The record., 1918-06-20
ThreShermen Meet.


day June IS. Mr.. Alvin Taylor
was elected chairman and Mr.. J..
Martin Gish, Secy., after which the
recommendation and regulations
which follow were adopted;
I. That no threshing machine
will be operated before Mo uday,
July Ist.
q That we do all in our power
to carry out the regulations and sug
gestions of the government in regard
to the saving of all the wheat.
3. That the price for threshlng
In all of the county shall be So per
set for 50 bushels, and under, and
10 cents per bushel for each addi-
tional busheI, except in the follow
ing boundary, beginning at Pond
river, going S. Z. up Nofslnt er
creek to Midland, thence down Cy-
press to Black lake, and thence
down Black lake to McLean county
line North of this line the price
will be S. per set of SO bushels and
under aud 10 cents for each addl-
tional bushel, because it is much
easier to transport the machinery
and the crops are larger per set in
this boundary. The price for oats
is, 6 cents per bushel and rye IS
cents per bushel.
a. Each thresherman is required
to keep a record of the amount of
wheat threshed, for whom threshed,
date of the threshlug, quality Of the
wheat, and what disposition is made
of the crop, and report the same at
the end of the threshing season to
the County Food Administrator.
These four points which were
fully discussed and agreed upon by
the threshermen who opera in the
county, all of whom were present,
with the exception Of one Ga TWO,
who will beexpected to report to the
God Aamfnlsrra-ror OF Ours County
at once and concur in these points
and fill out a blank torn If they ex-
pect to operate their machines.
The idea In having all begin at
the same time is to elimir ate some
of the rush that has been caused by
one man trying to get ahead of
another on a crop and causing a
waste of some of the wheat.
The regulations that the govern
ment ask of the thrsshing machine
men are as follows:
Prevent waste of whear and feed
ing of wheat to farm animals by,
l.. Not threshing when wheat Is
tough, damp or unrlpe.
2. Reducing loss by. saat.ering
in bundle wagons.
3. Be careful to keep thresher
cylinder up to speed and to proper
ly adjust blower, teeth, etc.
4. Be careful in feeding the ma.
chine. .
S. Be careful not to allow grain
to leak on the ground around and
under the machine, nor to be too
hasty at the close of operations, to
fail to clean up all Of the grain from
unavoidable leakages.
6. Carelessness in not raking
fields and shock rows.
7. Improper adjustment of Con
caves and other parts of the separat-
or.
These things the threscrmen of
this county pledged: themselves to
do to the best of their ability.
The meeting was attended by the
Threshing Committee of the county.
and was remarkable for the spirit OF
co=operation and PATRIOTISM shown
on the part of the threshermen. 1t
is thought that with these men op-
Grating machines and the farmers
CO operation that the govern-
ment need have no fear that Muhl
enberg county's large wheat crop
will be sayed in the best possible
shape and that much of the wheat
which has formerly been wasted will
this year be ssyed BY PatFlolc men
Every girl and woman should call
at Roark' store any day this week
and see and learn how to do plain
and fancy sewing on the Waite ma
chine An expert demo astrator
from the Cleveland factory 4 teach
ing the work, and has The. most
elaborate display OF finished goods
ever shown here. Come, and bri g
your friends, whe:her you ever IN.
tend to buy machine or not.