The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-06-13
Wira Bound and Headed Wheat.


We overheard discussion the other day
touching the relative advantages of some. and
the disadvantages Of other harvesting process
es, in which we learned something that We
Will try to tell our farmer readers, they being
the judges as TO what the suggestions amount
TO. One gentleman asserted that neither the
wheat or straw from automaticswire binders
was as valuable as the products OF the .ordina-
~ hand binding that the wire left in the
straw was dangerous to stock, and that mil
lsrs would not give IS much for wheat that
had been bound with wire for the reason that
small particles OF wire passed through the
the stones and into the bolts, injuriug the lat
ter. The ether point was against the quality
of wheat harvested by headers. Sinca that
talk copy of the Springfield Ohio Republic
has been handed us which contains letter
from Hargis, Imboden Il Co, of this city, to
VIM. n Whiteloy, covering thisyery subject,
and which reads as follows:
In reply to YOUR inquiry as to headers and
wire binders we would say We DO not deem
this climate suitable tor headers; the larger
portion OF the damaged wheat on th.s market
The past season has been headed wheat, Any
miller with good nose on him can readily
tell headed from other wheat. Wheat in this
section has been and can be saved In good
condition, but 1t is the exception, and chances
are decidedly against with an average ssaso H..
Wire binders have had considerable OF q run
in this valley. II may BIS possible TO thrash
wire-Dound grain and leave no wire in the
wheat but il has never been done here; and
no mill machinery that we know OF can be de-
pended on for removing all the wire. 1t be ing
smaller than wheat, little pieces and even long
ones, will slip, through, and being heavier than
wheat no blast will remove them. These pie
ces of wire in passing through the burrs, are
flattened and drawn out very thin and curved
with sharp saY edges. They IN due course
would strike the bolts, probably hundred
times, and cut many small holes If they did not
cut their way entirely through they also
rough up and make nap en- the silk. As these
cloths contain from five 10 twenty-five thous-
and meshes to the square inch, you can readi-
ly see that a small amount of cutting would
greatly Increase the size OF the meshes, and
open innumerabie little holes, while the
scraping would have the tendency to close up
| thousands of the mesbes, and both would tend
| to greatly weaken the cloths. There can be
| no objection to headers or wire binders per Sc
| Bul rusty wheat viii rot, and roughensd snd
| cut bolts cannot make good -four. Next to hi!
| reputation miller must look to his bolts. " e
plainly tell our customers that so long as the
| market furnishes sufficient good wheat TO run
eur mills we tcW not buy 16edt Nth trire in a
| and from present indications, our beuD.ifr
crops, immense immigration and inherent
| good sense OF cur farmers generslly-it vii
| be long before we will be compelled to run or
headed or wire-b9undwheat.
Respectfully yours,
| HA6GIs, IMBoDEN & Co.
| Z. S. We inclose you piece OF the wirs
| that had passed through the burrs and cut its
| way through the boiling cloth.