Temporary Grain Storage

Times Gone By

Word was received here Monday of the death of Will Prunty, son of David Prunty, a Cherokee county pioneer, which occurred the 9th inst. on his Colorado sheep ranch near Nunn. It appears that Will, who was batching, arose early that morning and made biscuits for breakfast and by mistake used arsenic instead of baking powder and partaking of these died that evening after a day of intense suffering.

The herdsman also partook of the poisoned biscuit and for a time was in a serious condition. He was taken to a hospital and though still suffering is thought to be out of danger. Arsenic was used in exterminating gophers and ground squirrels and in the haste of preparing breakfast it is thought Will seized the wrong package. He lingered until 9:15 p.m. when death relived his suffering. His death comes as a great shock to his aged parents and brothers and sisters, the more so that Will had written home the latter part of the week that he had arranged his affairs so he could be home for the summer reaching here Sunday evening or Monday but Monday the fatal telegram came announcing his sad demise and changed the coming home from joy to sorrow.

Besides the parents there are four brothers and three sisters, besides a large number of other relatives and friends left to mourn his sad death.

The remains, accompanied by his brother, Orren, arrived last evening at Cleghorn and the funeral, conducted by the Rev. Dobson, will be held at 2 p.m. today from the Christian church of Cleghorn. Deceased was 36 years of age and unmarried and was held in high respect by all who knew him.

The Chautauqua opened Wednesday very auspiciously, though rain frightened some away in the evening. In the afternoon after a brief outline of the work by Manager Maus, the Dunbar concert Company, consisting of six ladies, gave a very enjoyable concert, and in the evening presented a more elaborate program and responded to several hearty encores. Dr. Mansell's lecture, "The Other Fellow," was a practical talk on putting yourself in the other fellow's place before condemning.

Find storage or customer for grain in damaged bins : Extension ...

Media contacts: Catherine Dehdashti, U of M Extension, (612) 625-0237, ced@umn.edu

ST. PAUL, Minn. (7/6/2011) —Storms that hit hard across southwestern Minnesota late last week have left many farmers with damaged grain bins. It's important to find alternative grain storage facilities. Grain left uncovered in the rain will deteriorate rapidly.

The first action should be to call your insurance agent so the loss can be documented and the process of replacement begun. Your insurance agent should also be able to tell you if your coverage includes temporary storage at another location if your damaged bin had grain in it.

Damaged bins are very hard to salvage if twisted to any degree. If empty of grain and not twisted too badly, selected panels can be replaced. The concrete pad under the bin is usually salvageable, but it's necessary to clear the metal bin off the top of the pad before putting a new one up. The old bin metal should be recycled because there is value in the metal. Take it to a scrap yard if possible.

What can you do for storage of grain that was in the damaged bins? Gary Hachfeld, University of Minnesota Extension ag business management educator, said, "First, if the grain has already been marketed, check with your elevator and ask if you can deliver the crop in the bin even though it was not due for delivery until later." Hachfeld also notes that, for unmarketed grain, farmers may choose to simply price to sell the grain now and get it out of the way. It also might be possible to contract with the elevator for storage if need be, although paying commercial storage is expensive.

If the corn grain is for feed, follow the same recommendations. "Try to find storage at the elevator or from a neighbor, If that is not available, explore the possibility of grain bags for the feed grain," Hachfeld said.

To clean up the grain on the ground, consider hiring a commercial grain vac services. Another alternative is grain storage bags, which are much like the silage bags seen on farms. There may be custom operators in your area that can help.

Another alternative is to check with neighbors who may have undamaged bins and are not farming. They might be willing to rent the bins to someone who did have damaged bins. Grain can also be stored for a short time in flat storage, such as a machine shed. There must be soil drain tile placed in the grain at intervals so air can be passed through the grain to keep it in good shape.

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