The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-08-05
7HRESHERS MEET
AT COUNTY SEAT
Prices to Be Charged and Wages to
he Paid for Labor Decided
Upon at Session
KUBANkA WHEAT NOT INJURED

KUBANKA WHEAT NOT INJURED
New Variety Resists Rust Better than
Common Durum
About fifty commercial threshers,
representing every community of this
county, met in the court room at Ell
lendale last Saturday evening. Ed
ward Pehl of Glendale was elected
president and Ben McKeague and the
county agent acted as secretaries. The
matter of wages to be paid teamsters
was the first topic which came up for
consideration. There was not much
discussion, however. Practically all
propositions coming up were disposed
of by individual ballots and the votes
for the scale of wages for men and
teams averaged so cents per hour for
men and little over 30 cents per hour
for teams. This will mean a wage Of
about $500 per day for the men and
$500 for teams, a total Of $500.
In the matter of threshing by the
hour or by the bushel, 26 threshermen
expressed themselves in favor of the
former, based upon a AZ inch cylinder
rig with ten haulers. These prices
range all the way from S25 to $40 per
hour, $50 per hour predominating. The
average of all these figures was $33.25
per hour. The average price per
bushel, asked by those who preferred
that method, was: Wheat 24c, rye
24c, oats Ia Csc, barley Is 3-5c, and
flax 3Oc. To what extent these prices
will be adhered to is not known. It is
hoped, however, that threshers will do
this work as reasonably as possible.
If the prices are too high there will
be reaction. Farmers will cease to
raise large acreage of small grain or
else they will get small rigs of their
own. The thresherman can figure out
to reasonable degree of accuracy
just how he is coming out and make
the proper charge. 1t is the farmer
who has to take the chance.
Last year great deal was said
about Kubanka seed. Last spring the
Glendale Equity union shipped in
carload Of 1900 bushels of this wheat,
which was sown by farmers in the vi
cinity Of Glendale, Monango, Silver
leaf and Guelph. During the past two
weeks the county agent has inspected
good many Of these fields and finds
that most Of this wheat was sown on
corn ground, old flax ground or sum-
mer following. When this Kubanka
durum is compared with the common
variety on similar ground it is found
that the common durum is rusted
much more severely than the Kuban-
ka. Before going any further Mr..
Kuenning wishes to say that Kubanka
durum is not rust proof, but only rust
resistant to a certain extent. Hence
it is referred to as being rust resist
ant. It is not Disseminated against
in the markets. It's milling qualities
are just as good or better than the
common durum. It is the D or red
durum that is considered rust proof,
has poor milling qualities and is most
Disseminated against in the markets.
The extension department is not ad-
vocating the growing of this wheat.
However, the raising of Kubanka dur
UNI is advocated. It is safe to say
that the 1900 bushels that were intro
duced into this community will yield
an average of 25 bushels per acre, or
total Of 10000. All of these grow
ers have this wheat registered in the
Office. Any farmers wishing some of
it should write to the Farm bureau
Office. Some farmers who obtained
Kubanka durum from seed houses have
severely rusted fields. No extreme
cases of rust have been found in the
eighteen odd fields sown from seed OBJ
tained from the county agent in Cav
alier county. It may be possible to
make arrangements with elevator
managers to have this wheat stored
separately to be used for next springs
seed supply instead Of shipping it in
discriminatory to market. However,
farmers desiring some of this seed are
advised to see any of the following
growers: H. Wedel, Stardinger Bros,
Aaron Edgerley, j. M. johnson, H. N.
Williamson, Adolph Smith, Conrad
Mattheis, Fred Martin, Frank Boiling,
]. Huber, Anton Christianson, w. H.
Wenkstern, F. ]. Thompson, Charles
Saunders, Mike Schmierer, Jr., Mike
Schmierer, ST., Dan Schmierer, A. L.
House.
The county agent has not resigned.
It was L. G. Kuenning who left Ellen
dale to accept position in the Voca-
tional Agricultural school at Niels-
vile, Wisconsin,.
Members of the Wool Growers as
sociation will be advised when to bring
in wool. The feeces will be kept in
storage in a large brick building on
the west edge of Fargo, where the en-
tire clip Of the state will be assembl.
ed, stored, grade pooled and later sold
to the highest bidder at price which
is not entirely below normal.
Now is the time to get your Kuban-