HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
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Practice of Handling Grain in Bulk
BY 8. II. MOORE.
I HAVE read with interest numerous
articles with regard to the practice of
sacking grain and also handling it in
bulk. It may Interest some who have
never seen the latter method employed,
to learn how it is done in the Central
States.
Leaving the farm in the Spring of '90,
my father and I built an elevator In
Brimfield, 111., and were In the business
ten years. As I had owned and operated
a threshing machine, corn sheller and
clover huller previous to going into busi
ness, I can speak from experience; and it
seems to me that the following is the
easiest and quickest way.
The farmers in each neighborhood ex
change work during threshing and corn
shelling. All have tight wagon boxes,
holding from 80 to 100 bushels of oats.
Bach machine is equipped with an ele
vator which carries the grain high enough
to run into a scale box. It is weighed
by automatic scales, then run out in a
swinging spout, which is long enough to
swing from the full wagon to an empty
one.
Each hauler Bhovels his own load and
drives direct to the elevator unless stor
ing It at home.
Some farmers have a portable granary,
which can be drawn by two horses wher
ever the straw stack Is wanted. (No
straw is burned there and the grain is
shoveled and run into the elevator, which
avoids shoveling it back. With lumber as
cheap as it is in the Northwest this plan
could be used to advantage.)
When the load arrives at the elevator
the load and driver are weighed on plat
form scales, which are set inside of the
office with glass front, with figures on
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both sides of beam In Tlew of tbe driver,
who can see whether the weights called
off compare with those on the beam. He
drives up the incline into tbe elevator
upon two dump logs, with lever attached.
A trap door is then opened In the floor at
the rear end of the wagon. The lower
end-gate is made with a binge in the mid
dle, so it can be taken out without re
moving the others. When removed and
the lever pulled, the rear end of the wagon
Is dropped letting the grain run through
the trap door to the hopper, which is at
tached to the elevator. When the wagon
is emptied it is thrown In crosswise, the
wagon weighed, and the driver given a
weight ticket.
We have weighed a load, dumped it,
weighed the wagon, been given a ticket
and elevated the load in one and one-half
minutes. Three minutes was the aver
age time. Tbe grain loaded direct to the
cars have been filled in eight minutes. To
load, nail up a car, and run it into place
took about 30 minutes. No cleaning ma
chine was needed if the grain was cleaned
at the threshing machine and corn shel
ler. Three loads were handled there to one
here, in the same distance, direct to the
elevator. Here it took me all day to make
one trip, having to wait so long for my
turn. Consfderlng the cost of sacks,
thread and amount of extra men, the
amount saved amounts to quite a sum.
Portland Stockyard Notes
Monday. April 26, 1915.
The market opened today with 40 cars
of cattle, eight of hogs and three of sheep.
When the stock train came In yester
day 40 loads of cattle looked like too
many for the trade, but up to the hour
this is written all classes are moving
readily at steady prices.
Top grain-fed steers of fancy quality '
are selling for 7.75 with the bulk of
sales on grain-fed stuff at 7.35 to 7.50.
One load brought 7.65.
Hay-fed cattle are selling from 25 to
50 cents under those finished on grain.
Cows and heifers are going at a dollar
a hundred under the prices obtained for
steers of like quality.
The hog market made another Jump to
day and tops brought 8 cents, with the
majority of sales at 7.95. Heavy and
roughs are selling a dollar a hundred un
der tops and pigs weighing from 100 to
125 pounds 75 cents under.
The sheep market IS holding fairly
steady today, but every indication points
to a lower market here before many
weeks have passed.
Today Spring lambs are selling for
8.75, yearlings, 7.25 to 7.50; ewes, 5.25;
wethers, 6.75 to 7. Those prices apply to
sheared stock. Those with the wool on
sell a dollar higher on the hundred.
Ed Cole, of Haines, Or., the man who
for the past three years has shown tbe
. grand champion load of steers at the
International, is a shipper today and re
ports the range in his section as badly in
need of rain and that unless it comes soon
the grass there will be very short this
season.
