The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-04-11
flaming MILLS ON FARM.
Prof. Thomas Shaw Declares Every
Farmer Should Have One.


The natural thought would ne tina,
every farmer would look upon a fan.
ming mill as an indispensable adjunct
to his farming. Nevertheless. the fact
remains that on the majority Of the
grain growing farms OF the Northwest
there are no tanning mills. This
means that before all the farms are
thus equipped. from 5000 TO 100000
tanning mills would have 20 be sold
In that territory.
To farmer living East IL seems In
comprehensive that any farmer
should think Of growing crops with
out tanning mill The explanation
Is found In the methods of farming
that have been followed The aver
age Northwestern farmer settled on
virgin lands. where foul seeds had
never grown. The lands were so ricr
that he was able TO grow crops IN sue
ccssion for many years without think
ing much about weeds For the time
being he found It cheaper to send his
grain from the threshing machine 70
the elevator than 10 build granarics
IN which to store a and 20 buy
tanning mill and clean the grain be
fore selling g.
II also LEFT on his hand q large
amount OF screenings. which he had
no stock TO feed 20. and which would
have been drug on the market
Seed wheat was bought In many In.
stances. under the idea that q change
was good In this way. foul eecds
multiplied apaco This is largely the
explanation OF the dlsgracefui condf
ton az SO many Of the farms Of the
Northwest az the present time. be-
cause Of the extent to which they are
infested with noXious weeds
The times have changed The sys-
tenn must change n has been dis
covered that home grown seed Is
more valuable than what has been
purchased. and that seed carefully
cleaned and graded is much more val
liable than seed brought IN from
abroad To have such seed Il f. In
dispcBsable that every farmer shall
have a tanning mill and he ought 10
have the best that can De got Thus
equipped the character OF his seed
should improve every year. and this
should mean corresponding increase
In his crops
Tho time has also come when n Is
imperative 20 SOW clean seed Tho
only way 60 insure this Is tor every
farmer "a clean bis own Feod. which
means that no must have a tanning
min The farmers nov are growing
grain OF various kinds and III h equal
~ important that the seed Of these
shall be- well cleaned. as that lhe seed
OF wheat shall be 40 prepared
Live stock Is also being introduced
more or less on many farms This
means that the screenings tskeu from
the wheat or other grains sold can be
turned 10 excellent account in fcedlng
one or the other Of the various kinds
of live stock kept The screenings
sent 10 the elevators are given away
The farmer Is locked 30 much for
screenings and nothing Is allowed him
for the dockagc
When the Importance Of the Fan
ming mill Is considered TO the North
west farmer II would seem that IA is d
not putting Il too strongly 10 say
that the man who sells tanning mills
is engaged IN a benencent work. even
though when thus engaged BE- has no
other thought than that OF earning
a commission on his sales. The cost
is so small that a tanning mill Is With. o
in the reach OF every farmer --Orange
Judd Farmer .ct1...