The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-07-01
PRICES FIXED
FOR THRESRING
OF ALL GRAIN
Ten Cents Per Bushel TO BE Charged
For Wheat Threshing and 1915
Cents Charged For Rye-La-
Dor Prices Also Fixed.

One of the best attended and most
interesting meetings of Mason coun-
ty farmers held in Maysville in recent
years was that of Saturday afternoon,
when at the call of County Food Ad-
ministrator w. ID: Cochran wheat
growers and threshers from every
precinct of the county gathered at the
Courthouse to discuss various prob
lens they will have to face begin
ming this week when the threshing of
the big crop is started.
In several sections of the state of
Kentucky, 1t was stated by Mr.. Coch-
ran, there had been difficulties arise
between the farmers and the thresh-
ers as to the prices charged for the
threshing and the wages paid the la
borers at the threshing machine and
similar meetings had been held at
which all Of the differences were ad-
Justed properly. II had been suggest
ed that such meeting be held here
before the threshing season was be.
gun so that there would be nothing
arise to discourage the raising of
large crop of wheat next season.
1t was stated by both the farmers
and the threshers at the opening OF
the meeting however, that there was
at present no difficulties between
them and that there was none expect
ed.
1t was thought best, though, to have
thorough understanding before the
threshing season opened and a COM
mittee consisting of six wheat grow
ers and five threshers was appointed
to agree on a reasonable price to be
charged for threshing in all parts of
the county, Messrs Charles Rhodes
of Helena; Charles Owens, of Lewis
| burg; William d. Galbraith, of Mays
lick; Frank Boyd, of Minerva; Paul
Durrett and Phillip Gallenstein, of
Washington, were appointed on the
committee to represent the growers
and Messrs, David l.. Hunter, John /.
Claybrook, James Brannon, James
Lurtey and Henry Fizer represented
the threshers.
The committee retired and in q
very few minutes came to an agree
ment. Last season charges for thresh
ing in Mason county ranged at from
10 to 25 cents a sack but in view OF
the increased cost of operation it was
agreed to charge 25 cents sack or
10 cents bushel for threshing wheat
and 30 cents sack or 12b cents q
bushel for threshing rye. 1t was un-
dcrstood that this price was 10 be
cash as soon as the work was COM
pleted and that the farmers who own
the crop being threshed must haul the
water to the threshing machine.
Mr.. Cochran called the farmers at
tention to the new vagrancy law re-
Gently passed by the Kentucky State
Legislature and just becoming effec
tive that ali able bodied men in the
state between the ages of 16 and 81
must do at least SO hours work q
week Mr.. Cochran suggested that
the farmers organize themselves into
committees in their various precincts
and that they report to the county
and city officials all those who are
not doing a full days work every day
Labor Prices
The matter of prices for labor al
the threshings was then brought W
and II was finally decided that the
uniform price for the entire county bt
fixed at $3.50 per day for field mer
and So per day for sack and straw
| lllGy are W DG
nished board during the threshinf
period.
The amount of time lost in thresh
ing outfits skipping or passing ovei
fields and then backtracking was
brought up and thoroughly discussed
and 1t was decided that there woulC
be no skipping but that each mar
would be permitted to have his entir,
crop of grain threshed out at TIL,
same time even if he had to move tn,
outfit from one field to another ant
was compelled to pass a crop of graiI
in transferring from one field to an
other.
The matter of sacks was discussed
at length and it was finally decided
that although a serious shortage ex
listed In this section the handling o
the sacks to be furnished by the graiI
dealers will be done in such a man
ner as to keep plenty of sacks OF
hand for the farmers at all times.
The matter of screening the graiI
was left up to the farmer to decide
for himself.