne
vada is $4,000 people, thus being
the smallest state in our country
from the standpoint of popula-
ton. Carson City, with popula-
ton of little over 1900 inhabi-
tantS, is the capitol city of Ne
vada. An interesting item reveals
itself in the literature sent us
while the state is smallest in pop
ulation it ranks very high in point
of area-Sixth-and in per capita
wealth, which is $6,3lS. The state
song of Nevada is entitled Home
Means Nevada"
Nevada has a state flag. 1t is
described thusly: "The official
flag of the State of Nevada is
hereby created, to be designed of
the following colors, with the fol-
lowing letters and devices there
on, to-wir: The body of the flag
shall be of solid coblat blue. On
the field in the upper left quarter
thereof shall be two sprays of
sagebruSh with the stems crossed
at the bottom to form half
wreath. Within the. sprays five
pointed silver star with one point
up. The word Nevada shall also
be inscribed within the sprays,
and shall be inscribed in the same
style Of the letters as the words
Battle Born and shall be in
scribed in the following manner:
Beginning at the upper point
shall appear the letter IN; the
other letters shall appear equally
spaced between the points of the
star. Above the wreath, and
touching the tips thereof, scroll
bearing the words Battle Born ;
the scroll to be golden yellow, and
the lettering thereon black-col-
ored roman capital letters
"Nevada'S rainfall averages less
than 10 inches year, conse-
quently irrigation is the prime
need for successful agriculture. "
There are 3,442 farms in Nevada
within a farm area of over four
million acres. However, only 494,-
900 acres are under irrigation.
The rest of the acreage is barren,
sagebrush, alkali land not fit for
any form of farming, without irri-
CATION. Hay is the major crop of
Nevada, followed closely by bar
ley, wheat, Indian corn, potatoes