Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04
"CONFERSATION WITH A
WHEAT BUYER"

ing agricultural correspondents IN the
country, advances some ideas which
will certainly interest, aud may be OF
substantial worth to some Of our read
ers
The Clawson wheat does not cut
much of figure in Southern Illinois,
yet, if one tokcs the testimony of Il
wheat buyer who has been more than
ten years engaged Tor Halliday Broth.
ers, the great millers of Cairo, who
having from the start done Il good bus
mess have lately increased il to the
extent Of running sixteen pair OF stones,
night and day. aud whose fancy brands
Of -four notably the "Sylph, have OBJ
tained n high and widespread rcpuia'
uon. Meeting Mr.. H., the buyer aiore-
said, on the train going north from
Centralia, one evening, some weeks
ago, your correspondent in the course
Oi bali hours conversation, obtained
the following interesting facts in rela-
tiun to some varieties Of wheat, wheat
growing neighborhoods, millors, north
ern grown Indian corn as compared
with the product of more southern lat
tudes, 81. Mr.. II. having stated he
had never met with the Clawson, and
of course could not Judge Of it, was
then asked what variety he considered
best-that il, made the best and the
strongest flour, and whitcst and most
of il. lie replied unhesitatingly, "the
Mediterranean, the Red Sea, or the
Sea Chafl," AS il is Unfortunately
called. 1--WE now make" he continued,
'from the middlings or second run OF
this variety, by the patent process, as
it is called, one Of the best brands OF
-four in the world, the Sylph'-that
process enabling our millers and Others
to manufacture the very highest grades
of flour out of material once considered
refuse aud nearly worthless except Tor
feeding purposes"
"Wherc do you 20 to get your best
wheat where, indeed, in the country
! is the best wheat produced y In reply
To this, Mr.. II. named Franklin coun-
", IN this State, first, and then the
country surrounding 1t, aud extending
the territory 50 as to embracc that por-
ton of Missouri lying about Cape Gil
rardeau say twenty of the most south
orn counties of Illinois, and third a.
many in Missouri, lying ON or near the
Mississippi river, aud between that aud
the main line ot the Iron Mountain
railroad.
as the wheat, the production of thi'
territory, better aud stronger wheat
than the best Minnesota hard spIing Z
For some purposes it is, but not fol
all. Minnesota hard spring is bette
suited to grinding with softer ant
stnrchier wh,ats, and is 80 used in Eng
land but for the manufacture Of th'
highest grades of -four, there is moth
ing know of superior to the red ~int
er wheats Of Southern Illinois an'
Missouri"
t ut is common belief among thos'
who have had AN opportunity TO jutg
of both, that the -four made in the old
iashiuned slow moving water mills 0
the country hrrrabouts and south
make very much better flodr, and es
pecialy strkmgly superior article
Indian corn meal, then the iast-run
ming steam mills OF modern times, ID
you recognize the truth Of this state
munt p
"Ccrtainlv, VIC have latterly Foi
merly We ran our bulrs $50 revolu
tiuns IL minute, aud in dressing ther
we lett broad, fiat spaces, whose ollic
il was to crush and mash rather iha
| cut and fine the grain. But we hav
learned that that speed aud that crust
, ling was killing the liic OF our product
I aud We have reformed our processes b.
reducing the speed to 100 revolutions
/, aud now dress the hurrs into sbar
ridges leaving no spac s lor the purpo
If crushing, but have that prellmnar
, work douc by cast irun mill, invente
/ and used for that sole purpose
{ "You are engaged solely IN the bus
, iness Of buying wheat. in the rego
| yon describeY p
, "No. We manufacture great quar-
: titles of Indian corn meal for the sOutl
!, srn market and halt my time is occl
g pied in buying corn for that purpose.
, Nov tell me where the best cor
i grows. mean, Of course, such cor
b. as makes the best meal for bread an
other domestic uses"
Certainly. In the first place, bu
mo- corn north of this line.n 1--WE wer
:, approachinr Olin on the Ohio aud NJ
a,ssip,i rnilrnnd. a point about 65 mile
dino east from ST. Luuis,) "but up I
n and south IN thy lower valley OF I'll
4 Wabash river. in the valley of III
!, Cumierl,ud In K,ntucllry and rei
: nc,.e, in Arkansas in the valley
m. riv,r nj that name. a,so in that ,
IN, Wbitc,ivo,. of Arkansas. and SON
! an IN, heavy timbered r,dyes of Soutl
! arm Missou,i
= rWhnt anp,ars TO be wantirn IN ii
corn grnvn north of 3So that il do,
moi All. vonr nuruose ~
~ conclude the season IA not lon
.nou.,h win van ia hiring the cor
,rnn io mninritv. f. ia rare that yo
' a, nn, bnv,n a,od at one end OF III
, summer or n frost at the other, ,
! buth. which reduces the length 0f yor
y, lsenson. 80 the corn crop has To 1
Z through all phases of growth aud d
= velonment b,tween the first of Juf
- AMI The middle of September. In tt
, di.trirts and river bottoms where
- operatc. when YOU are planting hel
y and above this pmnt, the corn is iull
kncc and snm,times breast hlgh All
later in the season, when your crop
:, ia danger of being cut oil hy iros
:. tl,cre the corn has acquired high AZ