South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-16
MARKET FOR SOFT
CORN IS ASSURED
Closing of DiStiIIerieS Will be
No Loss to Farmer is
Survey Report.

The attention Of the United states
department of agriculture has been
called TO rumors which have been
circulated in some sections to the
! effect that on account of the closing
OF many distilleries in accordance
with the presidents proclamation
under the food control act there Will
! be no market for soft corn this year.
with resultant losses to the growers.
These statements have received more
than usual attention by reason Of
there being an unusually large per-
| centage of soft corn this year, due
| to early frosts and unseasonably
cool. wet weather in many portions
of the corn belt during September
and October.
May BE sold on Grade. or Dried.
/ Soft corn can be fed on the farm
or it may be shipped to market.
When soft corn is shipped TO a ter
minal market, il may be sold 10 a
grain dealer on grade or if the ship
per prefers ne may in many of the
markets have it dried for his own
| account and sell it in the dried con-
dition.
! In many Of the terminal markets
soft corn can be sold direct TO the
concerns which operate the grain
driers. This method of selling corn
I is in common use. The cost of dry
ling corn is usually from three
fourths to IL cents per busheL
| depending largely on the capacity
Of the plant. The loss in weight due
10 shrinkage depends upon the
amount of moisture in the corn and
the point 10 which il is dried. This
subject is fully treated in depart
ment bulletin No. ga, entitled The
{ Intrinsic Value of Grain, COttonseed,
\ Flour and Similar Products, Based
on the Dry Matter Content" and in
I bureau OF plant industry circular
I 80. 81, entitled Moisture Content
{ and Shrinkage in Grain"
\ A rough survey of the available
grain driers and distilleries still in
I operation i'm the United States, made
by the offices of federal grain super
/ vision, located driers with a COM
bined capacity Of approximately g.
/ 600, 900 bushels every "a hours
IL is probable that the total capac-
= ity of the driers and distilleries in
the United States is somewhat larger
than the survey figures show. as
there is q chance that some plants
have been overlooked in this hur-
ried survey. In addition 10 these
plants. there are starch and corn
products factories which use consid-
cradle quantities Of soft corn when it
can be obtained. There are no driers
or distiUeries west of the Rocky
mountains
IL appears from the survey that
there is a sufficient capacity TO take
care Of all Of the soft corn which
viii move this crop year.
Feed rs Much as Possible.
Owing 10 congestion of shipments
at many of the large markets. rail-
roads are frequently unable TO de-
liver soft corn promptly TO driers
and other industries where II can &c
handled IL is recommended that
farmers apd country shippers delay
the movement Of soft corn from the
neId and farms. unless conditions
az the point 10 which the corn is
shipped are such that the corn can
be given quick attention. If corn
is standing up well in the field, il
should be left on the stalk as long
as possible. as il will dry better there
than anywhere else. After harvest
ing. soft corn should be stored in
we'll ventilated cribs until conditions
for spelling during shipments are
reduced 10 a minimum. AS much Of
IL as possible should be fed on the
farm. as the greatest return for IL
can usually DE obtained that way.
Everything wasted means that some