The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-07-11
Food Administration Notes.

Threshing machine men are re;
duired to have canvasses 10 spreao
IN the ground wherever leaks may
nccur and also have the right to ASK
the farmers to get the grain to tne
machine in the proper manner ana 70
clean up around the mach1ne atlel
the job is done. Farmers have the
right to instruct the machine men
to do better work when they IND
thew are not doing SO and are negll.
gent or loafing on the job. Every
one around the machine is supposed
to be alert and on the job at az
times and to save all grain posslDle
pitching bundles into the automatic
feeder Of the machine sees mt to take
a drink of water or visit with some
one there is a large amount OF gram
going into the straw pile this being
due to the fact that half OF the ma
chine is running empty and as a re.
suit the engine generating sunl n,,ean
# is fed from both sides, causes the
work of the separator to increase
speed and as a result, the riddle and
wind from the fan increases sending
a lot of grain through the machine
and into the straw pile.
q. Every time man pitcheS {b q
butts toward the cylinder a quart OF
grain is sure to go into the straw
p 3 Every time a man pitches a
bundle into the feeder and, 1t ilghts
on end and goes up to the Dand cut
ter standing on end quart TART, OF n;, gram
4. one side of the machine
should not be allowed to run idle
when the load has been threshed
awaiting the arrival of another load
of grain unless the dividing board IS
thrown up and one man can leeu d
sufficient number of bundles lnt ,'
the machine to keep 1T running luli
We believe that large part OF
the waste around the machine is due
to the improper feeding OF bundles
into the automatic feeder therefore
YOU can readily see the Importance
of the thresher men OF TINS state TAX,
ing this important matter IN hana
and by watching the , Work IN zen
attention to their errors a large
amount of grain can be saved.
AS further inducement to save
along this line we would suggest tnat
the owner of the grain offer prizes
to the workmen who can iced Dund-
way. We have known TINS scheme
to work out very successfully.
Dinners.
Farmers wives are requested 10
cut out the big banquets for dinner
serve good, plain wholesome 1000,
cut out all cakes and food where an
extra amount of sugar is REQUIRED.
If YOU knew the seriousness OF the
sugar situation you would not OBJ
ject to the above request. we can
conserve flour and sugar ana yet
have plenty of good food to eat.
Sugar Requirements.
Your attention is directed to the
fact that some individual consumers
Enthusiastically will be led during
the prospective sugar shortage TO at
tempt to hoard this commodity. You
are therefore advised that retailers
should not sell second 20 POUNDS
of sugar for canning and preserving
purposes on certificate unless the pur-
chaser first obtains your written per-
mission for such purchases.
We are of the opinion that THIS
requirement will stifle probable
boarding by individual consumers IN
most cases. In this connection IL is
we'll to, state that if there. is no
boarding it is our firm opinion that
with the present restrictions and al
lotment system the sugar shortage
will be nicely tided over:
w. H. Shields,
County Food Administrator.