Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-11-12

lose a little time. In Iowa l never
fed or unhitched my team at noon
simply gave them water-in ordinary
corn fields before cold weather this is
t sufficient. In the morning it was
rulable II YOU picked by the bushel, e
! only feed, clean out the barn and har
ness your team-that vas all. Tor
curried them once a week-on Sun
/ day.
/ The Wagon.
: Your wagon should be, and kept
: creased - remember this point
:. should have bang, bump or throw
board-just rs you call lt-hiSt
enough so that you will not throw
ears over-you can husk three or foul
ears while you go TO pick up an ear
: Many pickers never pay any aiten
ton to an ear that goes out of tht
wagon. especially over; knowing this
the average corn raiser in the corn
districts Is willing that you have al
the side boards you wish.
Your wagon, for a big load, ought
to be fastened TO gether in the mid
die so the box will not spread-this
. is for the good OF the wagon, also for
your good is you are husking by the
bushel by the inch. as most Of the
maize in these districts is husked, or
was when l was a husker in Iowa.
Your wagon ought TO be equipped
with a good scoop endgate-you will
not see many of them here as yet;
there every farmer has from n 70
four on his place.
Now then, in the field. as | stated,
you mast feel good. You must be on
the row early in the morning ready
TO begin. Don't be afraid of a little
frost, etc. Cold or hot. stiil or wind,
fog or frost you must work. Two
things q picker hates: a hot day and
a fog frost. Get off your outside
wraps for you've got to hustle-youH
! Soon be warm enough.
One Great Secret.
Now, there Is enc of the great sec
refs in husking, as ia all expert work:
do not make false motions; make
youF machine run accurately, ever?
move being d true movement, a sure
movement, one that counts, yet make
motions swiftly. l have seen men
work theh 'heads off" in a corn
natch-twice as hard as | was work
ing, yet | would pick three ears to
their two. 4 lot of their movements
were false, inaccurate motions.
Again. when you throw an a into
the wagon don't look up to do it.
learn to hit the throw board without
looking up at the wagon and the ear.
Further, keep the position of the
stalks and their ears on the hill or
two ahead of you on your mind. that
Is, know every step YOU are going 10
take. every motion you make, all plan
ned cut ahead for al least two hills
ahead of the hill where you are work.
ing-this is very important.
Graspins the Ear.
When you rip the husks on an ear
learn to Judge the size of the ear as
you grasp with the left hand so that
you strike with the peg just missing
the kernels on the II, yea get all the
husks and pull the husks clear OF the
ear so that when you come back with
this hand YOU grasp the bare ear and
no husks. You must learn to get an
ear out with two or three distinct
movements.
Now. when you get the load on put
on some clotheB-don't wait until cold
and getting stiff tthis keeps you in
shape for further labor1-
And when you get 10 the crib and
your load on, water the team and
eat your meal and go right back TO
the field and get to work and hustle.
Keep trying TO pick fast. Try 10
break some fellows record OF TO see
how much you cal, pick--this kept UP
viii make yos1 q fast hlsker If you
viii ever make one.
TG pick by the husiiei liz M OF the
very best incentives To fast work.
neYer picked really fast until ! husk.
ed by the bushef-but ! received only
bashel Think Of that. Now they pay
I'VE and six cents per busheL
Now III 4 have interested anyone OF
helped. ] rest content II has taken
me about two hours to write this.
Mr.. Ronald Dean called this evening
and handed us this item. Mr. and
Mrs e H Warner OF Sioux Falls and
SIR and Mrs. w &c. Cook OF Portland,
Oregon called upon Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Dean Friday November the sfh. Mr.,
Warner IL the geeHrai agent Of the
Dakota Western Assurance co. He
save arss Dean a check from the
company for sgy909.9o, being the pay.
gesat Of the policy held III that com
tsFy hy hey late on, George. Mrs
Dss1 accepted the check With thanks
Ronald Dean With HIS tractor Ii
wording 81 present at the Zeae Tobes
asy sarKH ahreddaag corn With ths
I asaos SD the Shredder the maize croT
IL tais yteanlty II surely being utii
zss sAsa year Aaaong these shred
Il asag sasE year are Fred Brown Les
Traag aecrgs Esofts Gis8. yelling
al sTessses, II i Purcell Fret
ssaa JsuYes Rand and William Tens
no delDs MANY others WI suss
ssktd aaf 9hKa1ded corn last year
sasH Ronald but we would not wan
ta 10 Without cur eiioies The bsa
feed get." Ronald. With Glen Jen
kingt Glen MsssIafd and Jean DGhsosl
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