The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-10
STACK GRAIN
IS HIS ADVICE
O. D. Center Declares Adop-
ton of that Policy Pays in
Dollars and Cents.

In view Of the experience Of far
mers in North Dakota during the last
few falls, the following discussion OF
the question, Does Stacking Pay?" by
.. D. Center. the Grand Forks County
Better Farming Expert. will be OF
special interest. Mr.. Center writes:
'"Today's successful farmer is a very
different sort Of n farmer h the
successful farmer of a decade age
THE successful farmer OF today
must know something of the science
of farming and also something OF the
business side Of farming. These must
be combined in a working proportion.
Either without the compliment of the
other is not sufficient to produce sue
cess in its most economical, practical.
profitable. maximum. The fact that
many farmers have made money and
have apparently been successful with.
out "A recognition of the science OF
farming. without the aid Of systematic
plans for field management. n with
out any system Of farm accounts does
not signify that they could not have
made more money, with less labor.
with infinitely greater economy. and
therefore have achieved greater sue
cess had they employed these recog-
nized aids and necessaries in their
farm operations.
The few who have made a success
without these have lone SO in spite Of
the handicap they worked under, rath-
er than because of it. Failures in
many instances are directly due to a
lack of farm science. employment OF
system. and intimate knowledge OF
business principles.
Stacking Grain Pays.
We question. If there is one per
cent Of the formers of North Dakota
who have considered the stacking of
grain from a business standpoint. Does
I pay. in hard dollars n cents. to
stack. or shall we continue to thrash
from the shock.as is the common prac-
:ice?
When we experience a fall such as
we have had for the past month. al
most every one will agree that stacked
grain will give better quality seed than
grain tina has been subject to the con-
tinued rains and wet weather.
Carefully and accurately conducted
experiments and Investigations in Min
nesota. Iowa and Illinois. show thai
stacking grain pays in actual dollars
and cents.
stacking prevents deterioration.
makes grain a better color. with
plumper kernels. and with a smaller
per cen spoiled or sprouted. Exact
comparisons of cost Of stacking and
tHIeSIlnS from tne Stuck, against
threshing from the shock are available
on practically every kind Of grain
common in North Dakota. These COM
parsons on the same field. under SINH
lar weather conditions, and with the
same average yields show as apparent
ly additional cost for stacking, Of IL
cents per bushel yield. This apparent
additional cost Is Offset, however. by
the insurance against bleached,
sprouted or bin burnt grain and by
the improvement Of grade.
Grade Improvement.
Improvement in grade of stacked
grain is often sufficient t pay the en-
tire additional cost for stacking and
give from I to s cents additional profit
per bushel yield. Only when machines
and labor are quickly available, soon
after harvest, and uniform weather
conditions positive, will standing in the
shock be offset. since In standing. loss
OF grade is no slight item. Shock
threshing of seed grain is even then
questionable since stacking seed grain
ed vigor and strong vitality.
We know North Dakota farmers
who annually stack the grain from
three-quarters or more. These men.
even in such falls as 1911 and 1912.
have no difficulty in getting their fall
blowing done. These men. too, are
among the progressive farmers. since
they combine science and business, to
the end that their farms improve and
at the same time treir bank account
grows.
con a much larger number Of farms
Of the state, under prevailing condi-
tons of climate. availability of ma
chimes and of labor. stacking would in
licate better management.