The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-12
REGULATIONS ON
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led, introduce one new end importan
element that OF the moisture test
Wheat which tests a high moisture
will not grade and will therefore sell
at heavy discount.
Farmers are advised by the agri
culture department not to thresh theil
wheat wet, as they will stand to lose
considerable because of the moisture
test which lowers the grade and dis
counts the price per bushel.
Government inspection rules must
be obeyed by elevator men. The ell.
evator men hold government licensea
and have no option in the matter.
One Of the principal matters cover
ed by the bulletin issued by the Indi-
ana state food administration is prof.
teering
Profiteering is defined as the taking
of greater profit on business trans
such transactions before the war
The expense Of handling grain, is
OF course, much greater than was the
case before the war and the buying
margin can, therefore be legitimately
increased to meet such extra expense.
The Indiana state food administra-
ton does not undertake to say that
five cents or seven cents per bushel
for handling wheat is profteering.
Complaints have come to the admin
istration that margins as high as 10c
per bushel have been asked by some
dealers.
I'VE have no hestitancy in saying
that it Is our judgment that the gov
eminent would consider this margin
as profteering," says the state food
administrator in one bulletin, land any
dealer taking such toll is liable to
have his license cancelled"
important Facts.
The following ten important facts
are published in the bulletin, and the
attention Of all farmers and grain
dealers is called to them:
NO authority is given any one to
fix definite price on wheat.
The government has fixed a mini
mum price which the farmers must
receive.
The grain dealers must buy wheat
on government inspection rules.
These rules provide a moisture
test which must be made.
III wheat is threshed wet, it will
be subject to heavy discount.
"Proflttering is prohibited.
THE government is the sole arbiter
as to what constitutes profiteering.
ANY grain dealer guilty Of frofi-
teering will have his license revoked.
amy dealer having his license re-
voked or refusing to operate his ele-
vator in compliance with government
regulations, is liable to have his ele-
vator taken over and operated by the
government.
Fair, honest, patriotic farmers and
grain dealers have nothing to fear
from the Indiana department or the
United States food administration.
Sets High Water Mark.
Thirty-five bushels of wheat to the
acre is an average yield made on the
farm Of VIII Champion near Fountain
City. This is one Of the best records
in the state of Indiana. and sets the
high water mark for Wayne county.
On 20 acres Mr.. Champion produced
about S75 bushels Of wheat.
c. NJ. Hill, residing near Fountain
City, is threshing 80 acres of the finest
wheat he believes, he ever raised on
his farm. 1t will average between rs
and 80 bushels an acre.
c. Reynard and his threshing crew
is ready to begin work on 600 bushels
IN the Whitewater ring.
Charles Huffman is expecting more
than 1000 bushels of wheat from Al
acres.
c. R. House, residing northwest of
Camden, Is threshing lat acres Of
wheat which he believes will average
80 bushels an acre.
William Goein Of Fountain City, is
feeding 400 head Of hogs that will
average more than 800 pounds
Some Of the elevators in Wayne
are reported as buying wheat
grading It. This is not in ac-
cordance with government regulations
according to the food administration
bulletin. Elevator men who do not
follow these regulations are apt to
have their licenses revoked, the bull
letin says.
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