Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-07-31
THRESHERMEN AND
FARMERS met
Large Gathering Was Addressed BY
Prof. L. B. Bassett, of the University
Farm.-Wages and Other Matters
Discussed.

Farm.-Wages and Other Matters
Discussed.
About two hundred and fifty. repre-
sentative threshermen and farmers
, from all parts of the county met in this
city for conference last Thursday to
discuss problems in connection with
the harvesting and threshing of this
years crop.
L. B. Bassett, assistant professor of
farm management at the college of
agriculture at the University of Mime
sofa, as head of the grain threshing
division of the food administration
was presenU and had charge of the
meeting. In lengthy talk he dis
cussed a number Of the problems that
confront both threshermen and farmers
with reference to the conservation of
the grain. He said that the farmer can
be OF the greatest assistance by first
cutting his grain at the right stage,
when it has matured we'll and is good
and dry, and second, by stacking his
grain right and in such a way that it
will be easy to reach and save labor in
handling.
1t is very important to save all the
grain, hence a large canvas should be
used under the feeder to catch the
grain that shells out and save grain as
well as time in cleaning up around the
machine. The feeder should be fed
uniformly or the work will not be sat
r.
should also be made by threshermen as
to territory in order to eliminate waste
OF time in making long moves Of ma
chine and crew. It would be advisable
for threshermen to agree upon one way
measuring grain 4threshed, either by
weight or bushel
Efforts should be made to save all
the straw possible owing to the short
age of the hay crop. The straw should
be stacked as carefully as possible so
that it may keep we'll during the win
ter. The man who runs the machine
can generally manipulate the blower so
that man will not be needed in the
straw pile. : 80 -. "a
The supreme court has ruled recently
that threshermen are to be classified in
the farm labor class and hence exempt
.ss.ra -.-siae@ labor -ss1sy. In case
of accidents threshermen are not
liable for injuries sustained by en-
ployees and need not take out accident
insurance.
There are three sources from which
labor may be obtained: the listing of
local help in the towns, the state labor
bureau, and the transient labor supply
which in normal times is generally
sufficient. Mr.. Basset was greatly
pleased with the movement started by
County Agent HUSKY to list local labor
in the villages to assist the farmers
during the busy season. While some
Of this help may not be hardened to
tsevere work, yet it will be intelligent
san[reliable and if properly used will
ebe of great assistance to the farmers.
1.-The local laborer's interest will be the
tsame as the farmers and that will
acount for much when it comes to doing
deficient work
i The question Of wages was also con-
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lone thresherman and one representa-
tive farmer from each township, was
constituted to take up the wage ques-
ltion. This committee will meet at
Warren in the near future for the pur-
bose Of fixing fair price for threshing
jim the county. At this meeting figures
land data will be at hand showing the
a,ost of threshing in 1917, as near as
Eame can be ascertained from reports
that have been gathered.
A committee consisting, of County
agent HUSKY, Food Administrators
David johnson and a representative
lhresherman, Ole Mebust, was appoint
Id to see that all regulations in regard
- threshing be observed, to act as in
5ser1hediary between the state and the
llhreshermen, and to whom complaints
/ 3bout unclean> threshing and other mat
! Gers may be referred.