Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-08-16
GROWERS ADVISED
ON CROP HANDLING
Idaho Federal Agents Should Be
Communicated With When the
Grain Shipments Are Ready


Grain Shipments Are Ready
Instructions have been issued by
Federal Food Administrator r. F.
Bicknell for methods to be used in
handling the grain crops this season,
the information being taken from a
bulletin issued by the food admins
tration grain corporation, which has
charge of the handling of the wheat
crop of zone 10, which includes Ida
ho
The following excerpts from the
bulletin give the required instruc-
tions:
All problems in connection with
the handling of wheat from north
Idaho points should be referred to
NJ. H. Houser, second vice president
Food Administration Grain corpora
ton, Portland, Oregon. Problems in
connection with .the marketing of
grain for southern Idaho points
should be referred to j. E. MacAl-
pine, agent of the Food Administra-
ton at Pocatello, Idaho.
The following is the plan for the
handling of wheat from southern
Idaho points as interpreted by this
Office:
The price on No. 1 grade wheat Is
50 f. o. b. cars. On No. 2 wheat s1.97
f. O. b. cars. On No. wheat s193
f. o. b. cars. Sample grades of
wheat such as No. and No. 3 will
be bought at prices fixed on the
grades by the grain corporation ag-
ents at terminal primary market
points.
The government charges all ship
pers a per cent administration fee
which will be deducted from the
above prices after the wheat is re-
ceived and graded at terminal points,
but the grain corporation does not
undertake to advance any money or
payment for the grain until it is re-
ceived at terminal points.
Agents Handle Grain for Government
Those growers and dealers who
have wheat ready to load, located in
southern Idaho, should advise J. E.
MacAlpine, agent Food Administra
ton Grain corporation at Pocatello,
and those located in north Idaho
should advise M. H. Houser, second (
vice president Food Administration
Grain corporation at Portland. Ore. J
when they will be given instructions I
concerning the terminal points to 4
which the grain is to be billed and (
shipped.
At present the terminal point for
southern Idaho grain shipments IS
Chicago, but it may be necessary to
change this terminal point any day
and consequently it would be well to
get the proper destination point from
the grain corporation agents.
Both producers and dealers have
the right to bill cars of wheat direct
to the Food Administration Grain
at the terminal points
named. When the wheat is unloaded
at the elevators and wheat grade re-
turns are made to the Food Admin
Grain Corporation, remit
tance will be made on the basis of
prices for grades so reported. and on
the bases of the government price
less 1 per cent administration charg-
es for the service.
Suggest TO Dealers
The food administration suggests
that producers sell their wheat to
dealers whenever the latter are pay
ing a fair price. This administra- I
ion considers cents to cents per
oushel below government grade price
IS a fair charge for handling and ,
marketing wheat by county elevat-
,rs and buyers.
The farmer has the privilege of
hipping his own wheat direct to the
,rain corporation providing he is
dissatisfied with the prices offered d
" the dealers.
The government carries no insur- :
nee on its property. Owners OF i
rain stored in warehouses or elevat- e
rs should therefore protect their G.
rain which has not been delivered =
o. or paid for. by the Food Admin
stration Grain corporation. d
Whip the Hun =,
THRESHERNIEN MEET 81
ShOShone Aug 8 1918 &c