The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-11

grain. There they could provide neces-
sary cleaning machinery to separate oats
from wheat in q thorough manner and
then grind the wheat to -four and the
other grains into feed. BY so doing they
can sell their grain and get the full value
for same, or what Is better feed it to their
own cattle and hogs and realize mani
fold larger profit than by selling to the
millers or grain buyers.
Many people would perhaps be deferred
from such an undertaking by fear Of the
great cost of building and operating
mill. / am aware that the experiment
has been tried in few places in this as
we'll as in other states and the results
has been as far as know more or less a
failure.
The reason for this is easily found and
explained. will state few of the most
important ones In the first place: The
great error was to confide in the advice
of mill-furnishing companies, their agents,
experts, and travelling statesmen. These
men may be honest as far as the world
goes, but In giving advice to farmers re-
garding the size and equipment of mill
to be erected by company of farmers,
they would advise and advocate that the
farmers should build a 100-barrel mill in
location where thirty to forty barrel
mill would have been plenty large
enough; while in another place they would
insist that 200 or 300 barrel mill must
be built despite the fact that the difficult
problem Of supplying grain for such mill
to keep it running steadily.
OF course, this state of affairs was duly
calculated in advance by the mill furnish
ers, for it is fact that they are, almost
to man, in league with the big millers
| and milling associations with its men,
bers all of which will say to HI with all
| farmer cooperative associations. The
writer of this article has had a practical
| experience in building mills and operat-
| ing same for some twenty years during
| which time he has seen and experienced
SO much dishonesty practiced upon the
unsuspecting farmers by unscrupulous,
constituencies millowners, so that he has
about made up his mind to quit the pro-
fession for good and try to make his liv-
ing by some other avocation less impreg-
| mated with fraud. and thieving methods
Upon seeing farmers statements in your
last weeks paper could not help but pen
few words and thereby in feeble man
ner, point out the only practical escape
there is, to stop this robbery of the farm
ers. The matter of expense in buildine
small, but frst-class mill ought not
to deter the speedy realization of such q
| plan.
The saving to the farmers in county
on their grain of this years crop by clean
Ing It properly and grinding it, selling
the -four and as much of the feed as they
did not need for their own stock, would
go very far in paying all expenses Of
building the mill and warehouses an(
the necessary running expenses and they
would have the satisfaction besides O
knowing that they lid not work to en-
rich everybody else but themselves
The writer has no FAX to grind" in thi.
matter, but if anyone should feel inter
ested enough to investigate this subjec
in order to satisfy himself of the facts il
the case, will cheerfully answer any Of
all Inquiries sent me provided stamps ar,
enclosed to pay postage on same
0. S. THOMPSON.
Miller and M:llwright.