Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1907 — THE OATS YIELD. [ARTICLE]

THE OATS YIELD.

The general opinion of farmers hereabouts is that oats will be rather light in weight this Season, and that they look better than they really are. There is generally a fair growth of straw but it is not thought that the yield will not be as good as the appearance would indicate. Threshing will probably begin to some extent next week, and then the test comes. Bobcock & Hopkins have tested several bundles that were brought to them, in the sheaf, threshing out by hand and cleaning them thoroughly, and they test only 27 pounds to the bushel. They say that a great many hulls contained no kernel or meat, and that it will be necessary for farmers to try to have the threshers blow alt these out to make them grade high enough to be merchantable. Unless this is done they will have to be graded low and will, of course, bring a low price. Last year the first load of new

oats delivered to the elevators here was on July 20, which was about five days’ earlier than the two years previous. It is not expected that any will be threshed this year before next Thursday or Friday, which will make nearly three weeks later than last year’s first delivery. Last year new oats started at 30 cents per bushel, and this year it is expected they will start at 33. In fact buyers are offering to contract at that price, we are told, but the farmers generally want 35 cents to contract them.