Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-10-21
STATE CHAMBER COMMERCE
PUBLISHES BULLETIN THAT
TELLS HOW MARKET CROPS.


or vice versa as the case may be. The
bags should not be tied at the top, but
sewed together with strong Irvine.
Oats should be threshed and clean
ed and sacked in strong, sound bags
that will hold five bushels, or 100
pounds, and exactly that amount put
in each bag, sewed at the open end
with strong twine.
Extended discussion of the proper
care of wheat cannot here be under
taken in paper of this character. In
a general way, however, emphasis
should be laid upon the necessity for
sound, dry storage after threshing. If
sufficient floor space is obtainable, the
preferable plan is to spread the wheat
lightly Immediately after threshing
and keep it in bulk until ready for the
market. If stored in sacks, let storage
be as light and airy as possible and the
bags so stacked as to give free access
to air.
Our season is generally favorable
for the harvesting of wheat, in that it
/ is dry as a rule; being earlier than
the West, the farmer of this section
usually find the market comparatively
bare of grain and affording, therefore,
an attractive basis for trade.
"The principal difficulties hitherto
experienced in handling Georgia wheat
has been the carelessness of the ship
per as to his package. Reasonable
caution would, of course, suggest that
sacks should be first of all, sound and
of sufficient strength to withstand the
strain of handling. Usually the guam
tity of wheat to be shipped is not suffi-
GENTLY large to be loaded in bulk, but
where shipped in bulk, care should Of
course be exercised to see that the
car in which it is shipped is clean and
sound of floor and roof and weel coop
cred and that grain doors of strong,
tough timber are securely placed.
Care should be exercised to see that
different grades of wheat are not mixed
in one car. 1t oftentimes occurs that
perfectly sound grain is mixed with
smut-damaged and weather-stained
grain, thus depreciating the value of
the good, without appreciably improv-
ing the poor. Where shipment is in
sacks, usually the best container is
inch 7 IL or ounce burlap sack. Just
now the cotton sacks are very much in
favor, and properly so. Ordinarily the
burlap is cheaper. If cotton bags are
used practically the same size is pre-
ferred. This size bag contains about
bushels of wheat.
Where wheat is shipped in sacks,
bags should be we'll sewed and not tied
as is the practice in Georgia. If the
burlap bag is used the regular burlap
sewing Irvine should be employed; cor
respondingly, if the cotton bag is used
heavy cotton Irvine would be best. In
shipments of less than carloads, each
sack should be tagged with the name
of shipper, consignee and point of des-
tination.
Proper care should also be given
to the weighing of wheat 1t does not,
however, need to be shipped in bags o:
uniform weight unless that is stipulat-
ed at the outset as one of the condi-
lions of the trade. At most all railroad
stations, depot scales can be employed
for the purpose and at least give an
approximate basis for the assessment
of freight charges.
Hay as at present raised in Georgia
is a very bad thing to sell, because it is
rare that any kind of grass seed is
sown, but the meadows usually grow
up in an indiscriminate mixture which
while good feed on the farm, will not
command a good price on the market.
"In purchasing hay, if man vans
choice, green Alfalfa, he will not ac-
cept mixture of Alfalfa, swamp grass