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Farmers', Grain Elevator Companies (By P. B. Moss In Campbell's Farmer) Left to herself Mother Nature is ex- travagant and recklessly wasteful in her methods. having the universe to work with and all eternity in which to accomplish her designs, she works a fine disregard' for material and time. It is always a feast or a famine, a flood ,or drouth. Man alone endeavors to check her extravagance and conserve her powers. He alone provides against a time elf •need. He builds dams and reservoirs to hold back the floods anti store the water for the fields and herds. .He gathers and stores the harvest a- gainst a time when the soil will fail to yield. Moreover, he exchanged the products of distant countries, thus e- qualising the blessings of nature. • • Civilized man thinks far enough ahead to provide for future contingencies. And this is the essence of marketing. When the farmer gets to the point where he can control the products of his farm so that he will receive the highest price a well regulated market will afford, he may consider himself civilized. But as long as he pays the price set on what he buys and accepts the price set on what he has to sell, he is still akin to the savage who lives from hand to mouth in accord with the primal rub of nature. A great many years ago when Joseph was viceroy of Egypt, under one Pharaoh he got • hunch that there was to he a long period of drouth during which even the Nile would fail to overflow and gror would be abort, not only in Egypt Ind in the whole east Mediterranean cossatry, Being i young man wise bey- ond pew. sad Wing given, plenary pow- ers tnhalidie the ltuktIon, proceedAl to build stor . ehoysee of mud brick and to buy the esirplus grain during the years of plenty' to hold in anticipation of a short crop. His forethought was well repaid; for the time came when the hot winds blew from the desert, lap- ping up the waters of the Nile anti shrivelling the grain on the stalk. But the forehanded viceroy of Egypt became the mecca for the famine -stricken world. • From that time to the present, numer- ous Josephs have been building eleva- tors for the purpose oi storing wheat, and by thus controlling the market, control the price. These operators, hav- ing in their hands the means of regulat- ing the supply ICA the e011/4 ttttt fi's\ the price that the prod liter shall re- ceive. He has nothing to say anti will have nothing to say until he builds his mil storage elevittora and holds back the flood of newly threshed grain that usually clogs the avenues of transporta- tion and forts- t down pricks by th e ne- iessity for quick sale. What can be done? Do the logien liing—do what the other fellows liner wen doing. Unite- and build storag devatorm along the lines of transporta ion, that the markets may be fed a, much grain as it can absorb and in more. The grain must be held read; :or shipment when the market is right Chat is why it is not It feasible plat, :o store it on the farm. There are othei .easuns. How are theme elevators to he builC 't is easy; an tithe entire cost con b lard OR two years crop. A farmer, ,rain elevator company can be organiz hint to keep his wheat IM 101Ig MI he de• sires and sell whenever the !wive is so- iceptable. A combination of thls kind ..:Iniong 'your neighbors with mutual hi- m -rests can build an elevator sufficiently large to accommodate your crop and give you a chance to hold it until the market is right for selling. Under this plan you can haul your grain at your leisure and when the roads areg mid. There are many other things that Will Oeil`nr to you which will give you an advantage over the present method of hauling in a hurry from he field or from it granary in order to take advantage of a spurt in prices. only to Mid when you arrive with your 't.Slit t list .vota hate delayed too long ind the priee has gone down. With Jour grain stored at the railroad track t can be sold and loaded out on short , otiee. The company will look after the oading, billing and colleeting, and all vou have to do is to turn in your receipt nd order it out. This plan worked out to ;ts ultimatt onehision will place the grower of ',rain in a position to make themselves elt and to dictate to soma extent the rives and terms upon which their pro- ucts are to he sold and handled. To nroke this plan thoroughly effec- ive, the elevators should be of such instruction anil size as to economically and by subscribing an amount equa anti Ii' the output of the distriet. and 0 the eost of lilt 0.11 iY iduatl grain bin„iwned and operated by a emnpany of mtnary or silo an elevator he built eneh St rength that the grain receipts mfficiently large to Mindlr the grain will be recognized by hankers in eaat- output of the entire comm tttt ity. This ern stalu a where money is plentiful and is not a new idea—it is old, very old; but strange to say, it is not being put into practice except in ISO'S t eases. To get full effect of the co-operation on the market conditions there should be thousands of them. The private ele- vator shuttle - Inert' be the rule hut the es% ception. The company should be owned and controlled by you and your neighbors and placed under the management of a board of directors selected by you. This pertains only so far as the receiving. storing and shipping of grain is coneeni- ed. Each individual grower will hay( issued to bill] a warchonse receipt