Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1912-10-31
can force new religion on civil
lied people.
The Opportunity That Many Have
Lost.


crop Of last summer is yet in the
shock. Or a. in the case Of flax, ~
ing III the sheaf on the ground. 4
heavy rain fell over the larger por-
ton of North Dakota on the 5th and
this means that for several days
subsequent to that date no thresh-
ing or stacking could be done, for
the season has now arrived when
the days are damp save during .
part Of the midday season. 1t Is
quite possible that within two or
three weeks Of the date given above
a snow fall may put an end to all
operations in the harvest field
Could such condition have been
prevented BY any measures that
the farmer could have taken? 1t is
important that that question shall
be answered.
Many farmers will answer. no.
They will say that they could not
get help to stack their grain. That
answer does not satisfy the writer
I believe that with very rare excep-
tons all the grain in the Northwest
could have been stacked before this
il the farmers had wanted to stack
it. l. 1t not true that it is not
stacked because the farmers did not
want to undergo the labor Of stack
ing? Quite a number Of the farm
ers have stacked their grain. Why
could not the farmers generally
have done 50? Along the CannonbaIl
line Of the Northen Pacific Railway,
the grain is nearly al in stack. II
these farmers can stack grain, why
cannot the farmers in other places
do SOL 1t j. my conviction that il
the farmers Of the Northwest had
planned to stack their grain az soon
As this could be done, but little harm
would have come to the magnificent
crop Of 1912. But what are the
facts? But little Of this years crop
will grade as No | because Of the IN
jury sustained in the shock. II
the grain had been set up in long
shocks it would in most instances
have been ready for stacking in a
few DAYS after cutting. When once
in the stack, it is safe. II hired
help could not be obtained to stack
the grain, the farmers could have
aided one another. OF course, | DO
not advocate the long shock where
, the grain il to stand long in the
shock, but do for quick drying.
The advantages from stacking the
present season would include the
following; /. The grain could have
been saved with but little loss. Had
the grain been stacked at the EARL
est moment possible the damage Il
the grade Of the grain would have
been almost entirely prevented, and
also The great loss from Smelling
which invariably results when grair
is left many weeks in the shock
Even flax put in the stack may b,
shielded from serious damage b,
covering with native hay. 2. Tn,
shocks could have been removed
from the land. When 50 removed
every daY that the farmer wa
stayed in his harvest work he coult
have spent in blowing his land 81
the next years crop. As things ar
but little blowing, re Iatively, vii
be done this fall. Had the grain
been promptly stacked it wouIt
have been possible TO pillow the majo
portion the present season. Hat
the practice Of stacking been gener
| al, threshing could have gone RICH
along. except when rain was falling
| for rain would not stay threshinI
| from the stack as it does from tn
shock. When grain is in the STAG
the farmer could thresh after tn
ground had been frozen. Tn thi
way the thresherman would have
longer season than he usually has
hence fewer machines would b
called for than are now necessary.
By not stacking their grain, Or a
least part of it. the farmers ar
losing 9 golden opportunity. Tn
ground Is now we'll soaked with moi:
ture. BY blowing and harrowin
! the land this fall much of that moi:
, ture could be held for next year
crop. II it is not plowed til! sprin
much Of that moisture may be los
and the sowing Of grain will be Iait