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U. S. MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS and Marines are represented in the Southern Nevada the community with a total employment of NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE: Located eight miles northeast of Las Vegas on the Salt Lake Highway, Nellis is and the gunnery range it controls contain 4.2 per cent ing facility for fighter pilots of the Air Training Command because of its ideal year-around flying con- ditions. In July, 1 958, Nellis was placed under the jurisdiction of the Tactical Air Command and now plays a different, though no less active role in the national defense picture. Now designated as the 4520th Combat Crew Training Wing, its mission is to train tactical fighter pilots to a high degree of proficiency in all phases of tactical warfare. Beside combat crew training, the the USAF Fighter Weapons School at Nellis conducts air forces world-wide. Nellis is the host official USAF aerial flight demonstration team. Capital valuation of the base is in excess of $330,000,000 tary and civilian personnel. Indian Springs Air Force Base, an auxiliary of Nellis, is situated about 45 complex. Indian Springs serves as an emergency landing field for Nellis pilots and its personnel maintain the armed forces. The base is manned by approximately 325 Navy Personnel, 225 U. S. Marines and 100 cost of the installation was approximately $15,000,000. LAS VEGAS AIR FORCE STATION: Located atop Angel's Peak, 42 miles northwest of Las Vegas in the Mt. our national defense under the leadership of the Air Defense Command. The installation disburses an annual payroll of approxi- mately $405,000 to its 1 50 military personnel and approximately $75,000 to 11 civilians. It provides to support air defense operations, and transmits radar information to the FAA Advisory Service in moni- toring, identifying and assisting aircraft. Thus, it mission of air defense. Base, Las Vegas Air Force Station. Page Ten AGRICULTURE Of the 6a^B!Kpr^cre^T<ilahd in Only l^^ffllSesfcre irrigated, producing an estimated 5,000 acres of alfalfa, 3,000 acres of cotton, 1,500 acres of grain, 650 acres of vegetable crops and the balance in pasture and miscellaneous crops. There are , of which only 30areover 100 acres in size. Generally, there are northeast of Las Vegas, and Pahrump Valley 70 miles to the northwest. I ley along the course of the Muddy River with about 500 acres under intensive cultivation. Moapa Valley has been farmed since the 1 800s with various row crops and dairy 1,200 permanent population. Vegetable crops are harvested between Feb. 1 and June 10, including about s hes a nd 1 2 0 a cres of tom a to p I a n ts. These retu rn some $600,000 B9^*|^^?½^the ?√ßRSgflHM|There are by sf^S^H Pahrump Valley is unique in that all irrigation water is furnished by wells. The cultivated portion of the valley is about 10 m^^SjgWwTth the primary crop cotton tog^thef^ with swrie hay, grain land pasturffrCot- ton in Pahrump Valley has a gross return of about $1,400,000 annually. In 1 959 a $350,000 cotton gin was installed there, the only one in th State of Nevada. a point about 30 miles beyond Moapa Valley is the Virgin Valley, where there are a few dairy farms and small ranches throughout the raising tomatoes year-around and boasts 160,000 plants in various stages of growth continually. The firm IB!iSBBlB?║^Ffi^wB^<8)M<g>I[<i)M(i>^Sea^Sa^B^MBne Indian River variety during 1963. Approximately 230 regular farm hands and over 550 seasonal workers are employed in the Southern Texas. They are usually paid on a piecework basis averaging about $1.15 an hour. Those working on an national average of 85 cents. They average about 8 working hours per day, compared to the national aver- age of 9 hours. Housing and utilities are furnished by the employer. Also, the employer will often assist Page Eleven