Excerpt from State and Federal Marketing Activities and Other Economic Work, Vol. 11: July 1, 1931 Advantages and disadvantages of (the combine over the binder - thresher method of harvesting grain are analyzed in a new bulletin, Cost of Combine Harvesting in Minnesota, by Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. The study is based on daily records kept by combine Operators. The principal advantages of the combine over the binder - thresher method of harvest, according to the bulletin, are saving of man labor, reduction of total cost, speeding up the harvesting operations; and on grain farms, the Spreading of the straw on the land. The principal disadvantages are the difficulty of reducing the moisture content of the grain sufficiently for safe storage, and the loss of the straw. Combines used in Minnesota increased from 11 in 1927 to 110 in 1929. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from State and Federal Marketing Activities and Other Economic Work, 1931, Vol. 11 The new year finds farmers faced with the necessity of reducing pro duction costs, says the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in its January 1 summary of the agricultural situation. Forced to Operate under conditions of low-priced farm products and a relatively high level of wages and charges, the bureau reports efforts by farmers to cut costs by using only their best land, improved equipment, productive stock and seed, and by careful planning of work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from State and Federal Marketing Activities and Other Economic Work, Vol. 10: July 2, 1930 The schools were started in order to comply with requests from elevator operators and managers over the country for training in grain grading. B. W. Whitlock Of the Pacific Coast Headquarters Of the Bureau is in general charge Of schools being held in the western States. Arrangements are being made at Montana State College for the annual Western States Extension Conference which will be held there five days, August 11 to 15. Representatives from 11 western States and the territory of Hawaii will attend. Such conferences have been held for several years. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.