Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-05
THRESHING MACHINES

During the year 1917 there were
about $4,000 acres planted to wheat.
5000 to oats. 1900 to barley and
about 400 acres to rye on the North
Side Project. 1t is fair to expect that
the wheat acreage will be increased
between 80 per cent and 40 per cent,
There should be for the best interests
of the farmers some increase in the
acreage planted to oats. Ii has been
necessary to ship in good many cars
of oats during the winter and spring
which has taxed the railroads Just
that much more in equipment which
should have been used for other pur-
poses. The North Side Project should
grow at least enough oats to meet our
own requirements. 1t is our judg-
ment that there should be an in
creased acreage in oats OF about p
600 acres to meet the actual necess-
tiles of the Project. In doing this
we Will help the Government, max
Ing 1t unnecessary to use cars to
ship oats TO us and will save the ne
cessity of our having to pay freight
a well, which money should be de-
voted to the Red Cross and Liberty
Bonds. Now comes the question OF
what we are going to do with the
tremendous crop grain, assuming
hat we have fair success in growing
it. This grain must all be threshed
II Is going to require more threshing
machines. Those Of you engaged In
The threshing business should care
fully consider this question. See how
you are going to be fixed to thresh
out this crop within reasonable time.
The farmers must necessarily be
prepared to store a considerable part
Of the grain crop this fall in granar-
les. We must no expect that the
elevators will be prepared to handle
the grain crops from the threshing
machines. We now have on the North
Side Project seven elevators with a
combined capacity of about 100000
bushels. When these elevators are
hlled they will have to wait until
they can get cars to empty them be-
fore they can receive more grain
You must not expect the impossible
and must be prepared to take care
OF your grain crop. 1t is our under
standing that by reason of the high
price which the Government has fixed
on your wheat that you in turn will
DE expected to take care of this wheat
until such time as the Government Is
prepared to receive II. Now. keen oil
this In mind and when 4 little lull
comes In your work fix up the gran
airy and be prepared ia take care
Oh your own crop. Think of what
II would have meant had we Needed
the advice of some of our statesmen
""hhpSi vi years nave
seen this war coming on and tried
to arouse the people to the need n,
preparedness" 1t is costing us bill.
mons OF dollars in this hurry mr.
work to prepare ourselves more than
IL would have needed to cost had we
listned to the advice of some OF on,
statesmen. So it falls to the farme,
to meet the demand for food sunnlv
Take time by the forelock." Pc
ready. Drive your work: Do not 10,
your work drive you. Spend Won,
time on useful work. This is no t,me
Tor fault finding. The l. w. w. the
Stacker. the Pathfinder, the troub,e
breeder has no place at this time
they are enemies to our society and
simply adding to the worries OF on,
Government and delaying our grea,
undertaking. Remember that ever,
DAY this war is prolonged adds TO tbs
Toll OF human lives. Be prepared te
take the very best OF care OF tbs
products of your farm. They vii
all be needed before this war is over
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