The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-06-19
FAMINE IN BINDER
Irvine PROVES THE
SIZE WHEAT YIELD
rAAMERs OF MAURY USING SEW.
ENIY-FivE PER CENT MORE
THAN EVER BEFORE.
OUTPUT is MOST ASTONISHING
PROBABLY Not Less Thar 100000
POUNDS WIN Be Necessary to save
the Wheat and Oats, Indicating an
Enormous Yield.

i Maury count, in fact, all OF Middle
tennessee, has been In the throes n,
binder twine famine for tue past
week and 1t is not altogether relieved
yet. For the first time in years the
merchants here who sell twine have
Deen forced to pay express on a lot
OF 1t In order to supply the demand.
Y The unprecedented demand for
binder Irvine shows that the crop OF
the county has gone far beyond the
expectations of the farmers. Maurv
county will not only harvest the
greatest wheat crop in its history but
1t will exceed by from ffty
to seyenty-fve per cent the average
wheat crop for many years past.
One Of the leading dealers in bind.
er Irvine. Street, Martin & Vaughan
Company. stated that they had sold
already this season more than $4,000
pounds Of twine Ind that they would
have to have more twine IL order to
supply the demand. This is an in
crease Of seventy-five per cent over
the sales Of last year.
It is conservatiyely estimated that
there has been sold In the county not
less than 100000 pounds Of binder
Irvine this season. Fly Hardware
~ -ts f
Company and Harlan, Porter & Walk
ef, and the other dealers tina. make
a specially of binder twine, all re-
port increased sales. Many Of the
country stores handle twins ana they
state without exception that large
majority Of farmers who have pur.
chased from them have come back
the second time with an order for a /
fifty per centum increase.
AS indicating the excessive yield !
that the cropis making the experience !
Of Willis Jones, one OF the leading !
farmers Of Maury county, is cited. i
Mar. Jones is careful and conserva- !
tive man, he usually knows just about
how much Irvine he will need. Early |
n the season he ordered 1000 pounds. /
He has been forced to increase that /
order to 1,400 pounds. t
1t has been the custom CT tha farm
srs to estimate the wheat yield at 10
bushels to the pound Of Irvine, and
IN the average field of wheat they cal
'ulate that two pounds to the acre
vii be sufficient. The average for
he county this year will be three
POUNDS or above to the acre In many
ections the farmers have used four
pounds to the acre.
1t is estimated, however, that ow-
ng to the heavy and rank straw this
ear, due to the splendid growth at
aimed by the plant during the open
7inter. that the yield will no. be more .
han eight bushels Of wheat to the
ound Of Irvine. Even at this admit
adly conservative calculation the av-
rage crop for the county Will not fall
ar short Of twenty.four bushels to
ne acre.
Even at the very low estimate of a
venty-four bushels to the acre the E
leld in the county will be enormous: IN
will be not less than fifty to seven, "a
live per cent IN advance CT any @
her year. Not Only is the acreage s.
rye but the yield per acre is aston ID
hing many of the most experienced 6,
heat growers Of The county. ii
Not all Of the 100000 pounds Of Al
vine will be used for wheat, proba. b,
y not over two-thirds Of It, but at
at the wheat crop of tho couny may m
safely placed at from, half million ty
lshels to 100000 bushels. At eighty tt
nts the wheat crop of the county lii
II be worth to the farmers close to Al
If a million of dollars or twelve SO
liars for every man, woman and M
lid in the county.
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