The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-07-11


The time Of year IL at hand for
renewal Of the discussion Of the old
question Of whether 10 stack or not
to stack bound grain. While there
are differences Of opinion. the
weight Of evidence il unquestion.
ably In favor Of stacking and thresh.
ing later at convenience. Il il pos
sible " threshing were done from
the shock al such time o. desired.
when the weather was suitable and
prices soaring, II might be more
profitable but as matter Of fact
threshing crews are not always at
beck and call and in any season
only q limited few farmers yet them
Just when desired. The larger per-
centage Of those who thresh from
the shock find disappointment, for
from one delay to another they
finally discoves their ranch work is
seriously interfercd with. even if
the grain has not been damaged by
the prolonged exposure to the
weather aud the rains common to
the after. harvest season.
Briefly II may be said that the
man who properly stacks his grain
Is In many ways master Of the sit
uation, while the fellow who from
choice or necessity threshes from
the shock Is in various ways at the
mercy Of chance. A saner system
is one that puts farm matters more
directly under control. When the
pivot Of arrangements is the. rather
uncertain arrival Of a threshing
outfit, the plan is wrong funda-
mentally as well as from the prac-
tical viewpoint. The correct prin-
ciple for the average farmer is to
plan 50 that he will be as nearly
independent as possible.
Beside the probable disappoint.
ment Of many who annually antici-
pate threshing early from the shock.
those who actually get the machines
in time are frequently losers, fer
sometimes there is too much haste
and consequently unsatisfactory re-
suits because the grain has not yet
passed through the sweat so essen
tial to the color and quality, which
largely detirmine the grade. When
oats, for instance. is threshed too
soon and heats in the car or bin, its
market and feeding value is con-
siderably decreased. II wheat
stands In the shock for five or six
weeks there Is more or less loss
from birds, vermin. winds. dust.
sun and rain and in bleaching and
scattering Of the grain. Rxper.
fenced men say that il is quite com.
mon to lose enough grain while
waiting for the threshers to pay for
stacking several crops.
Even under the most favorable
circumstances Of weather, dQw.
backs to Geld threshing are found
In the large number Of hands il
necessitates, which in majority Of
cases takes reluctant neighbors from
their home work when they should
be stacking their own grain or pre-.
pairing for fall seeding. Then too
the shock .thresher Is kept busy
during the fall returning borrowed
work which has to be done a great
deal more nowadays than formerly
when help was more plentiful.
Stack threshing has much to com.
mend il. Grain well stacked will
keep perfectly for an almost indef.
mite period and insure a higher
quality Of product. For small
grain. stacking is the method that
may be relied upon as most profita.
bic and yet II is very seldom done
in this country. II clears the field,
permits its cultivation or use as
pasture and enables the farmer to
do urgent work that otherwise
would have to be neglected or
delayed.-Denver Field and Farm.