The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-30

Prof. Thos. Shaw in a recent bulletin
says: The crop OF small grains in the
northwestern states the present year
Is unusually good. In fact, It is in a
sense phenomenal 1t is exceedingly
important to all concerned that his
crop shall be saved. II possible, not
one bushel Of ii should be lost. The
hazard is very considerable that the
farmers may not be fully able to prop
erTy take care of this great crop. II
is fitting, therefore, that everything In
reason should be done to save this
bountiful crop.
The Loss in 1911.
of the grain grown in the Da-
kotas and Montana in 1911 vas lost.
loss resulted from the inability
Of the farmers to get the grain thresh-
; ed in time. The outcome was that
snow fell on the shocks in the field
and on the fax lying in the sheaf,
with the result that ali Of this grain
was greatly damaged and much of 1t
was a total loss. This loss might have
been entirely prevented had the farm
ers stacked their grain. The harvest
Of 1911 was late, especially in regard
to the FAX crop n as a result much
of the late fax was buried under the
snow while lying in the sheaf. This
loss might have been avoided by stack
ing of fax as soon as 1t was dry. The
fax crop Of 1912 will also be late. and
In order to save the crop 1t ought to
be stacked as o o as 1t is dry.
The Advantage Of Stacking.
II IT was not possible to get the COM
paratively light crop of 1911 threshed
on time. 1t is a foregone conclusion
that the bumper crop of 1912 will fare
worse in that respect. 1t will be sim
NV rhustrol IN, NnaGihilftv IN thrash
all the grain grown in 1912 when 1t
should be threshed, If the threshing is
done in season. II, however, the grain
crop Is properly stacked, the farmer
may thresh II at his leisure, even dur
ing the winter season. His crop is
practically safe as soon as 1t is stack
ed, let the weather be what it will be,
The farmer may then not only thresh
his grain at his own personal convent
ence, but when labor is more plentiful
and cheaper than If he threshed his
grain at the usual season.
Objections to Stacking Grain.
The objections that are usually
urged to stacking grain are. that 1t
involves more labor than threshing
from the shock. This is true, but
when the thresher cannot come until
much of the grain Is lost, as 1t stands
in the shock from Smelling and other
causes, the loss rar more imam OnSeLS
the advantage from threshing the
grain from the shock. 1t is morally
certain that the present season, the
thresher annot overtake the work
when it ought to be done. If, there
fore, loss is to be prevented, much of
the grain will have to be stacked.
Advantages From Stacking.
The advantages from stacking much
or all Of the grain includes the follow
Ing: C) 1t insures the CROP from loss
by birds, by undue Smelling, by hail
and snow, also by rain, should the
weather prove showery. (2) 1t en-
ables the farmer to thresh at his lei
sure n at a time when labor is less
costly than in the rush of the harvest
season. (3) 1t enables the farmer to
disc his and as soon as the shocks
have been removed and to plow it later
putting it in good condition for
growing of crops the next year. In
mis- way the moisture now in the
. ground may be conserved as to make
4 practically sure a crop in 1913.
How to Stack.
1t does not require great skill tC
stack, but, of course experience is
4 necessary to insure perfection In
stacking grain. The method to be fol.
lowed is outlined as follows: A tiel