River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-01

wheat of Virginia, Tennessee and Geor-
gia is much more rich in gluten than
the same kind grown in Indiana, Ohio,
or Illinois
We also find great diversity of opln-
ion rs to the merits of particular kinds
| of wheat grown in the same localities.
making it difficult matter for your
committee to determine which are
really the most desirable varieties of
wheat for milling purposes.
We are of opinion that general dis
cussion mt this meeting of the associa-
ton, where all the large wheat districts
are fully represented, will do more 10
settle which are the most desirable
wheats to use than any report your COM
mittee would be able TO make From
the information before your committee,
mostly obtained by correspondence. we
find the following varieties among the
best for milling purposes:
Winter Wheat-Longberry amber,
lancaster, Indiana red, Alabama,
Orange, Velvet Chat, Boughton or Tap
pahannoek, Jennings
Spring Wheat-Minnesota Fife, China,
Mammoth or Rio Grande.
The Longberry amber is extensively
grown in Virginia, which, with the Lam
caster, is most sought by millers, being
rich in gluten and possessing properties
very desirable for shipping to warm
climates
The Indiana red is spoken highly of
as fine glutinous wheat; also the Ala
bama, the latter but little raised, owing
to its light yield per acre.
The Jennings is light wheat, hard,
gives excellent color and good strength.
The Orange makes a good family
flour of fair strength, and yields well in
flour.
The Velvet Chaff possesses good
strength, and yields fairly in flour is an
early variety, grows a stiff straw, and is
well adapted to strong and stiff soils,
where most varieties would produce too
rank straw and lodge
The Boughton or TappahannocT is
highly spoken of in some localities,
while in others is not considered de-
sirable wheat, not particularly rich in
gluten, but makes a good family flour;
is easily damaged by moisture.
The Fultz and Clawson are taking the
lead with farmers, yielding largely, but
are very undesirable for millers, being
soft and weak, and containing little
gluten compared with the first-named
varieties.
The Clawson is used somewhat to mix
with damp, strong wheat.
In spring wheat the Minnesota Fife is
incomparably the best of any strong
variety. 1t is rich in gluten, very hard
and yields immensely III middlings fol
| publication and manufacture into pat
ent flour; is essentially a "breadmak
ing" wheat, producing large number
of pounds of finest bread from a miXeC
number of pounds of -four. Thi'
wheat is grown extensively in the north
west, attaining its greatest perfection il
extreme northern attitudes. particularly
in Northern Minnesota and Dakota
In Wisconsin and Iowa it is much thu
best spring wheat grown.
The Rio Grande, China, or mammoth
is large berried, heavy wheat, yieidin,
well in flour, and, next to Fife in glut
inOus properties, is particularly adaptc,
to weak lands, having a rank growth o
straw and standing drouth remarkably
The Canada Club we consider Tia,
next best spring variety but is soft
makes an excellent family flour whel
strength is not particular object.
The Lost Nation, or Prussian Fife, W,
consider the poorest spring wheat grown
having thick bran, very soft, weak j.
gluten, not even making white flour
1t is grown extensively in Wisconsin
Iowa, and Minnesota, yielding well, an,
is considered by farmers as being safe
of crop than Minnesota Fife, C3lina
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