Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-17
PLAN TO COOPERATE WITH FOOD
ADMINISTRATOR IN SAVING
GRAIN.
FARMERs ASKED TO COOPERATE
Rules For Organization Adopted at
Recent Meeting. List of Owners
of Machines Given Below.

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committeeman from each township.
Resolutions Adopted BY Delaware
County Threshermen:
Resolved, That we endorse the eff
forts of Herbert Hoover, Nationa
Food Administrator; j. F. Deems, Iowa
Food Administrator; and Lafe Mat
thews, Sr., Delaware County Food Ad
ministrator, and pledge to them ant
our country our full and undivided
support and full cooperation.
Resolved, That we appeal to the far.
mers of Delaware county to assist us
in this our patriotic endeavor, in that
they be asked to make small bundles
be more careful IN shocking, so that
the grain may be properly dried out;
be more careful in cutting so that no
grain be left in the field, clean up all
loose grain in the field, have their bin
ders in good order and repair before
cutting and that they cooperate with
us in every way possible to save every
ounce Of grain raised.
Resolved, That we will endorse the
efforts of the ladies of Delaware coun-
ty to serve good plain meals and not
unnecessary amounts.
ED COOK, Chairman.
CONRAD WENDELL, Sec
Rules for Delaware County Thresh.
ing Organization.
We, the Threshing-men of Delaware
county, Iowa, in order to get the
greatest amount of efficiency from our
machines in saving grain for the far
mers and benefits to ourselves, do
hereby adopt the, following rules for
Delaware County Threshing associa-
ton:
l. All machines should be put in
good shape before threshing season
opens and if necessary Government
inspection will be furnished free up.
on request
2. All grain and straw should be
dry when threshed
3. The farmers to have man at
the feeder to keep all grain cleaned
up between loads.
4. A large p1acard with instruc-
tions- for pitching bundles into the
machine should be placed on each
side of the feeder These cards are
furnished to operators.
5. The feeder should be fed prop
erly-bundles pitched in head first and
straight-the self-feeder not overload
ed or allowed to run idle.
6. The County Food Administrator
has approved of the following scale Of
prices for threshing grain in Delaware
county: Minimum:-Oats,3 Sc; barley,
SIZE; wheat, &c; rye, &c; timothy, SOC.
Maximum.-oats, 4c; barley, 4kc;
wheat, 7c; rye, Sc; timothy, Csc, to be
measured from the machine. Rounded
half-bushel unless damaged by hail, or
for other reason.
7. All machine owners are men,
bers of the Food Administration and
responsible to the Government for eff
ficient work. Anyone interfering in
any way with the operation of the ma
chine should be reported at once to
Mr.. J. F. Deems, Food Administrator
Burlington, Iowa, or the Federal auth
orities
s. Every thresherman is required
to report to Food Administrator, Mr..
Lafe Matthews, Sr., the names of all
men threshed for and the number of
bushels Of each kind of grain threshed.
(Signed by committee)
Edward Cook.
Tom Evens, f.
E. G. Dunning,
d. N. c. Johnson,
n. E. Wandel
Following is the list of threshing |
machine owners in Delaware county |
oy townships, and their post office ,
address:
Colony township-W. J. Brockmeyer
Co. Colesburg; VIM. Krause & Co.,
'olesburg; Amel Irmscher & Co, Coles
'urg; F. J: Hartbeck & Co, Earlville;
Ioe Baskey. Colesburg; Ed shanke,
Noesle & Holthaus. Colesburg; Geo
luhlman & Co., Earlville; John Lam
nerS e Naher Dyersville.
Elk township-Art Hindel, Greeley;
ieo. Holthaus & Co, Greeley.
Honey Creek township-Henry F.
Vandel, Manchester; r. H. & Fred A.
heel, Manche ster: Heyer & Davis, !,
Ian chester; Frank W. White. Man.
hester; Chas. Robinson. Greeley: Joe
,lkins. Edgewood
Richland township-C. H. Zemanek,
dundee; c. Ahrens, Dundee: Harry
'roup, Strawberry Point; Jno. Lehne,
traWberry Point; Jno. Houska, La
lOnt: G. o. Hebron. Straw berry Point: 8
.anbin Bros, Dundee.
Brennan townShi hiD--J. Frank Ahrens,
Jno. Oberman, Petersburg;
no. Mescher & Co, Dyersville ;
Oneida township - Merit Joslin, I
media; II. F. Zirtsman. Delaware; :
j. a. Dunn 4 Ortburg, Earl '
lille: Herb Carty, Earlville. {
Delaware Township-E. G. Dunning, I,
rthur Anderson, \. c. CrOSkey. Albert
etz. \. H. Young. Grant Brayton, Me {
ian and Hawker, T.. Childs, Chas. Jew
l& John Coonrod. Harry Davis, Man
hester.
Coffins Grove Township-Tom Evens,
Tom Lee, Masonville; Ed h
ook & Co. Manchester: VIM. Rossow.
asonville, F. II. Childs, Masonville;
)hn Parrott Masonville. p
North Fork Township-Thos J. Brun- 7
an, Earlville: Jas. Brunkan, Dyers .
lie; Jos. Rubner & C. P. Basler, Wor-
lington; Chas Quint, Hopkinton; '