Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-10-07

who have seemed almost at "A loss to find |
words sufficiently expressive of their opin-
ion OF it. In other localities millcrs consid-
er it a really good wheat, though it must be
confessed that the general verdict is against
it. The same may be sold Of FultZ wheat,
the cultivation of which has spread rapidly
owing to its excellent yield and ability to
succumb. Some n,illers consider it as
wholly bad. while others really like it. and
and still others are willing to buy it if they
secure other wheat to mix with it. The ev-
ident conclusion of all this is not that mill
ers are prejudieed, but that wheats are af-
fected By soil and climate so as to lose OF
acquire milling qualities. Proof OF this may
be found in the fact that almost any variety
of wheat will prove liz some localities and
steadily deieriorate in others. 4 new var
iety Of wheat often seems poor one on its
first Introduction, but improves after q
while This seems to be the case with
Fultz wheat in Southern Illinois and 1ndi-
ana. The same wheat seems naturally
adapted to Kansas, and Kansas Fultz is per-
haps the best variety of that wheat that is
grown.
! Just as senle wheats improve IN some le-
calities, others rapidly detorirnte IN the
same localities, and what is good wheat in
Michigan may after crop or so turn out
to be very inferior wheat in Illinois or Indi-
ana. Some wheats seem to be wholly bad
and incapable of being Improved on IN any
soil or climate. Some wheats on this black
list are Lest Nation. Brooks, and Red Chat
and soft spring wheats generally. The mill
ing qualities seem to degenerate the leHge'
they are cultivated. Even good wheat'
gradually run out so far as yield per acre
and degenerate in milling qualities ii care i
not taken to obtain the best kind OF seed
Some Of the best Michigan wheats have al
most disappeared and Fife wheats have de
terieated wherever they have long bee'
planted without renewing the seed. Farm
ers can largly control this matter If the
will by procuring good seed. In sprini
seed from the Red River Valley or Mantle
ba would doubtless largely restore its pris
tine excellence. Millers ought to tell farm
ers when variety of wheat is detrioratin
, and persuade them to renew the seed or tl'
. some variety whose milling qualities Al
well known. Many millers have done th
and succeeded in introducing excellent va
+ ieties in place of those which have run the
course of usefulness. Millers introduce
e the Long Berry Amber into Illinois, one
r the best milling wheats ever grown in tt
t winter wheat section. We believe that mi
: lers are largely to blame for poor wheat
t by not advising farmers what varieties al
@ most acceptable. If. for instance, they III
"a Lancaster or Mediterranean grown in the
section is better for milling purposes ths
D any other variety, they ought to inform tt
@ farmers OF the fact. There may be cas-
q where farmers are seauced into sowing
j. poor variety because Of the large yield.
4 has been the ease with Clawsou wheat, b
l. generally L good milling wheat is as goo
for the farmer as poor one, ana III son
localities that we know of, millers have 81
ceeded in getting the farmers to sow hot
inc bat Medetearanean. Ii mlllers al
farmers could get little nearer each 9th
: if would be to their mutual advantage. al
- would resnlt in giving us better whea
u than our mills are often compelled to rs
american Miller.
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