M. L. Goodwin, of Brogan, Or., had the
honor of selling the first load of hogs
to bring 8 cents a pound In 1915.
Van Syke Uros., of Milton, Or., sold a
load of cattle today for 7.65, one of the
high marks of the session.
W. J. Clayton, of Monlda, Mont., sold
a small bunch of black cattle today for
the extreme figure of 7.75.
. When to Apply Lime.
"The best time to apply lime," says M.
A. Bachtell, of the Ohio Apricultural Col
lege, "is during the preparation of the
seed bed for corn. The thorough cultiva
tion of this crop mixes the lime with the
upper soil. By the time clover Is sown
on that soil the lime has changed it from
a sour to a sweet condition. The time
for applying lime, however, admits of wide
variation. Usually a busy Spring compels
the farmer to spend his time in getting
ready for the season's planting. If liming
is neglected It can be done at the time of
the preparation of the seed bed for wheat.
"Lime should not be applied to the sur
face and immediately plowed under as
this tends to place it too far from the sur
face, where it 1b needed. Neither should
the caustic forms, hydrated lime and
quicklime, be applied In connection with
manure and fertilizers.
"It is better to plow the manure under
and put the lime on top of the boII. In
case the manure is desired for top-dressing,
the lime should be worked Into the
soil at least two weeks prior to applica
tion of the manure. Likewise it is well to
apply the lime some time previous to com
mercial fertilizers."
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BARGAINS IN FARMS
FOR SALE ONLY
805 ACRES, 2',i milea from Creswell, Or.;
100 acres tine, level land, balance rolling;
black toll, lota of tine springs, between 3
and 5 million feet of fine timber, fir and
cedar; soil of good depth and would make
a dandy farm; part of this place was un
der cultivation, but haa alnce grown up In
brush.
JUST THINK, VOU CAN BIT THIS
205 ACRES FOR THE RIDICULOUSLY
LOW THICK OF I30OO. Must be cash.
109 ACRES. 8 miles from Waterloo and
Hweet Home. Or. SO acres now in crop,
69 acres In pasture; all fine river bottom
and no rock or gravel; on good county
road, n F. D., cream route; good family
orchard In full bearing and all kinda of
berries; good 7-room house, large barn
and all outbuildings new. with place goes
2 fine cows, 4 hogs, and farm implements;
crop goes with the lan?i.
This place can be bought. If taken at
once for "00O, 15O00 cash. This is one
ot the finest farms in Linn County and it
is a shame to sell at any such figure.
TRADES
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25 ACRES.
16u acres right In the town of Bea
vertnn, Or, All In cultivation. Modern
7-room house, fine barn, 5 acres In full
bearing; orchard. All under woven wire
fence and cross fence. This is valuable
property as it is so cloBe in It will make
fine homes of one-acre tracts. The price
Is $12,000. Will take tn trade a smaller
tract in some good town in the Willam
ette Valley end take back a mortgage for
the balance.
80 ACRES in the beautiful Grande Ronde
Valley of Oregon. 9 miles from LaOrande,
4ft miles to R. U. All In cultivation, all
level, fine fences. 25 acres in alfalfa, 150
fruit trees In full beating:, and ell kinds
of berries. Place well watered and partly
sublrrlgated by numerous springs. Water
piped to house and barn, good 8-room
house, with 20x30 washroom and wood
shed attached. Fine barn, hog house, and
colony houses, chicken-house and scratch
shed. Granary and root cellar. Close to
school, K. F. D. Price 110,000. Will
trade for a larger tract of land suitable
to go In the stoik business. Would prefer
the Willamette Valley. Will not assume,
HERB IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
t8 acres, 0 miles east of Oregon City and
21 miles from Portland, 40 acres in culti
vation; balance tn pasture, all easily
cleared. Hounded on two sides by Clear
Creek; 2 living springs, can be piped to
., house; good i-room houne, large barn,
chicken and hothouses, family orchard,
all kinds of berries, store on adjoining
place, 4 mile to schools, churches within
3 miles, telephone, cream route and R. F.
