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Agricultural Extension - (54) photos

	Subject: Millett, Nevada - Historic blacksmith shop built of sod in early 1900's by Albin Bradbury Millett founder of Millett. Great freight wagons farm machinery, well rigs and other tools were repaired and built in this shop. Fred Ahlers drilled most of the artesian wells in Smokey Valley for Millett. The machines in the goreground is for hand rolling steel for wagon wheel tires, etc. - June 11th, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Millet, Nevada - Historic, sod, blacksmith shop built in early days by A. B. Millet. Remains of old wagons used to haul freight by Millett between his stores at Round Mountain, Manhattan and Millett by 3 eight horse teams. Millett formed the townsite, built store, blacksmith shop, etc. There were 7 saloons, a big hotel many homes with several hundred people in the town during the boom days of 1907-1906. - June 12th, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Keough Peavine Ranch - Headquarters of Charles Keough Ranching interests. Peavine Creek-Old Seylor Ranch, Smokey Valley. Water from this ranch is used by Manhattan Gold Dredge Operations. - July 2, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Charles D. Keough Ranch - Peavine - High producing apple, pear, cherry, plum, and apricot orchard on old Seylor Ranch. Most of this orchard was started in 1906 by Seylor. Tons of fruit was raised and marketed this year by Keough. Charles D. and wife Miriam are "taking five" during apple picking season. Lee Burge, Inspector from State Department of Agriculture gave high ratings to apples. - Oct. 28, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Keough Peavine Ranch - Showing some of fine apple trees producing over 25 boxes to the tree -- there are over 400 trees in this orchard (those shown in the picture are Jonathan). All fruit taken from this orchard was free from disease, worms, etc. was mature, well colored, clean and regular. Most of the crop being marketed in this area. Oct. 28, 1944 - C.E. B.
	Subject: Chas. D. Keough Peavine Ranch - Extra Fancy apples inspected by Lee Burge of State Dept. of Agriculture at Keough Orchard. This box contains Winter Banana variety. Other winter varieties in the orchard are: Red and Yellow Delicious, Winesap, Arkansa Black, Northwestern Green, Rhode Island Green, Ben Davis, Jonathan, Wolf River, and Astrachan. - Oct. 28, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Keough-Connolly Peavine Ranch - Showing Delicious apples of Red variety in 2 boxes at left (full boxes in center). In the full box at right center are Winter Banana apples. Keough has over 4000 boxes of Extra Fancy, Number Ones, and some Commercial classes to market. Next year his orchard will be pruned, sprayed, and renovated to stimulate further production. - Oct. 28, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Keough-Connolly Peavine Ranch - A sample of the U.S. No. 1's Nevada Russet Burbank, raised by Keogh this year. Yield was 6 tons to the acre on this sample shown. Most of these potatoes will be marketed in this area. - Oct. 27, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Charles D. Keough Peavine Ranch - Potatoe [sic] inspection at the Keough Ranch. Keough in left background and State Inspector Burge in right foreground. Keough raised 917 sacks this year; 580 shown in this picture graded U.S. No. 1's while the remaining 337 sacks grown on another field graded Commercial, of which 93% were U.S. No. 1's. - Oct. 28, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Keough Ranch - Peavine - Lee M. Burge, State Inspector for Dept. of Agriculture, grading potatoes raised by Charles d, Keough on his Peavine Ranch. This 580 sacks of Nevada Russet Burbanks graded 96% no. 1's, which is very high. They were mature, regular, entirely free from wet or dry rot, showed only small amounts of eelwork and necrosis. - Oct. 27, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Keough-Connolly Peavine Ranch - Keough raised 580 sacks, shown in picture, of fine Nevada Russet Burbank potatoes on 4 1/2 acres. State Dept. of Agriculture Inspector, Lee M. Burge, graded them as U.S. No. 1's and stated that it was the highest rating he had granted in the State thus far this year. Charles Keough at left foreground, Lee Burge on ground receiving a sack of potatoes to be graded from Leo funk ACA supervisor on top of stack. - Oct. 27, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Keough-Connolly Peavine Ranch - Heavily laden "Arkansas Blacks" variety winter apple tree in old Saylor Orchard on Peavine Ranch 45 miles northeast of Tonopah. Tons of fine cooking apples will be marketed at Tonopah Air Base; Bishop, California, and entire region. These inspected and certified apples are prime fruit sorely needed in these War Times. - Oct. 28, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: McLeod Ranch - Chas. McLeod Ranch House. Established in the latter 1800's by Chas. folks who moved into Smokey Valley from Iowa. There are several artesian, flowing wells on this ranch such as the one in the foreground. McLeod Creek also provides ample water for irrigation of crops. About seventy-five miles from Tonopah - June 11, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: McLeod Ranch - Brick, ranch home site on the Charles McLeod place seventy-five miles from Tonopah. - June 11, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: McLeod Ranch - Front view of the Charles McLeod ranch home seventy-five miles from Tonopah. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Charles McLeod Ranch - Fine, white-face, weaner calves grown on McLeod Ranch - Dec. 19, 1943 - C.E. B.
