Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1916 — WHEAT AND OATS THRASHING [ARTICLE]

WHEAT AND OATS THRASHING

Now Going On—Yield and Quality Both Rather Disappointing. A few fields of wheat and some early oats were thrashed the last of the week and thrashing became general Monday. The Democrat is informed that the yield and quality thus far in this immediate locality is somewhat disappointing. There are a good many weeds in most of the oats and they have not dried out in shock very well as yet. Quite a little wheat has been thrashed in about Rensselaer and Parr, and the yield is said to be only about two-thirds what was expected and it has tested out but 4 2 to 58 pounds per bushel. Joe Nagel, out on the Lawler farm southwest of Rensselaer, had 45 acres of wheat that was thought would go better than 30 bushels to the acre. As a matter of fact the yield was but 22*4 bushels. On the Henry Eigelsbach farm nearby, occupied by William Elnridge, the yield was 21% bushels. This also was thought to be an extra good field. Mr. Eldridge had out 20 acres. • Walter Harrington of Union tp., had 19 acres of wheat that yielded 15 bushels, and was fine quality. Some early oats taken in at Lee tested 34 pounds to the bushel, and the early sown oats are going to turn out considerably the best, dealers think, which indicate that the hot weather damaged the later oats a great deal. As near as we can learn at this writing oats are turning out about 30 bushels per acre and are testing from 25 to 28 pounds to the bushel. Henry Hordeman of west of town had out 40 acres that yielded 35 bushels and tested 28 pounds to the bushel. George Kanne brought in some new oats Saturday and his tested 28 pounds. William Daugherty of Barkley tp. was thrashing Monday and bis oats tested £5 pounds. Thus far the quality is quite disappointing but they may improve somewhat as they dry out more.