Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-07-21
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bin will cause the germs to fermens
and finally burn themselves out. Bin
burnt barley, even if it has been only
slightly heated, is unfit for mailing,
and carelessness in allowing it to be.
come burnt is an expensive bIunder.
Where barley is sold and delivered
direct from the thresher, the country
elevator man should give it thorough
airing and elevation before putting it
up for storage or loading it into car.
Keep the best grade and the second
grade in separate bins. 1t will pay
you, and when possible turn the bar.
ley over a few times during the first
two weeks 1t is in the gransry.
II you observe these simple meth
DDS you will find that when your bar
ley is ready for the market you will
have a quality of grain that will com
mand a premium over your neigh.
boris who has not observed these
rules. We are not making these state
ments from theoretical point of view
but from cold facts, observed in the
sale OF millions Of bushels of this par.
IIcuIaTly sensitive grain.
Further, we can point to positive
proofs, i. e., see the money premiums
the Wisconsin, Southeastern Minneso-
ia and Scott county farmers demand
and get, who handle their barley as
above. They never have to seek a
market the market always comes to
them Remember. if your barley is
sweet and sound of growth, your bank
account will show goodly increase
and your disposition will be sound and
sweet
Comparative values of Iowa barley
with barley grown in Wisconsin and
Southeastern Minnesota, where the
grain is handled as above, for the
season of 1903 and 1904
Cents.
The best grade of Wisconsin
barley sold freely at. .... Co.'S
The best Scott county barley at.6O so
The best Southeastern Mime
sofa or River barley at. .58-63
While the best Iowa barley,
grown outside of Scott county
was slow sale at. ........ 48-52
Medium grades of Wisconsin
barley were in active demand
from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .55-5e
Medium Minnesota river barley. .53-57
Medium Scott county barley SOS
While medium Iowa and West
ern Minnesota barley was
slow sale at. ................4 2-4S
n re
sin barley enjoyed an active
demand at from. ........ .48-52
Minnesota river barley at practi-
cally the same prices. .4S-52
Iowa and Western Minnesota
barley was Indifferent to slow,
with prices ranging from. !. .34-42
For even feed barley, the low
est grade on the crop, Wiscon-
sin succeeded in securing
premium over other like quail
ties, their feed grade selling
principally at............4 0-4z
River Minnesota feed barely. $50
General Iowa and Western Min
nesota feed barley sold all the
way from ,I.s............3 1913
Comparison The economy of care
fully harvesting barley is more
pointedly shown in South Dakota In
this section there were a few of the
o1d-time barley farmers, who put their
barley up in the proper form and real
lied all the way from So to 81 cents
in Chicago for their products, where
as their immediate neighbors, same
soil, same conditions governing all the
way through, sold their product on the
basis of 45 to So cents In Chicago.
The percentage of good. medium.
common and feed barley Of the differ
emit states is also very interesting
proposition and will show where the
Iowa farmer, through lack Of proper
interest in his barley crop, is simply
throwing away his money, A glance
at the following table, which will be
found approximately accurate, will
show whether or not it pays to look
after your barley crop.
Medi- Com
Good. dunn. mon. Feed.
wisconsin 80 80 Is s
Minnesota river, AS 30 Is 10
General Iowa and
Western MINI.
n A..sx \ i