D. Good tam, harness and wagon, mower,
hack, Bender, cultivator, cider press, cow
and brood sow,
Price $8800. Will trade for a place east
o the mountains In Oregon up to 15500.
THE PLACE WITH A BIG INCOME.
240 ticres, 4 miles from Ellensburjr.
Wash., 100 acres irrigated, with paid up
water light, 3 acres in full-bearing or
chard, 60 acres more In grain. Balance In
bunch grain. On main road, rocked, R. F.
D., telephone, cream route. Modern 10
room house plaxtered, bath, toilet, electric
Mr his. stationery wash tvibs and electric
washtr. Fine barn, modern electric
lights, modern silo. Houses for 500 chick
ens. AH kinds of small fruits. All out
buildings, too numerous to mention. With
place goes 18 head of fine horses, 3d heaa
of cows, 02 hogs, 400 chickens and Too
eggs in incubator. A fine set of new
farming Implement worth $H13. Most of
the stock is registered and of fine varie
ties. A complete list given on application.
This Is a very complete farm and has to
be seen to be apprer-iiued. Prti-e $3fl,50O.
Will trade for a farm In the Willamette
Valley up to $.'10,000. B;it must be smaller.
25 ACRES just outside of Middleton, Or., 18
miles from Portland, on S. P. Electric,
22 Vi acres In cultivation, 2Vt acree in pas
ture. It Is all fenced and cross-fenced, no
rocks or gravel, Is on Pacific Highway, M
mile to school, R. F. D. and cream route;
nice 6-room house, good barn and chicken
houses; is now seeded for Spring; has fine
family orchard and all kinds of berr.ee.
With place goes 4 cows, 3 heifers, one
team horses, 300 Leghorn hens, wagon,
buggy, mower, rake, plow, harrow, disc,
fan mill, cream separator. All household
furniture, enough cord wood for 3 years,
am adjoining 7Vi acres rented and seeded.
This goes with the place.
Now the price. IL is not a misprint,
but $7500 takes It or will trade for
larger place In the Willamette Valley up
to $00011.
104 ACRES at Rooster Rock, on Columbia
River, dose to Portland. Or.; station on
the place; 35 acres In cultivation; 2 smalt
houses with bath and toilet, large barn,
modern hoghousea, blacksmith shop, fine
water supply from spring on highest point
of property, 40 acres in fine view property
and can be subdivided Into acre tracts and
sold for Summer homes. There erjp 8 acres
of beaverdam land in cultivation. The
price is $19,000. Will take a smaller place
up to $7000 and a mortgage back at 6 per
cent interest for 10 years.
lift ACRES, 2 miles from Sweet Home, Or.
Crushed rock roads, 80 acres level and in
cultivation. 15 acres in timber, balance
in pasture, 2 acres In bearing orchard,
all kinds of berries, good house and barn,
smokehouse, blacksmith shop and other
outbuildings. Cream route. Price $11. -(Mto.
Vv'ill consider a smaller farm up to
$7500. Must have $1500 in cash and a
mortgage back on the balance.
150 ACRES 2 miles east of Hartley, Idaho,
112 acres in cultivation, now in crop. All
under fence. 10 acres In alfalfa, 55 acres
In wheat. 41 acres in barley, 12 acres in
pasture. One inllo to school. Good house,
bam and all outbuildings, including black
smith shop.
With place goes 3 horses, wagon, plow,
harrow, binder and gasoline enpine, new.
Price itlfit-O. Will trade for small farm
up to 25 acres In the Willamette Valley to
value.
FINE ALFALFA FARM.
160 acres, 4 miles south of Hermlston, Or.,
consisting of 68 acres in bottom land,
mostly In alfalfa. Balance is low bench
land lying along the irrigation ditch, with
35 acres in alfalfa. Every bit Is good
land and all Is under the ditch with $8UJ0
water right paid up. There Is a new
house and all outhultdings and Is all under
fence and cross fence.
Price $:,.5.0OO. Will trade for a gona
farm west of. the mountains up to $32,000.'
JOHN E. HOWARD
309 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Oregon
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