upon which he can borrow money, allowing cheap. Few grain growers are able tr hold their grain indefinitely. It must be turned bito money gamier or later. and generally before the new crop is result- for market. To meet the demand for cash on which to do business, thi repretenting the stored pair .bould be in such a form as to command The advantage> , of farmers grain ele vatora pre well known in the states o' IOWA, Minneeote and the Dakotas. eTRAW MULCH LOWERS TEM- PERATURE OF THE SOU Ii••,, , inan A straw mulch on the gar liiioT in the potato field tends to re \NEST corrrEs AND DPICES When you come to us for your groceries for one whole month we will Fold your grocery trade for life. All groceries are not the same quality, no t by a jug full. Wedo not buy a second quality; our foods are first rate. But we will sell you our first grade goods for a low price, because \Wallie\ buys in big quantities and we can afford to give the little price. A handsome $3.50 picture given away FREE Ask for punch card duce the temperature of the soil very materially :teem-ding to the investiga- tions nuide jointly by the horticulture and field crop departments of the Mon- tana Experiment station. The soi Mulch has been suggested for keeping dOwn weeds and retaining the moisture tI4 *oil: and it undoubtedly has ac complished these things. Recent in ve . stigetions however, have shown that tinder the , trae, soil at the depth to ,Yhich the rinits penetrate is lowered n temperature. approximately ten de frees. .Tbis lowering of the tempera ure be quite sufficient to affect serious- th• growth of many cropti,..euid it is itilte likely that the damage - Ibis causes 'tore than iitt-eete the gain , in the re 'lining of the moisture. The investi• :atioria are taut yet completed, grid eo ar relate only to the Gallatin valley at some publication will be made later vhich will be a sufficient guide to prim- . ice in many parts of the state.. There are so many doped reports on rorld crops. and BO many doped can- nate* ror probable yields - and so much ublicity that is meant to effect mark - Ls that grain growers are want to dis• retlit anything that bears on marketing f crops, but the advise contained in lie following letter written to the Great varieties, and weigh not less than 58 • pounds to the ,measured bushel. 'ails Ttibune by Paris Gibson can hard y be attracted by such charges. It will No. I. Northern Spring Wheat—Shall e of inttrest at least because of the , be dry, sound, sweet and clean, may con - it that Mr. Gibson is well known in shit of bard and soft varieties of spring ,lovheat and weigh not less than 57 his country. It reads as follO pounds to the measured bushel. No 2 Northern Spring Wheat—Shall be dry, spring wheat, not clean enough or.sound enough for No. 1, but of good milling qbality and must 'neigh not ten; he gradual marketing of o „„. h „ t than 56 pounds to the measured bushel. No. 3 Northern Spring Wheat—Shall oip will steady the price and will pre- • The rushing of 'wheat to market at his tint by American farmers will eer - alaj $11( the bore . computp coatrol t Illey'snarkeet'end' easinot, foil -to great- / dews, the price. On the other hand ent the slump AO much desired art this line by American and foreign specula - its. To those who have watched the hest market for some weeks poet, it ilist appear eenaitive at this ' time. be composed of inferior, shrunken spring wheat and weigh got less 'than 54 pounds to the measured bushel. Hard, flinty wheat s 'of good color, con- taining no appreciable admixture of oe let the surplus wheat\ of the north. soft wheat, may be admitted into the est be crowded into Chicago. Duluth grades of No. 2 Northern - Spring wheat, nil Minneapolis and what con we ex - but ft great though temporary de- fine in the price of this all-important niimodity. Our farmers in my opin- dlaitatisfaction to the rein prodneer over the grade he is given at the eleva- tor when he hauls his product In. There has been much discussion on this point and reports of low grades have been 1 eard from from over the entire terri• ry. The grief front this source is ,not all born by the grain grower. Th-u elevator man comes in for his share awl (b thinks) a lion's share. He buyt gr in from the producer and pays for a ertain grade, wade it in to the ter- m; .ala and receives their grading co it there. There have been cases report- ed where this grade was lower than the OD he gave and thus he is looser: This is not always the ease, of course, aim soine doubt if it is ever the case, but the majority are willing to trust the elevator man. Complying with the 1915 session law. of the state of Montana the llcoin Grading commission met on August 21 add established \Montana Grades\ for all the grains produced in this state. This commission consists of impartial men expert in the art of grading grain: Because the chief interest centers on wheat below Is given a few of the re- quirements of certain grades of wheat as laid down by this commission: Northern Spring Wheat No. I. Hard Spring Wheat—Shall be dry, sound, bright, sweet, chan, anti consist of over 60 per cent of the hard and No. 3 Northern Spring Wheat, pro- vided weight of the same is not more than on. , pound lest than the minimum test weight required by the existing rules of said grades, and provided, fur - in should sell enough wheat to pay off e- ileir expenses for the current year, but ther, that such wheat is in all other r specte qualified for admission into such ter that marketing should be carried ii gradually, until the next crop be- grades. ' imps a certainty . . We need not fear Hard Montana Wheat 1St there will not be a demand for the No. I Hard Montana Wheat—Shall include all varieties of hard winter 1 ,rplus wheat of America, for let us it terget 'that a great war pie'vailt in soncel, plump, dry, sweet and: oi s i clean, and weigh not lees than 61 pounds tirope and that the same '-degree astc in war materials ineluding foo d; tei the measured bushel. 