The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-16
MINNESOTA WHEAT AND FLOUR.
superiority scientifically Explained.

49, 1900 S--S-~
Minnesota -four excels all other, espe-
cially since the new purifier has been at
work. They are not so certain that the
wheat grown in Minnesota and the rest
of the fertile belt is in itself superior to
all other; but that is the most consplc-
uous fact.
Take grain Of winter wheat, grown,
saw. in Missouri. California and South
ern Russia; cut it into transyerseiy
with knife, and it shows very plainly
granulatcd appearance, many OF the
granules being polished by the knife.
That is starch; the winter grown
Southern wheat consists largely OF
starch, food element deficient IN nitro
gen, whatever gluten is in it being IN
the rejected bran. The usual grinding
entirely separates it. But a grain OF
Northern grown spring wheat has
gluten all through it, Of which it does
not Weld much in the first grinding.
The Middlings Purifier, however, takes
the -four just where ordinary mills
leave it. and extracts all the gluten,
leaving behind only worthless refuse.
1t has been objected that the Hour is
too white, that not enough bran IS lett
in it, that it is deficient in the most nu-
tritive qualities. II what is said above
is true, and it is the version given by
millers who are at once practical and
scientific, the objection is already an
swered. A grain Of Minnesota winter
wheat, microscopically examined, shows
black threads passing through 1t from
end to end. Around and upon these
threads the gluten cells seem to rest as
axes of formation. These threads con-
stitute the bulk of the matter rejected
by the Purifier. as may be proved by
wetting the refuse, when it is as black
as ink. These little fibres seem to con-
tain no nutritive qualities, but only clog
and darken the -four.
Chemists have found that fine, white,
starch flour is not rich enough IN nu-
TRENT material, lacking particularly in
the elements necessary for bone making.
Experience proves that Southern grains,
even those Of Illinois and Iowa, do not
furnish the necessary supplies to the
BODY, hence the small bones and defec-
tive teeth of the Southern nations
whereas the Northern nations arc
stronger and taller and with better
teeth, owing to their living SO largely
on grains containing more gluten. We
must have wheat rich in gluten; and, IN
the same climate and latitude, the richer
the soil the more gluten.
It has been said that winter wheat is
deficient in the best four-making prop
critics but it is useless for the tier q
States below us to try to remedy the
evil by raising spring wheat: it will 49,
grow there. Now the Middlingss Pael:
fer will operate, to the highest sedvan
tage, only on spring wheat. W sum
up:
LIST. The best -four can be made only
from wheat rich in gluten.
I'd. Southern grown winter wheat Is
deficient in gluten.
Sd. Northern grown spring wheat
abounds in gluten.
4th. The States east Of us in The
same latitude have too poor soil tt
compete with us either in the quantity
or quality of grain.
9Th. The tier Of States south,of Vi
cannot grow spring wheat to advan
tagc.
9th. The Middl;ngs Purifier gives u:
all the nutritive parts of our Northern
spring wheat.
7th. Flour made by the Middling'
Purifier from our wheat, commands .
to So a barrel more than the lines
Southern brands in the New York mar
ket.
Sth. Minnesota and Dakota ofel
countless acres Of just such wheat land
as will feed the Aiddlings Purifier
ST. Paul Pioneer.