Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-06-21

be composed of the County Food Ad-
ministration, the County Agricul-
tural Agent, and a retired thresher-
man representing the state or local
Council of National Defense.
County Committees to Control Work
Each of these committees will
open county headquarters accessible
at all times to farmers and thresher-
men. One of the first duties of each
committee will be to locate owners
OF threshers and find out what as
sistance can be given them.
The County Threshing Com mittees
will pay particular attention to prob
lens involving Cd repair of ma
chimes; CD securing of necessary ex-
pert mechanical help in cooperation
with the Department of Labor; (3)
securing of a sufficient supply of
steam coal in cooperation with the
Fuel Administration and (4) assist
ance in obtaining sufficient needed
repair parts and supplies to last
threshermen through the coming
grain season.
Improving Machine Efficiency
Help will be extended thresherm en-
and farmers to eliminate waste in
harvesting and threshing operations.
There are many ways IN which this
can be done. Chief among the
sources of waste are:
Cd Threshing when grain is
tough Clamp and unripe).
ca Carelessness in keeping the
thresher's cylinders up to speed and
in adjustment, Of blower, etc.
CD Improper adjustment and
dullness of teeth
(4) Carelessness in feeding bun
dies or headed grain into the ma
chine.
60 Carelessness in allowing grain
to leak on the ground around and
under the thresher,
Co Careless scooping of grain
and bad order of wagon boxes.
CD Carelessness in raking field
and shock rows.
Efficiency in threshing operations
is also prom oted by the careful selec-
ton of men for certain duties. Men
who pitch the bundles of grain into
the thresher, for instance, can assist
materially in clean threshing by dis
continuing the rather common prac-
tice of overlooking the machine in
the effort to hasten the work. This
is one cause of serious loss, especial
ly when the bundles are large and
damp.
Every effort will be made to
watch and stop these leaks. Some
times farmers attempt to justify such
waste on the ground that the stock
will be benefited when turned in.
This year, however, wheat is so great
ly needed for human consumption
that every grain possible must be
saved.
A strong effort will be made to
have all machines in the country in
spected, and a close plan of co-opera-
ton between the threshermen and
the county committees agreed upon.
Owing to the large number of ma
chimes and the short time before the
threshing season, it is expected that
most of the work of inspection will
be done through the hearty co-opera-
ton of the threshermen themselves
or representatives of threshing ma
chine manufacturers.
Every machine should be gone
over to see that the engine has suf-
ficient reserve power with proper
pulleys and betting so as to keep the
cylinders uniformly at the necessary
speed under average conditions. Spe-
cial efforts are also being made to
secure cooperation of manufactur-
ers in supplying repairs for bad
order threshing machines and other
wise to put and keep all equipment
in the best working trim.
Cooperation Already Pledged
The Threshing Division asks for
the cooperation of all concerned in
gathering information on the condi-
ton of threshing machinery and
means for reducing waste. Reports
and constructive suggestions should
be sent direct to the office of the
Threshing Division, U. S. Food Ad-
ministration, Grain Corporation, AZ
Broadway, New York city.
The paramount purpose of the
work is to be of assistance and the
general plan is the outgroWth of
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