The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-03-11


:, ing some thinking. II these state
!, ments are true, and know that yor
), think they are, what remedies Il
I, you think best? There must be
!, some way Of correcting all evils. o,
!, is the farmer an easy mark. one
that will submit such rank Injustice
az you state?
Student. Farmers elevators.
| Student. Good onkAndzation VIII
!, help.
Student Every farmer should
keep accounts Of LABOR and business
transactions 50 that ne will know
when he IS operating ct a loss.
All right, let US consider first
,, the matter Of dockage. It Is no.
! necessary for me to say anything
about unjust dockage for that Ia
matter OF business for each to
settle with the buyer. North Da-
kota produces annually about TO-
100000 bushels of wheat ami accord.
ing to Minnesota State Inspection
report it averages about pounds
or iockage to the busnel. As we
Will not say anything about the bar.
ley oats and flax that is sold we
will say that the entire wheat crop
is sold. Three pounds per bushe.
for this crop is sold. Three pounds
per bushel for this crop means 21O,-
100000 pounds. of dockaga, consist.
ing of weed seeds, screenings, chaff
ami other material.
In parts Of the state tiers is now
good market for screenings. At
Hope ! am told that they sold as
high as $4,000 per ton. II 1880
is taken as an average, the dockase
has an actual value Of $1.575, 900,
providing of course tnat the dockage
is something tangible and not al
clear steal as has been staed. At
1oc per bushel OF 60 pounds this
means sa5o,ooo for freight to the}
terminal markets. $350,0oo for the
privilege Of giving $1.575.0oo worth
of marketable commodity to the
terminal buyers. Gentlemen, what
a reputation North Dakota farmers
should have for generosity and phil
!
4 spent my vacation period study
ing this proposition in Minneapolis.
Chicago and other points dur
ing the month Of December. / saw
many things. and am sorry to
state that some OF them reflected
strongly On the farmers business
ability, | was on the floor of the
Inspection department one day in
Minneapolis when a car Of wheat
which was inspected was given IL
pounds dockage. AS it looked nigh
% me I asked If ] might examine
he sample more closely, which re.
luest was readily granted. I found :
hat the dockage given was correct
md furthermore. That OF the IL j
POUNDS were good number 1 white
'ats. As the car contained about =;
200 bushels the shipper gave away
80 bushels OF good oats. DO you
lame the buyer for taking this
and-out. 1t would seem to me for
he farmer to get busy about this
natter. t
narket value, why should they be ,
iven away II
Another point brought up was q
he value OF farmers elevators. I S
ave not been able to make study !
I this proposition and for that rea- t
on will ask you to relate your ex-
eriences 4
Student. At LaMoure the farm c
rs elevator paid IS per cent divi- t
ends in one year and 40 per cent t
! two years. l@,w =
Student. At my home town the Z
Id line elevators raised the price Of ,
'heat &c when the farmers elsvat-
+ began buying.
Student. ! know the same thing y
, true at Leonari. I
Student. have heard that at .
everal points they have done AZ ),
rell or better than the report from
4aMoure I
Now as our time rs nearly up We
viii have to stop this discussion. +.
nut there are some things that I
want you to taink about 3efore W
AXE up another phase Of this sub !
ject. 3
!. You are selling fertility when q
su ssi1 sfaia. Il