Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-26

to have the charges investigated, if for
no other reason than that Washburn's
guilt or innocence may be proved.
There is another important question
which we wish to submit to the farm
ers of this county, and we would ask
all interested to give this subject more
than passing thought: The wheat
raised in this county has always been
in demand, and always commands the
highest market price. The county is
young, but growing fast, and while the
older settlers may appreciate the value
Of our suggestions, many who have but
recently arrived may not be aware of
their Importance. One of the reasons
for our wheat always being in demand
is this: we have always grown ''hard
wheat" and it is this and the -four
which is manufactured from it, which
has placed these products foremost in
the markets of the world. In some
parts of the State, where the soft va
rieties of wheat are grown, the buyers
have found it necessary to establish
grade of ''hard" and soft" wheat and
keep the varieties separate. The
former grade commanding from to Is
cents per bushel more than the latter.
1t has not been, as yet, found necessary
to make this distinction and difference
in grades and prices in this section; but
we have, been informed on good author
ity, that unless the harder varieties are
more generally grown, it will be neces-
sary to establish such grades. Our OBJ
ject, therefore, is to impress upon our
farmers the value of keeping up the
standard. This can only be accom-
plished by raising clean, hard wheat.
We endeavored in our last issue, to
show the farmers why they should SOW
clean seed, and we now wish to call
their attention to the value Of raising
the varieties known as ''hard." Dur.
ing the past few years, great advance
ment has been made in the manufacture
of -four, the whole process has beer
revolutionized, and this change makes
it necessary. in order to manufacture
the best grades of -four, to have hard.
fiinty wheat. This section, the prai.
ries, furnish the greater portion of this
grade, and it is matter of great i'm
portance to us that we make our pro
ducts at least equal to any. 1t is bu1
matter of business to have the best
when it can be grown at the same cos
and with the same labor required t.
produce an inferior article. 1t is al
nonsense to imagine that soft whea
yields more than hard; yet many thinl
and say so. This is the case with tn
variety known as ''lost nation;" a grea
deal has been said and written abou
this variety, and it is claimed to give
heavy yield. We do not doubt bu
this is the case, for it is easy to accoun
for it from the fact that changing see
is always beneficial; yet it is not neces
sary in order-to produce this result, t
change from soft to hard, or vic
versa, as the same result can be oil
tanned by changing the same variety {
, seed. That this is fact, we leave
g any experienced farmer; and furtht
than this, it is only short time sine
9 we published an article in which it W,
. shown that many varieties of soft whe,
were almost unsaleable at some of Il
mills. We all work for money; tn
= which we consider of the most valu
: clasming our attention; hence if it is
our advantage to grow certain vari
= ty of grain, it is but just ourselves tn
: we should do so. AS cur soil and c
. mate are adapted to wheat raising, ,
i must take advantage Of the fact a
! grow the best. Hard wheat is in d
! mand, and as this cereal is our prin
% pal product, we must endeavor to pl
duce that from which we will deri
u the greatest revenue. Farming is
much business az any mercantile pl
suit, and no merchant would think
&c buying and paying the same price
., an unsaleable article of merchants
q, that he would for an article that "
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