Stone Cabin Valley, Nye County History

	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - 35 miles N.E. of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada. Panorama view of part of ranch buildings on Clifford Ranch. -- Original Stone Cabin is at right of picture. Ranch Home is in center of picture within dense cluster of large cottonwood trees. This ranch has one of the finest yielding mixed hay meadows in the country. - June 15th 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Showing the fine stage of growth on May 7th, 1944 of one of the finest mixed hay fields (Alfalfa; Ladino, White Dutch, Yellow, Strawberry, Lespidesi, (Tall Japan) Clover; Brome Crested Wheat, Timothy, etc.) at 6400 ft. altitude in Nye County, first cutting will take place about June 15th. - May 8th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Site of Alum deposit (very pure) used to counteract sodium sulphate or "White Alkali" on ranches in Nye County. Abern and Byrd began experimentations on the Clifford Ranch - April 5th 1944. - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Well cured, cocked, mixed hay ready to be hauled into the stack. The crop on this first cutting is so heavy that it exceeds the entire seasons production last year (which was a good crop.) - July 9, 1944 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - A heavy yield of excellent hay produced from spring water on the Joe Clifford Ranch. Clifford and sons, Joe Jr. and Roy, have one of the finest mixed hay meadows in the valley. - July 9, 1944 - C. E. B
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Wonderful first cutting of alfalfa and other hay mixture on the Clifford Ranch, 35 miles northeast of Tonopah. This crop was irrigated from Spring Water. - July 9, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - One-half of first cutting, stacked, of fine alfalfa, brome, slender wheat, ledino and white sweet clover, gramma grass and other mixture on the Clifford Ranch. - July 8, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford and John Ahern spreading superphosphate on experimental plot in mixed hay field. - April 5th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - John Ahern, District County Agent and Joe Clifford St. spreading superphosphate on experimental plot of mixed hay field. - April 5th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford Sr. and John Ahern spreading superphosphate on bare spots in mixed hay pasture for experiment. - April 5th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - First cutting of mixed hay in stack. 126 feet long by 20 feet wide by 15 feet high. Second cutting of pure alfalfa will be added later. - August 3rd, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Clarence Byrd, Agricultural Extension Service, Tonopah, finishing up the chores after getting the buckaroos off to the roundup. the Clifford Ranch sells much fine surplus cream, butter and milk. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Giant jumbo frogs caught and held by Roy Clifford from ponds on the ranch. These frogs become 24 inches in length if allowed to reach full growth. - July 9, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Clarence Byrd, Nye County, Agricultural Extension Service, Tonopah, holding a giant Jumbo frog grown in ponds at the Joe Clifford Ranch. - July 9, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Relaxing on front porch at Clifford Ranch home. From left: Clarence Byrd, Agricultural Extension Office, Joe Clifford Sr. Owner of ranch, Mrs. Joe Clifford, Clarence Peele, Tonopah Air Base Soldier, ranch helper on three-day pass during haying. - July 9th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Heavy mixed hay crop (Partly cut) on the Joe Clifford Ranch - This is the first cutting, which yielded more than the entire last year crop. Irrigated by spring water this mixed hay constitutes a fine balanced diet of green cured food for cattle during the winter months. - July 10th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Heavy mixed hay crop (Partly cut) on the Joe Clifford Ranch - This is the first cutting, which yielded more than the entire last year crop. Irrigated by spring water this mixed hay constitutes a fine balanced diet of green cured food for cattle during the winter months. - July 10th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Yep: It's daisies in the hay. Mrs. Joe Clifford Sr., Mrs. Joe Clifford Jr. and Mrs. Clarence Byrd surrounded by the fragrant, tall growth of alfalfa clovers, and luscious grasses which are being cut for the first time of the season. - July 10th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Dairy cows waiting for milking time at the Joe Clifford Ranch. Three Jerseys, 1 Guernsey and 1 White face-Guernsey cross yields a good supply of milk products for the table. Each ranch should have a few milch {sic} cows to provide these health products for the family. - July 10th, 1944 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Fine, second-yield alfalfa on Clifford Ranch, Aug. 16, 1943. Left to right: Clifford, Funk, Clifford Jr.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - First cutting of wild hay and alfalfa in stack - Aug. 16, 1943. Funk, Clifford, Sr., Clifford, Jr.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - C. E. Byrd, Agricultural Extension Service, sowing experimental plot (1/2 acre) of grasses, clovers, alfalfa and cropland seed on Clifford Ranch. New crops will result from these procedures. Some range seeds were sowed to improve range forage. - March 31, 1945 - C. E. Byrd
