Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1920 — THRESHING BEGAN MONDAY. [ARTICLE]

THRESHING BEGAN MONDAY.

The Babcock Grain Co. and The Farmers’ Grain Co. of this city received the first newly threshed wheat and oats of the season Monday. - Wheat was received from Henry Tobin, Frank Kanne, Al Kanne and the former Dr. Hartsell farm owned by J. J. Lawler. Frank Kanne also brought the first new oats to the market MonWilliam Morris of Jordan township has moved his threshing outfit to Wall Street in Barkley townrilip and will begin a long run there Wednesday starting at the Granville Moody farm. Frank Kanne had a field of wheat which averaged 16 bushels and graded number one and two. The wheat off the Lawler fam tested 62 pounds to the bushel.