Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-04-07
MONEY IN 1T.
National Harvester Will De-
.oose Cost of Production.

r wheat farmer in the coun-
vitally interested in whatever
" - for increased profits on his
,vbich may be realized in two
eOr' There must either be an in
IN nrice or a decrease in cost
si,duction. An illustration will
- This plain. If the farmer gets
~, - oonts per bushel, and it costs 60
,e ner bushel to harvest the crop,
~ ~ nroducer gets 80 cents. If we
-s,.,e the harvesting expense to 80
~ ner bushel we increase the
..nor,s share to 60 cents per bush
:, ar double his profits. 1t is, there
,ore not what the producer of
rheat oats and barley gets, but the
morein of profits, that determines
me profit in wheat raising. We
III contend that the farmer can
materially increase the selling price
:, his crop. Improved methods can
roduce the cost of production, as it
hos In all other lines of industry, as,
,or example, the typesetting machine
for the publisher.
There has come into existence a
new method of harvesting the grain
crops of the farmer and the claim
i made by responsible farmers who
have used it that it does increase the
nrofts for the producer by decreas-
ing the cost We refer to the Idaho
National Harvester, an invention
that has been perfected during the
past six years by Moscow, Idaho,
neople. For the benefit of our far
mer friends we give herewith the ex-
perience of two responsible Whitman
county farmers, Messrs. p. b. Morris
and B. l. Pickell, of Whelan, four
miles north of Pullman. After these
gentlemen had harvested their 1910
crop of 240 acres of wheat, oats and
barley, they gave out for publication
the following interview which was
published in a Moscow paper under
late of September l, 1910:
P. B. Morris and B. /. Pickell, far
ners of Whelan, Wash, were in Mos
COW today having finished their har-
'est of 240 acres with a 7-foot Idaho
National harvester. Asked how they
liked the Moscow com bine they ex-
PRESSED themselves in the most en-
'hatic manner. They said they were
entirely satisfied, and would not
hink Of going back to the binder or
he header, and the stationary
hresher. Their land is located five
md a half miles north of Pullman.
Mr.. Morris got an average of 80
bushels in wheat while Mr.. Pickell
got 81 IL, They gave some very
figures as the result of
heir experiment. Mr.. Morris said:
Il threshed 1900 bushels Of wheat
md 500 bushels of barley. Mr..
'ickell had 1900 bushels of wheat
md 700 bushels of barley. | was
'ut in actual cash, including the cost
II putting the crop in the warehouse.
40 while Mr.. Pickell was out
$3.50. We did all our work ex-
ept one hired man between us. This
gures only one and a tenth cents
er bushel actual cash outlay from
ne time we touched the grain stand
ng In the field till the threshed grain
'as delivered in the warehouse.
last year" said Mr.. Morris, Il paid
at FOR threshing bills $500"
Asked for detailed figures Mr.. Nor
Is and Mr.. Pickell gave the follow
lg: Last season we bound and
nreshed. 1t figured up this way:
VINE 80 cents per acre; threshfng,
$40 per acre; hauling to ware
ouse, 81 cents per acre; shocking,
o cents per acre. Total, on a basis
this years yield, $4.67 per acre.
We balance the cutting as it is the