The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-06-05
Will RE-
CEIVE STORAGE
IF GOVERNMENT. CANNOT PRO-
VIDE TRANSPORTATION 1T
WILL PAY CHARGES.
Big WHEAT CROP EXPECTED
PLAN WILL BE OF PARTICULAR
BENEFIT TO FARMERS OF
NORTHWEST.


ers of the northwest and other Sec
tons will be paid the regular COM
meIcial storage charges for keeping
tl.eir wheat On tire farm if the gov
eminent isn't able to provide trans
portation facilities for them during
the crop marketing season.
Authority for the United States
Grain corporation to assume this ex-
pense is contained in the $1,000 ,O0O,-
900 wheat appropriation law enacted
by the Sixty-ffth Congress at the
suggestion of Representatives Ander-
son of Minnesota and Young of North
Dakota.
Realizing that the government is
faced with serious storage problem
because Of the bumper wheat crop in
prospect, Mr.. Young wrote a letter
to Julius H. Barnes, head of the grain
corporation, asking what his policy
will be.
at is crystaliZing in my mind" Mr..
Barnes replied, that during at least
part of tie crop moving period ou1
terminal places should be increased
oy cumulative premiums which in eff
feet amount to reimbursement OF
storage on the farm or to the dealer
enroute to the terminal
This decision by MI. Barnes proba-
bly, will mean several million dollars
to the wheat growers of the country,
Director General of Railroads Walker
D. Hines already has announced that
wheat shipments. will be handed OIL
the permit system as was the case
last year. Cars won't be loaded with
wheat unless at the primary ar
kets. there is place to unload them
at the terminals.
Prospects are that the winter wheat
crop alone will De nearly as much as
normal crop Of both spring and Win
ter wheat. The spring wheat yield Is
expected will be about normal. There
hasn't been any increase in transpor
tation equipment and storage facll-
ties. Unlike in normal years whe1
there is a price advantage to holding
wheat until later winter months the
farmers are. expected to rush to mar
ket with their grain, as soon as it is
threshed. There is natural shink-
age if the wheat is put in storage on
the farm. Under normal conditions
the price advance in later months
more than overcomes the shrinkage
between threshing season and mar
keting.
There will be no price increase this
year. The government price OF SIZE
bushel will be paid in threshlng
season. And it won't be advanced a
cent next January OF February, OF
in the spring months. The govern
ment guarantee continues until June
and includes only the 1919 crop.
Thus to avoid the natural loss from
shrinkage every farmer naturally mar
kets at the earliest possible moment
Such a condition would result in Sc
rious congestion at the local elevators
and cause the grain corporation nc
end of trouble. The farmer who fail
ed to get his crop to market and had
to store it at home would have to
suffer the loss from shrinkage.
'"Under Mr. Barnes plan, Repre-
sentative Young said, "the man who
for financial reason is compelled tc
sell his grain at once undoubtedly
will he furnished cars. The man who
is not in a hurry to sell will not b.
penalized for holding his wheat. He
will be paid storage by the govern
ment which will just about make
good the loss through shrinkags,"
Payment of storage charges tc
farmers will not increase. the cost OF
-four. it is said. This expense will b.
absorbed by the government.