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford, Jr. covering seed in the experimental plot put in by Agricultural Extension Service, Tonopah. - March 31, 1945 - C. E. Byrd
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - First irrigation of experimental seed plot sowed on Clifford Ranch by c. E. Byrd of Agricultural Extension Service, Tonopah. - March 31, 1945 - C. E. Byrd
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford, Sr. irrigating seed plot sowed in new ground at edge of meadow by Agricultural Extension Service, C. E. Byrd representative. 40 to 50 grasses and clovers were sowed for experimental purposes. - March 30, 1945 - C. E. Byrd
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Roy Clifford upon "Moon" - a good hand and a good horse. Both will return to holding the collected herd at the "Buttes" while the cattle are being parted. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Roy Clifford upon "Moon" - a good hand and a good horse. Both will return to holding the collected herd at the "Buttes" while the cattle are being parted. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Sr. Roy and Joe Jr. trailing some of their herd home for branding and marking of calves. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Home At Last! some of the Clifford cattle in the corral for branding and marking. No rain from April to October made poor range forage this past year, hence the condition of the cattle, which ordinarily are in excellent condition. Clifford feeds many of his cattle through the Winter Months. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - large herd or range cattle being parted or cut out at the "Buttes" so that owners may trail them to their respective ranches. Cliffords, Blair, Ornalas and Phillippini, Cavanaugh, Wardlaw, Fallini and Butler are represented in this separation of cattle. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Roy, Joe Sr. and Joe Jr. trailing some of their herd home for branding and marking of calves. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford, Jr. up on his favorite cow horse "Mike". A top hand, bred to the cattle business, and a top horse like this earns respect in any cattle kingdom. - Joe is in the act of returning to part his cattle from the herd collected by all ranchers at the "Buttes." - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford, Jr. up on his favorite cow horse "Mike". A top hand, bred to the cattle business, and a top horse like this earns respect in any cattle kingdom. - Joe is in the act of returning to part his cattle from the herd collected by all ranchers at the "Buttes." - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Large herd of range cattle being held at Five Mile Ranch, after Spring roundup. Joe Clifford, Sr. at extreme right. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Riders trailing in a herd of range cattle and placing them in a holding field preparatory to parting them out to each ranch owner. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - The Clifford "trio," Joe, marguerite, Roy - good cowhands just in for "chow" after a morning on roundup. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Yep! It's Roy Clifford, thirty cow waddie, getting a nip between times on Spring roundup at the home ranch. - May 10, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford, Sr. up on the Pinto Stallion, his favorite cow horse. Time changes all; and so this top all around cowhand and rancher "bows out" to his sons and daughter to carry on the more active work. he is in the act of returning to his duties of parting his cattle from the large herd collected at Five Mile Ranch of Butler's. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Marguerite Clifford Boscovich, top cow girl up on "Baldy". She takes part in roundup each year and is second to none as a cow hand. Her own herd is growing and when her G.I. husband gets back from the wars, they will resume operations. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.
	Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Caught in the jug! Yep, even cow girls get thirsty, especially when they work at the job of holding a large herd while "parting out" is taking place at the "Buttes" on the open range. Marguerite Boscovich is a top hand - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.