	Subject: Pemberton's Peavine Ranch - Smoky Valley - Ranch house and buildings among the cottonwoods on Peavine Creek - - at Roy Pemberton's. - July 2nd, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Peavine Creek Picnic Grounds - Smokey Valley - Rene Pemberton "doing her daily dozen." Phyllis Bertolini facing camera lying down' Lucille Byrd chin in hands, Merrily Byrd facing camera & Gwenneth Byrd in the background turning to the front. All taking it easy! - July 2nd, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Roy Pemberton Ranch - Smokey Valley - Tonopah Air Base Soldiers in action on the food front July 16, 1943. Excellent crop of Brome, alfalfa, crested wheat, and slender wheat grass mixture; first cutting.
	Subject: Roy Pemberton's - Smokey Valley - Soldiers from Tonopah Air Base in action on the Food Front at Pembertons. - July 16th, 1943
	Subject: Good hay crop at Roy Pemberton's Ranch in Smokey Valley - Brome Grass, alfalfa, crested wheat and slender wheat grass mixture produced excellent hay on first cutting July 12th to 21st, 1943.
	Subject: Stack of Brome, Alfalfa, Crested Wheat and Slender Wheat Grass mixture at Roy Pemberton's, July 16, 1943; first cutting.
	Subject: Pemberton Peavine Ranch - Smokey Valley - Stacking a bumper first cutting of alfalfa, brome, clover, etc. Joe DeRose driving truck, Rene Pemberton looking on, Roy Pemberton in front of loaded truck, 5 soldiers from Tonopah Army Air Base ready to go to the field to pitch and load more hay, Pete Boni on load setting the Jackson fork, Pete Bertolini stacking. - August 3, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Pemberton Peavine Ranch - Smokey Valley - Two truck loads of fine alfalfa, clover and grass hay mixture being unloaded by Pete Boni on fork and Pete Bertolino on stack. Soldiers from Tonopah Air Base waiting to go to field to pitch and load more of this bumper first hay corp. - Aug. 3, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Pemberton Peavine Ranch - Smokey Valley - First cutting of alfalfa, clover, brome, crested wheat, red top, timothy, etc., mixture being stacked on Pemberton Ranch. The lower part was completed after this picture making a stack 126 ft. long by 30 ft. wide and 30 ft. high. - Aug. 3, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Pemberton Peavine Ranch - Smokey Valley - Pete Bertolini stacking excellent hay on his mothers and step-fathers ranch. Pete Boni loading Jackson fork from truck. - Aug. 3, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - Ranch, guest house and other buildings of Alice and Chester Perrine's - modern in every respect (a lovely home.) About 80 miles from Tonopah. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - Home site and cellers on Chester and Alice Perrine Ranch. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - "Bill-Bill" - 4 year old thoroughbred stallion owned by Chester Ferrine. This horse was sired by "inherit" a government remount thoroughbred at Dodge Bros., Island Ranch, Fallon, Nevada. His dam "May W" was a prominent race mare owned by George Winfgield. Jack Pardic, riding. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Perrine Ranch - Smokey Valley - Fine patch of strawberries shown with early morning dew on the fruit and vines. Chester Perrine is the proud owner. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Perrine Ranch - Smokey Valley - Small herd of sheep on the Perrine Ranch - Eighty miles north of Tonopah. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - Horse colt, sired by "Bill-Bill" government remount thoroughbred and dam in foreground - Perrine's Ranch - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - Purebred Holstein dairy cows after milking at Chester Perrines'. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Perrine's Ranch-Smokey Valley - Purebred Hereford Bull (Colorado Bull) on Chester Perrine Ranch - Many fine bulls like this mean fine calves and a good calf crop. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - A farm flock of fine chickens and turkeys raised by Alice and Chester Perrine.
	Subject: Farrington Ranch - - Smokey Valley - Grace and Will Farrington standing in front of their Smokey Valley Ranch Home, sixty-five miles from Tonopah - June 11, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Farrington Ranch - Smokey Valley - Grace and Will Farrington standing in front of their Smokey Valley Ranch Home. Twin Rivers Canyons which provide the most abundant water in this country for irrigation may be seen in the background sixty-five miles from Tonopah. - June 11, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Farrington Ranch - Smokey Valley - Two purebred, registered, Aberdeen Angus bulls (at right) used as sires on purebred Angus cows and Hereford cows. all off-spring from purebred parents are kept as foundation animals. Offspring from Hereford cows are marketed - - this first generation are polled, white face, black, beefy type. Bulls are changed every 2 yrs. - Oct. 30, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Will Farrington Smokey Valley Ranch - A fine drainage and irrigation ditch, 4 1/2 miles long, 12 ft. wide, 2 ft. deep designed by Farrington to carry water from the North and South Twin Rivers. There are 31 concrete drops or boxes similar to that shown in the foreground. Water can be diverted to fields from these boxes when gates are emplaced as needed. This is a high type of water development project subsidized partially by Nye County ACA. - October 31, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Will Farrington Ranch - Smokey Valley - Victory Farm Volunteer hayers, Herbert Charlie (Reese Riv.) Bruce Larsen, Bib Uhlig, and Jack Sullivan (Manhattan) July 10-17, 1943

