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All Farm The crops that can be for as fruit trees should be. It is 

 Crops Grew grown under the condi- clearly evident, however, that the 

 tions of soil and climate fruit-growing possibilities are excel- 

 found in the Truckee-Carson project lent. There is a good fruit-growing 

 are too numerous to recount. Up to climate, and a local market, in which 

 the present alfalfa and grain have to dispose of fruit ; and those farm- 

 been the staple products, and no at- ers who understand fruit growing will 

 tention has been given to fruit and be able to produce first-class fruit of 

 vegetable growing. Very few of the any of the deciduous varieties, which 

 old ranchers raised gardens. All this, will stand competition with other val- 

 however, has been changed within the leys of the West. 



two years in which the Government The Carson Sink Valley is per- 

 has been irrigating the country, haps one of the best potato-growing 

 Gardening is possible and very profit- regions in the West. It, last year, 

 able. Many kinds of crops have been produced potatoes of the best quality, 

 tested and grown with success, and and where they have been handled in- 

 while the farmers of the valley have telligently the yields have been as 

 not yet learned all about growing great as they . generally are in the 

 these crops, it is assured that any crop Greeley country or in California, 

 that can be grown in the north tem- The mines of Nevada pay high prices 

 perate zone can be raised here. for potatoes, and outside districts can- 

 Alfalfa is yet the staple crop. It not compete in shipping to these 

 yields from five to seven tons of hay mines. Furthermore, Carson Sink po- 

 per acre, and at this time is selling tatoes on the San Francisco market 

 for from $io to $12 per ton in the sell at a premium, for California peo- 

 stack. Wheat yields 35 bushels, bar- pie appreciate good potatoes, and 

 ley 50 bushels, and oats 75 bushels realize that Nevada can produce them 

 per acre. Oats and barley are now better than their own farms can. 

 wholesaling at from $35 to $40 per Sugar beets grown experimentally 

 ton. Corn has not been grown ex- have done well. Onions have been 

 cept in an experimental way, but grown on a large scale, and the good 

 promises to become an important crop ; market will lead many farmers to cul- 

 it will yield from 30 to 60 bushels tivate this crop. 



per acre. Kafllir corn, milo, millet. In the way of live stock, hog rais- 



and many other forage crops of this ing promises best. Feed is too high 



kind have been tried, and promise priced for fattening cattle ; but dairies 



to become useful to the farmers. are needed, there being but one in the 



valley. Eggs are high priced, and 



Garden Vege- Every kind of garden bee-keeping has. been carried on suc- 



^bles and vegetable has proven cessfully. 



successful. Melons of 

 excellent quality have been raised and Experiment- The United States De- 

 bring high prices in the mining camps ing With partment of Agriculture 

 close by, while all kinds of green stuff Methods" ^^^ established an ex- 

 which can stand one or two days' periment farm one mile 

 shipment to the mines have been a south of Fallon, and as soon as 

 most important source of revenue to this farm is put in shape it will be 

 the settlers. a source of much valuable informa- 

 Apples, pears, peaches, plums, apri- tion, for all kinds of crops will be 

 cots and cherries all do well, though tried, and scientific experiments will 

 only a few trees of these have been be carried on regarding methods of 

 planted, and none have been cared irrigation and farming. 



