Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-20
ruE GRAIN ELEVATOR.
md Figures Showing Saving to
|scs AN rmers by Bulkng Grain.

unu;ng is the text of a letter sent
Follow Gross. Wis, Elevator & Pro
inc mnany to members of the Farm
pee cG in that vicinity, as reproduc-
un .ha Pacific Farmers Union. 1t
IL ;nst the information that many
karrles tsrritory are seeking-now that
'I milk handling Of grain is coming
. reality-and will be well worth
|ou uwe absolutely know that the logical
~ handle grain is in bulk. We are
" aertain that IL cents a piece for
~ sacks is prohibitive. We are
ls.tv certain also that it will be i'm
is ss;ile to get enough sacks this year
aa around. and we believe we can
8 Won by actual figures that it will
nS ! yon so well to bulk your grain
KY you will not arr if you can never
let sacks again.
n1@ YOU will build grain tanks like
N, ;nciosed circular describes, material
as,;no S4S and say labor costing $17,
otal S65. this will care for 1000 bush
h. Of grain. By running the grain
krom the machine into this tank you
IN cave in the way of sack sewer and
E;noer at least one cent per bushel.
W. will save six cents a bushel for
[.ets. YOU will save a quarter of a cent
4 hushel for discount weight on sacks.
PnS if YOU hold your grain until after
khe first rains the increased weight will
omount to one and ene-half cents a
kusbel. This makes a total saving Ct
e;Cbt and three-quarters cents a bushel,
ri 1880 on a thousand bushels. Say
Eour Grain tank will last 10 wears; that
would be a cost of $3.50 a year on one
thousand bushels. Say your buyer dis
counted you three cents a bushel for
bulk. He may tell you that your grain
Il smutted on account Of being run
through an elevator. For argument IS
sake. saw we admit this and let him dis
count the wheat, say three cents for
smut. so for sacks and smut we are dis
counted six cents a bushel, of $50 for
one thousand bushels. We are still
$2l on the thousand bushels.
Now, say that you hold your grain at
home for four months before selling.
The buyer could pay you $12 more for
that thousand bushels 4 graiI on ac-
count of the storage Won have saved.
This would leave you $50 saved on each
bushels of grain thus handled.
"When you haul you" grain to the
a boy costing $50 a day can
10 as well as a mar costing $3 a day.
You haul as much at a load or more,
haul with a trail wagon if desired,
AN load and unload easier and quicker
han with sacks.
at is impossible to store grain in
IN elevator. A farmer must arrange to
tore his bulk grain at home, or have it
as he delivers it to the eleva-
Seattle and King county have
ouilt a large public grain elevator and
ack grain warehouse. This is handled
" the city and county in the interests
# grain r%aisers. Your grain stays
until sold and is not used by the
peculators. Your grain is weighed and
,raded by the state and you get a state
egistered receipt for it, showing its
iauc anu Weight. WIN tHlS KIM Oh u
you al sell your grain in
of New York as easily as you
an in LaCross os Seattle.
There are also terminal elevators
t Tacoma and Portland and one to be
uilt at Astoria before the new crop is
eady.
by the Farmers exchanging work in
neighborhood, say eight Of them GO
ng in together and hauling one man Is
rain at a time, the elevator a more
asly handle it and it would require one
ram bed to each farmer, or two if he
auls with a trailer. These beds will
old about $50 bushels each and are
ept IN stock by all implement dealers
can be built on the ranch.
I'VE have plans engaged for -four
nferent kinds of farm granaries
men we will furnish anyone desiring
build a granary.
NOW, take it from me- if you ever
ulk your grain for one season you
IHi never return to the cumbersome OLD
ack system.
Yours for prosperity,
I'M. r. StansaU Manaoar