Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-08-14
Grain and Gram La. Ast.

Our attention has several times been
called to the condition Of grain, especially
wheat brought to our Lake shore markets.
Our Wisconsin wheat is in danger of los
ing something Of its hitherto good reputa-
ton in Eastern markets, from want Of
proper attention in cleaning il at home
Every pecuniary consideration would Ger
tainly induce attention to this matter by
our agricultural community. AS an illus
tratioa of having grain properly cleaned
and fitted for market, we quote from the
notice Of sales in the New York market,
under date Of July 18th, as follows -
One hundred and twenty-four thousand
nine hundred bushels Of Chicago spring at
Sc and III for unsound, and IS and 65a
for good to prime; twenty-seyens hun
dred bushels white Southern at 81 40 to
Sl,43. Corn on the same lay was quoted
at 80 for prime, 80 for Western yellow, So
and 80 for round yellow; making twenty
four cents more per bushel for good corn
than prime Chicago wheat.
The reader will also notice that the
best white wheat brought seventy seven
cents more per bushel than unsound Chi
cago spring wheat and nearly double the
price Of prime Chicago wheat. The
wheat denominated unsound is maInly as
cribable to its imperfect separation from
foul substances. Wheat improperly clean
ed, almost invariably becomes heated
when stored in warehouses or put on board
vessels. The Buffalo Advertsser Of last
week says the quantity Of heated grain
now in that market endangers the health
Of the city. That paper says:
tSone measures should be taken by the
board of health to put stop to the ex-
Iceedingly offensive smell occasioned by the
drying and ventilation Of hot grain IN the
region of the wharyes. Much Of the
grain, corn especially, now arriving, comes
Iin heated condition. The consignees
spread it out to cool, and from it comes the
In ost horrible stenches conceivable. The
damp air, and lake breezes Of the evening
spreads it all over the west side OF the
10 wn, and such smell cannot fail to be
injurious to health"
An intelligent grain dealer writes from
Buffalo 10 this place. Something must
/ be done to induce farmers to exercise more
care in cleaning their wheat, or it will rot
sell ia this market" From personal
observation Of a quantity ofwheat now II
one of the warehouses in this place, there
certainly is evidences of fenissness IN sep
arating the impurities, which go far to less
en- its market value. We do not suppose
thar the remark, as to the want OF care III
cleaning grain for market, is any more ap
pIicable to such as finds at market this
point, than that which goes to any other
wheat market on the Lake. Nor IS this
Iiuattention TO grain cleaning applicable 70
all farmers; but the truth is, those WIFE ex-
ercise proper caution, ultimately suffer on
on account Of those who take less palms,
1.-THE character Of our marketable grain Is
made up of aggregates, and not from lndl-
Ividual farmers. 1t doubtless happens
sometimes that wagon load Of poorly
cleaned grain, sells as well in the market
as well cleaned load, and this may have
induced the seller Of the we'll cleaned load
10 believe that an7 great care in the mat
ter is not profitable.
Kenosha County and the adjoining
counties have in past years produced good
wheat this is emphatically grain grow
ling region Of country. The best whea'
growing sections of the Union are some
times destined to failures, and so with this
Our agricultural interests as whole, are
affected either favorably or adversely, as
the individuals who make up the agricul
tural community are vigilant in thei
endeavors to raise the standard OF our pro
3ducts.
THE LEAD TRADE.-For the past three