Stone Cabin Valley

Cooperative Extension Collection

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Site of Alum deposit (very pure) used to counteract sodium sulphate or "White Alkali" on ranches in Nye County. Abern and Byrd began experimentations on the Clifford Ranch - April 5th 1944. - C.E.B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Well cured, cocked, mixed hay ready to be hauled into the stack. The crop on this first cutting is so heavy that it exceeds the entire seasons production last year (which was a good crop.) - July 9, 1944 - C.E.B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - A heavy yield of excellent hay produced from spring water on the Joe Clifford Ranch. Clifford and sons, Joe Jr. and Roy, have one of the finest mixed hay meadows in the valley. - July 9, 1944 - C. E. B

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Wonderful first cutting of alfalfa and other hay mixture on the Clifford Ranch, 35 miles northeast of Tonopah. This crop was irrigated from Spring Water. - July 9, 1944 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - One-half of first cutting, stacked, of fine alfalfa, brome, slender wheat, ledino and white sweet clover, gramma grass and other mixture on the Clifford Ranch. - July 8, 1944 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford and John Ahern spreading superphosphate on experimental plot in mixed hay field. - April 5th, 1944 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - John Ahern, District County Agent and Joe Clifford St. spreading superphosphate on experimental plot of mixed hay field. - April 5th, 1944 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford Sr. and John Ahern spreading superphosphate on bare spots in mixed hay pasture for experiment. - April 5th, 1944 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - First cutting of mixed hay in stack. 126 feet long by 20 feet wide by 15 feet high. Second cutting of pure alfalfa will be added later. - August 3rd, 1944 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Clarence Byrd, Agricultural Extension Service, Tonopah, finishing up the chores after getting the buckaroos off to the roundup. the Clifford Ranch sells much fine surplus cream, butter and milk. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Giant jumbo frogs caught and held by Roy Clifford from ponds on the ranch. These frogs become 24 inches in length if allowed to reach full growth. - July 9, 1944 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Clarence Byrd, Nye County, Agricultural Extension Service, Tonopah, holding a giant Jumbo frog grown in ponds at the Joe Clifford Ranch. - July 9, 1944 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Fine, second-yield alfalfa on Clifford Ranch, Aug. 16, 1943. Left to right: Clifford, Funk, Clifford Jr.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - First cutting of wild hay and alfalfa in stack - Aug. 16, 1943. Funk, Clifford, Sr., Clifford, Jr.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford, Jr. covering seed in the experimental plot put in by Agricultural Extension Service, Tonopah. - March 31, 1945 - C. E. Byrd

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - First irrigation of experimental seed plot sowed on Clifford Ranch by c. E. Byrd of Agricultural Extension Service, Tonopah. - March 31, 1945 - C. E. Byrd

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Clifford, Sr. irrigating seed plot sowed in new ground at edge of meadow by Agricultural Extension Service, C. E. Byrd representative. 40 to 50 grasses and clovers were sowed for experimental purposes. - March 30, 1945 - C. E. Byrd

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Roy Clifford upon "Moon" - a good hand and a good horse. Both will return to holding the collected herd at the "Buttes" while the cattle are being parted. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Roy Clifford upon "Moon" - a good hand and a good horse. Both will return to holding the collected herd at the "Buttes" while the cattle are being parted. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Joe Sr. Roy and Joe Jr. trailing some of their herd home for branding and marking of calves. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Roy, Joe Sr. and Joe Jr. trailing some of their herd home for branding and marking of calves. - May 9, 1945 - C. E. B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Large herd of range cattle being held at Five Mile Ranch, after Spring roundup. Joe Clifford, Sr. at extreme right. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Riders trailing in a herd of range cattle and placing them in a holding field preparatory to parting them out to each ranch owner. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - The Clifford "trio," Joe, marguerite, Roy - good cowhands just in for "chow" after a morning on roundup. - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Yep! It's Roy Clifford, thirty cow waddie, getting a nip between times on Spring roundup at the home ranch. - May 10, 1945 - C.E.B.

Subject: Joe Clifford Ranch - Stone Cabin Valley - Caught in the jug! Yep, even cow girls get thirsty, especially when they work at the job of holding a large herd while "parting out" is taking place at the "Buttes" on the open range. Marguerite Boscovich is a top hand - May 9, 1945 - C.E.B.