2 No. 2. Hard Montana Wheat—Shall ..utTe exists on that continent that pre - include rill nut ieties of hard a inter %ailed in our ovrn country during the 'Aar of the Rebellion. It is hardly po:±- ..ble aleo thnt mimed crops w$1 be pith -red 'min the wheat fields 'et Eurtipe uriog the gigantic struggle. this short - iii Frallee alone the present year ileing estimated at inie htmdred milliomi Richerilson, Ifill , 1 ,t Co., under ate of the 18th instant, in summing up wheat situation,. says: \European , ein ters are said fo have about aban- ,!oned hope of securing Russian wheat supplies through the Dardanelles and therefore, will be obliged to look else- where for needed requirements, and the United Staten and Canada are the only , ()unifies having available surpluses of inoment.\ If the bottom drops out of the wheat market during the.next ninety days, it e ill be mainly due to the uftwiee policy of northwestern farmers in' forcing their wheat on the market in the shortest liossible time. The delay in grain threshing throughout . the northwest oc- iasioned by storms and lack of machin- ery. has been a .blessing in disguise to the farmer and to the nation, for other- -us'- alarmed by the speculators cry of O.. or 70e wheat the coming winter, farmers I fear would now be rushing their wheat to -market as never lit -furs'. It a time like Oda the grain growers ,,t the nation should riot lose their Is. PARIS GIBSON. nit eceount of heavy and late rains 6o -siting has been delayed anti much of the grain in thle as well as most .tely other section of the entire coun- ty. seems to have suffered in point of quality land there is much chance for wheat. dr3, sound and clean. and weigh not less than 59 pitiuntis to the' unt'aauired Durum Wheat No. I Duni umu Wheat—Shall Is- bright ully. well ,-leaned stud be com- posed id ultit , commonly known as macaroni wheel., and weigh not less than 60 pounds to the measured bushel. No. 2 Ihnum Wheat- Shall lie dry. clean, and of good milling quality. It shall include all Durum wheat that is not suitable for No. 1 Durum and weigh not leen titan 58 pounds to the nivasured bushel. • • • • The State Grain inspection Depart- ment wishes to be of eurvice to the farm- ers of the state in every possible way. I le principal object is to assist and pro- tect farmers in marketing their grain. All eases of unfair treatment that are reported will be investigated and re- medied if it is possible to do so. Samples of grain will be graded and dockage shown without charge. From four ounces to one pound should be sent. Postage is at the rate of one rent for eueb two minces up to eight ounces, anti above that parcels poet rates ap- ply. By express one cent for each tWQ 9 of prepaid (minimum charge 10 • eat s. Write for any information that is wanted on this filltljejt and make us( ,,f the department freely. It WAS created for your benefit. Copies of the grain law and \Montana Gratlee on Grain\ will be mailed . upon application to the Chief Grain Inspector. 193 POTATOES IN ONE HILL Baseman -One himdretl and ninety- three potatoes were tea n from one hill on the Experiment Seel i farm, ot Read The Tirnes the stata . college. this fall and Prof D. When a few men are cloth- ed with power to impose an extravagant, unreason- able Fire Tax upon good, honest, hard working, reli- able citizens, it makes 'Kid' Curry's train robberies look like a Sunday school picnic. • . ..-• CS Or • There are only two Viiimes for such: A very ignorant blunder, or a broad -daylight holdup. But the Scriptures must be fullfilled. \He that hath will be added unto, and he that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.\ Now bear in mind the old cap and ball saying: Its very true and easy to under stand; the man that sets down on a red hot stove will surely rise - 'dkain. F reman's pants_ . _ Fireman's jackets. Fireman's sh its _ Fire engi: • :loves Fireman's caps B. Swingle of the department of bot- any has a photograph showing them all. The largest one was about HS big as the end of a man's thumb, and a large pro- portion of the potatoes were no bigger than a buck -shot. The botany depart- ment is Reeking to determine what sort of a ItiSeMie or injury WRS respon Obit. for thia unsatisfactory result, as potatoes of this size are absolutely use- less. It appears that little is known RS to the end or extent of the disease which causes this conaition, though it is known that it appears occasionally throughout the Rocky Mountain states and very probably in other parts of the country. In most years, the dam- age seems to have been comparatively slight, the diffietilty being found only in au oceasionel hill throughout the . fields. Five years ago, through eastern Montana and North and South Dakota , and northern Wyoming, the disease watt general, and thousands of scree of po- tatoes were rendered worthless.
