Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-24
important Meeting of the Grain
Dealers of Northwestern
Iowa at Fort Dodge
YELLOW OATS IS REJECTED
Grain Mon Decide Not to Accept That
Grade Because of the Inconvenience
Of Finding a Market Either in the
East or in the Foreign Markets =
Other Market News.

TT. Dodge, Aug. 24.-An important
meeting of members of the Iowa Grain
Dealers association of northwestern
Iowa has just been held In this city.
Secretary George A. Wells and a num-
Der of prominent men in the grain BUS
mess in Iowa were present. The
prime object of the meeting was to
discuss whether the dealers would ac-s
cept from the farmers the grade of oats
called the yellow oats. 1t was unani-
mously decided that the yellow cats
were not to be accepted for the follow
ing reason, as stated by A. c. Helth.
manager Of the Great Western ceceal
mills of this city.
There are two grades Of the color
ed. or yellow oats, as distinguis he'd
from the white oats. There is the
common yellow oats or the variety
called the goldene oats that are We low
as oats can be grown and the other Is
the variety called the Russian Green
oat. The two varieties are confused
because they are interniixed as SEED
so much that any piece OF yellow oats
contains large percentage OF both
kinds, no matter what kind the farm
er intended to plant. The quality OF
this cat is as good as the white oat,
but they sell in the market for from
one-haf cent to one and one-half cent
below the price Of the white oat, rum
ming the same weight to the bushel
| There Is no particular reason as to
inferior quality given for these diff
erences in price but it Is a painful
fact that the dealer when he pays the
farmer as much for the yellow oats as
he does for the white oats and then
has to sell them for a large difference
in price is losing money.
ITO overcome this condition Is the
aim Of the Grain Dealers Association
and that was the reason the meeting
was held last night. Before l &c any
farther In my explanation let me- ex-
plain why this difference In the prices
exists. There is in the oats what we
call the groat. This groat ceres
ponds to the color Of the husk. The
yellow oat groat looks dirty as does
the outside of the kernel. Because of
this the people in Europe and other
places where the surplus oats OF this
country go will not accept this kind OF
grain Because Europe will not ac-
cept this grain the southern ports and
the eastern ports will not accept any
other kind of grain except the white.
That leaves the markets west OF Cht-
cago and north OF ST. Louis to sell this
grain in. This. causes a great deal of
Inconvenience. Then this dislike for
this kind Of grain also lowers the price
at which it is bought; and in the
quantities which the dealers handle
this grain produces large loss. Then
in case such as the mills here we
cannot use the yellow oats as the trade
wants the cleanest looking article and
so we have to have white oats"
Yellow Oats Increasing.
at has been estimated by the grain
dealers of the state that the percen-
age of the yellow grain sown amounts
to ninety per cent of all the grain
sold. This is increasing year by year
and it is time that the grain dealers OF
the state were doing something. Iowa
is looked to to furnish a great deal
of the supply Of the grain used in this
country and for export. Now when
great percentage of this grain brings
a lower price than the best quality the
state is losing a great deal of money.
It is therefore Of paramount import-
ance to the farmer that he raise the
grain that secures the highest prices.
1t is the object Of the grain eealers
to bring this condition to pass. It
must begin with the grain dealers
and they have started the campaign
for better grade of grain sown and
to have it freer from weeds than it
has been heretofore This is another
place where the Iowa farmer is losing
out. In the grain fields passed by
can be seen large patches Of mustard.
This gets into the grain and makes it
of inferior quality.
"The slogan Of the present cam
paign against the condition of things
at this time is Clean up and grade
up This action must be enforced
by the grain dealers Of the state and
after the right condition of thigs pre-
vail both the farmers as well as the
dealers will profit by the better grade
being grown. We plan to send out
posters which every elevator man will
have to post up near his scales. This
will inform the farmer that when he
brings a fine load of white oats to the
elevator he will be paid a premium on
them. The farmers grow the yellow
oats because they stand up as we'll as
the other kind and they get as; good
yield and price as they get for the
other grade of oats. They won't get
the same price hereafter and they will
consequently grow the other kind and
in the long run they will profit
How to Grade Up.
"The way to grade UP the quality
Of the oats is very easy. If the farm
err would go through his fields and
when he comes to ell-headed bunch
Of grain on a good straw he would cut
off the heads and when the next sea-
son comes plant them and continue to
get the best out of his fields from year
to year he would soon have only Al
grain. This is what they should do
with their oats as well as they should
do with their corn as Professor Hold
en- advocates. Don't let anyone think
that we are trying to dictate prices.
We are trying to eliminate the loss
that the dealers experience and are
trying to raise the grade OF oats so
that the farmer will get a better price
for his crop"