The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-19
u. S. Grain Experts Getting
Samples of New Wheat.
Visit the North Side Mills for
This Purpose.
Want A STANDARD GRAD
Statement on Lyman School
Bond Issue of $4,000.
News Notes and Personals OF
North Side Folks.

e. L. Betton of Kansas City, for
merly with the Kansas state grain IN
spection department, now with the
grain Standardization bureau of the
United States department of agrlcul-
ture is on the North side To-Day get
ting samples of new wheat from Ine
mills These samples the government
will test for moisture and other quar-
ties The idea is in time to get a uni
yersaI standard for wheat grading; IN
other words, to bring up Wheat 10
certnin grade that will be recoS-
1ized as the same grade in Topeka
Chicago, New Orleans or by buyers IN
any place in the country.
According to Mr.. Betton at preseIlt
wheat which is graded No. hard may
be given a lower grade in Chicago or
Kansas City. And for instance NO.
wheat in Kansas City may not be the
game grade in Chicago Tnus the puy.
ing price for the same quality of grain
varies in different localities Under
this system wheat men buy a certain
grade of wheat in Kansas and sell II
at an advance in Missouri Thus II
PAYS Kansas producers TO sell the
states products in another state.
To bring about an adoption OF
universal grading, the government mas
been working for five years Inc pu-
reau sends out men every harvest, IN
Guiding both the wheat and the corn
harvest, with the same idea OF making
a standard for both grains, in fact LOT
all cereals
Mr.. Betton says that the work of
standardizing the grading of corn is
nearing completion, but is slower as TO
wheat because of the numerous Varle-
ties of that grain and the tendency OF
farmers to grow mongrel varieties
Mr.. Betton is a nephew of Mrs. w.
z. ConnelIey, SIS South Lincoln street.
Another experiment the govern
ment will make will be to see whether
1t is better to mill wheat some time
after being stacked or Immediately
after being threshed from the shock,
said Mr.. Betton this AFTERNOON.
'sWheat will 'sweat'-give off moisture
in tho stack or after it is ground.
The government will make tests to see
whether the sweating after the wheat
is ground will interfere with the
baking qualities of the -four
p. l. Anderson. director of the Ly-
man school board, district So, makes
the following statement regarding the
election to be held tomorrow to vote
or not to vote-bonds for the pro-
posed $4,000 school house:
To the voters of Lyman school dis
trict No. SO: As we have called an
election to be held on next SATURDAY,
July 20, at the Lyman school house TO
vote bonds 20 build a $4,000 school
house. 1 thought it would be a good
idea to state the. actual facts as a
number of residents are misrepresent-
ing the facts to defeat the bonds. Now
in the first place the state school law
allows a levy not to exceed $3.50 on
$1,000 valuation. The bonds shall
bear interest not to exceed per cent
and figuring on this the limit cannot
he over S2.30 on the $1,000 valuation.
Your last tax receipt gives the valua-
ton of your property and figuring
$3.50 on the $1,000, which is the limit,
you will see what it will cost you and
will not have to believe the reports
you hear.
The valuation of the district last
year was over $4O6.000. and of course
1t is a great deal higher now and as
the valuation increases and the inter-
est of the bonds decrease it will make
our taxes less each year.
We have thirty-f1vc or forty more
children in school this year and more
moving into the district. We have to
make room for them either by voting
bonds to build a new school house or
borrow money to build a new room
to the old building. These are the
plain facts and now it is up to the
voters to decide. 1 hope every voter
will show their interest in the matter
and turn out and vote. Remember the
ladies over 2 1 years of ago have a vote.
So please turn out and show your 10y
atty to a good cause.-R. L. Anderson,
Director District SO.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Ethel Leach, of Oskaloosa, is