Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1920 — WHEAT THRESHING HAS BEGUN [ARTICLE]

WHEAT THRESHING HAS BEGUN

Also Some NewTSits Were Brought to Market Monday. So far as The Democrat is able to learn, Frank Kanne, on the former S. E. Sparling farm just west of St. Joseph college, and Al Kanne, on the Mrs. Reiddle farm northwest of town, Henry Toben op the John Bill fam in southwest Marion and Ernest Beaver on the Lawler farm west oT'towt, are* the first to begin wheat threshing in this vicinity, commencing Monday. The wheat thua * far threshed is of very good quality, grades No. 2 and weighs out about 58 pounds or better to the bushel. We were unable to learn the yield in each instance, but Fir nk Kanne s wheat is reported at only 16 bushels to the acre, it being quite thin on the ground. Frank also is threshhis oats, and two loads brought TC* the Farmers’ elevator were of 4ood quality and tested 31 pounds to the bushel. He had not completed threshing at this writing and we are unable to report the yield.