Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-07-28

HARVEST NOTES


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them. Fehr was arrested last night
charged with making a red hot !. w.
w. speech. The arresting OFFICER
said Fehr was urging harvest hands
not to work except for high wages.
He told the police that he was afraid
not to Join the I. w. w. after organ
izers had talked to him at Aiva on
June 80. Fehr said FIVE hundred
harvest hands were forced into the
ranks there and he refused to join
until he was afraid he would be
killed or injured. He said that ne
smoke in favor Of the I. w. w. on oc-
casions because he was afraid not to
do so.
One of the most curious incidents
in the history Of the invention Of
agricultural implements occurred, not
IN America, but in South Australia,
according to the Manchester Guar
dian. In 1912 there was such
scarcity of labor in that colony FOR
the harvesting Of the crops that many
farmers were In two minds whether
they would continue wheat growing
at all. The situation was saved by
a miller named John Ridley. who In
vented a "stripper," which would
both reap and thresh the corn at the
same time. The idea came to him
from an article in an encyclopedia,
which was illustrated by woodcut
Of crude contrivance used by the
soldiers Of Julius Caesar to strip the
heads off the wheat grown during
their campaigns in Gaul. Mr.. Rid
ley's "stripper" at once reduced the
cost of harvesting from two shillings
to threepence halfpenny a bushel,
and started Australian wheat growing
on its prosperous career.
w. A. Sinclair, the thresher, says
he broke a record one day this week
when he threshed AT bushels OF
wheat i'm two hours. He threshed
some wheat this week for Ed Brehm
near Burdick that yielded about 40
bushels to the acre.
The Kansas Wheat Growers Asso-
ciation is assured Of financial back
ing in the 100 per cent wheat pool
according to w. II. McGreevy, sec
retary Of the national association
who recently returned from the East
with Aaron Shapiro, general counsel
Loans were obtained on warehouse
receipts for the Northwestern wheat
pool and that cotton pool of the south
he said. The Kansas association
will begin a new drive for members
August 1. planning to incorporate un-
der the state laws by September L,
after which it will be in position to
negotiate loans on warehouse reeclpts
with the eastern banks, Mr.. Nc
Greevy stated.
Reports OF enormous wheat yields
in Lyo ncounty have been topped
nv Charles Goddell. On 4O-acre
field on his farm near Saffordvlile'
he claims to have raised 81 bushels
of Kanred wheat to the acre. Many
reports of 4O-bushel yields have been
received at the county farm bureau
headquarters.
Two harvest hands who went TO
Dodge City from Toronto lost all the
wages they earned during the har-
vest season because they placed TOO
much confidence in one OF the
"home town" boys who came to the
harvest fields with them from Toron-
to. The trio had been working IN
Hodgeman county and they came
here with the checks for the sea
sons work. Because there was quite
line of customers in front OF the
hank window when they arrived at
the bank, one Of them suggested to
the other two that they 60 and I'LL
I'M their car with gas and oil and gel
ready for the trip home. He said ne
could get all three of the cheeks
cashed and meet them at the garage
by the time the car was ready. Inc
two adopted the suggested and when
they left their home town friends II
the bank lobby they left him Tor
ever. it seems. At any rate they
have not seen him since. The checks
amounted to about $3.50 each so tine
two men are out more than $3.50.
July Report of States Crop
winter wheat crop of 122,OOO,
600 bushels for Kansas this year II
indicated by threshing returns u
date. as reported by the boards cor
RESPONDENTS, or a probable acre-ylei'
of 11.9 bushels on the area harvest
ed. as compared to the June estimate
of 11.12 bushels. The years yiel(
is about 100000 bushels unde
the production Of 1920, 24,OOo,oO'
bushels less than in 1919, but Is tn
states fourth largest crop. 2O-4 pc
cent of the crop has been threshed
While threshing is going on in ever!
county, it has progressed furtheres
in the eastern counties, and two
thirds has been separated In DICK
inson. This work has Just fairly be
gun in the northwest. Harvest !
practically finished, except In a nal
dozen northwestern counties, wher
possibly so per cent is yet to cu'
Wheat is being marketed freely.
Prospects for corn are excellent
The 4,391 900 acres planted Is tn
second smallest, however, In Tort
wears, and Is about 100000 acre
less than in 1920. Based on 1Ot
the general average condition Of tn