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Smoky Valley, Nevada

Cooperative Extension Collection

Subject: Keough Peavine Ranch - Headquarters of Charles Keough Ranching interests. Peavine Creek-Old Seylor Ranch, Smokey Valley. Water from this ranch is used by Manhattan Gold Dredge Operations. - July 2, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Keough-Connolly Peavine Ranch - A sample of the U.S. No. 1's Nevada Russet Burbank, raised by Keogh this year. Yield was 6 tons to the acre on this sample shown. Most of these potatoes will be marketed in this area. - Oct. 27, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: McLeod Ranch - Brick, ranch home site on the Charles McLeod place seventy-five miles from Tonopah. - June 11, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: McLeod Ranch - Front view of the Charles McLeod ranch home seventy-five miles from Tonopah. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Charles McLeod Ranch - Fine, white-face, weaner calves grown on McLeod Ranch - Dec. 19, 1943 - C.E. B.

Subject: Pemberton's Peavine Ranch - Smoky Valley - Ranch house and buildings among the cottonwoods on Peavine Creek - - at Roy Pemberton's. - July 2nd, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Peavine Creek Picnic Grounds - Smokey Valley - Rene Pemberton "doing her daily dozen." Phyllis Bertolini facing camera lying down' Lucille Byrd chin in hands, Merrily Byrd facing camera & Gwenneth Byrd in the background turning to the front. All taking it easy! - July 2nd, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Roy Pemberton Ranch - Smokey Valley - Tonopah Air Base Soldiers in action on the food front July 16, 1943. Excellent crop of Brome, alfalfa, crested wheat, and slender wheat grass mixture; first cutting.

Subject: Roy Pemberton's - Smokey Valley - Soldiers from Tonopah Air Base in action on the Food Front at Pembertons. - July 16th, 1943

Subject: Good hay crop at Roy Pemberton's Ranch in Smokey Valley - Brome Grass, alfalfa, crested wheat and slender wheat grass mixture produced excellent hay on first cutting July 12th to 21st, 1943.

Subject: Stack of Brome, Alfalfa, Crested Wheat and Slender Wheat Grass mixture at Roy Pemberton's, July 16, 1943; first cutting.

Subject: Pemberton Peavine Ranch - Smokey Valley - Pete Bertolini stacking excellent hay on his mothers and step-fathers ranch. Pete Boni loading Jackson fork from truck. - Aug. 3, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - Ranch, guest house and other buildings of Alice and Chester Perrine's - modern in every respect (a lovely home.) About 80 miles from Tonopah. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - Home site and cellers on Chester and Alice Perrine Ranch. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Perrine Ranch - Smokey Valley - Fine patch of strawberries shown with early morning dew on the fruit and vines. Chester Perrine is the proud owner. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Perrine Ranch - Smokey Valley - Small herd of sheep on the Perrine Ranch - Eighty miles north of Tonopah. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - Horse colt, sired by "Bill-Bill" government remount thoroughbred and dam in foreground - Perrine's Ranch - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - Purebred Holstein dairy cows after milking at Chester Perrines'. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Perrine's Ranch-Smokey Valley - Purebred Hereford Bull (Colorado Bull) on Chester Perrine Ranch - Many fine bulls like this mean fine calves and a good calf crop. - June 12, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Gendron Ranch - Smokey Valley - A farm flock of fine chickens and turkeys raised by Alice and Chester Perrine.

Subject: Farrington Ranch - - Smokey Valley - Grace and Will Farrington standing in front of their Smokey Valley Ranch Home, sixty-five miles from Tonopah - June 11, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Farrington Ranch - Smokey Valley - Grace and Will Farrington standing in front of their Smokey Valley Ranch Home. Twin Rivers Canyons which provide the most abundant water in this country for irrigation may be seen in the background sixty-five miles from Tonopah. - June 11, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Will Farrington Ranch - Smokey Valley - Victory Farm Volunteer hayers, Herbert Charlie (Reese Riv.) Bruce Larsen, Bib Uhlig, and Jack Sullivan (Manhattan) July 10-17, 1943