The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-15
KANSAS STATE FARM BUREAU

be necessary for Kansas farmers to
store the larger portion of this years
wheat crop. This is the statement
given out here by Charles R. Weeks,
Secretary of the Kansas State Farm
Bureau, who has been investigating
the grain car situation.
AS a result of efforts of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture, Kansas
State Farm Bureau, and other Kan
sas organizations interested in NOV
ing the wheat crop, about eighteen
thousand cars have been promised the
wheat raisers. but this supply is far
from adequate.
ct is of the utmost importance"
said Mr.. Weeks, "that every wheat
raiser who is able to do so should
provide for storing his wheat at home.
Growers who have bound grain
should stack it so it will keep indefn-
itely. Those who cut with the header
should thresh before the grain spoils
in the stack, but it will be necessary
for many of them to provide some
kind of storage room to hold their
wheat until cars are available.
ct likely will be number of years
before there are grain cars sufficient
to handle the Kansas wheat crop dur
ing the threshing season. That means
that if Kansas continues to sow her
present acreage of wheat she will
have to make preparation for storing.
cat a meeting of twelve State
Farm Bureaus at Ames, Iowa, June
p, plans were made to establish a
farmers cooperative marketing
association. The Kansas State Farm
Bureau will aid Kansas farmers to or
game local elevators and establish a
branch of the association in this state.
When such an organization is COM
pIeted, it probably will include plans
for storage elevators within the state.
These will provide storage capacity
for large amount of grain, and will
help regulate the flow of wheat to
market"
Newton. Kans., July 14.-P. W.
Ems of Newton, chairman of the
marketing committee of Kansas State
Farm Bureau, has been selected as a
member of the committee appointed
by the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton to make tour of Canada to
study the Canadian plan of cooper
ative grain marketing.
The tour, which will last two weeks.
will end July %. The committee i'm
mediately after its return will attend
a meeting in Chicago which will be
attended by directors of the fedora
ton, the state farm bureaus, and of
all farmers cooperative elevators in
the Middle West The meeting was
called to work out plans for a CO.
operative grain marketing association
to handle all grain in this section of
the country.
Manhattan. Kans., July 14.-Plans
for a cooperative live stock reporting
service for Kansas were completed
at meeting held here July II. The
project is being carried out by the
Kansas State Farm Bureau, as a part
of a plan of the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation for such service for
all the Central States.
Dean H. Umberger of the Exten-
sion Division of Kansas State Agri-
cultural College assured the bureau
of the cooperation of the county
agents. The Kansas State Board of
Agriculture through Secretary J. c..
Mohler will also co-operatee.
Data will be gathered from the
farmers themselves, and the results
will be tabulated by the American
Bureau of Crop Estimates and pub
ished simultaneously every three
months in all states cooperating. It
is hoped accurate data that will help
the farmer in marketing his stock to
the best advantage may be furnished.
This is the first time data of this kind
has ever been gathered from the
farmers themselves.
r. W. Graham, six years court re-
porter in the 23rd judicial district,
comprising Russell, Ellis, Trego,
Cove, Logan and Wallace counties,
has been appointed assistant secretary
of Kansas State Farm Bureau with
offices at Manhattan. Mr. Graham
has also been court reporter in the
9Th and 3Oth districts.
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