Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1882-02-09
NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
A Change Of Seed Wheat Likely to be Made
in Nebraska.
The Question is Discussed by a Large Mum
Der Of Grain Buyers.


omaha Republican.
A meeting of the grain buyers OF the
state. principally those who were the
guests Of the board Of trade Friday
night, was held at the rooms 1l16
Farnam street yesterday morning.
After the meeting had been called to
order by the secretary, Mr.. Thos Glib
son, Land Commissioners BurDham, OF
the Union Pacific railroad, WAS asked
TO preside. On taking the chair Mr..
Burnham made brief speech on the
subject Of discussion, the introduction
of seed wheat, and suggested that a
committee be- appointed to gather in
formation on the subject.
Mr.. BurDham gave many interesting
facts.ishowing that crops raised from
seed wheat from other states were al
most invariably from two to five bush
els more to the acre than those raised
from seed grown here. He did not
consider Nebraska, like more northern
states, ~ especially adapted to wheat
raising. Twenty bushels Of wheat can
be raised upon one acre, but only by
the most careful farming. The great
majority az our farmers get but ten or
twelve bushels to the acre, andsmany
even less. fW% ss
A guest of the board stated that dur
ing the grasshopper plague OF some
years ago, farmers were compelled TO
ship in their seed wheat, and raised the
following season wheat that was four
or FIVE pounds heavier to the bnshel
than that Of former years. Even with
new process" and other improved
methods, millers cannot make a first
class -four.
A discussion then arose on the best
varieties to be imported, and Mr.. Morse
asked the presidents opinion on the
subject.
Mr.. Burnham replied that, in his
judgment, the hard flint wheat Of the
northern states WAS the best, and re-
peated that the matter should be left to
competent committee to make thor
ough trial of various varieties.
Mr.. McLennan, Of Wahoo. who spoke
from an experience of nine years In the
business in this state, remarked that
when wheat-growing first assumed con-
siderable proportions, the farmers all
used the Canadian Golden Drop" and
that until the in-and.in sowing had
done It's work, Nebraska wheat WAS
high grade. AS long as new wheat was
introduced from time To time the quad
ity was preserved. The early wheat
seeds, "China Pearl and Mediterrane-
an" were productive. but failed Ia
make good flour. Grass wheat had made
very good stand In some counties
and produced good article of flour
when mixed with the flint. but could
not be relied upon. A change Of seed
every few years was invariably profit
able To the farmer who had the enter
prise to make IL. The desideratum OF
the farmer was good early, hare
wheat.
Mr.. Clark. of the Waterloo mills, ell
dorsed Mr.. McLennan's ideas except il
regard to the production of an earl,
wheat. which would be of the requisit,
hardness. The latitude of Nebraska
he thought, was too low for the pro
duction of any variety Of early wheat
The once popular Golden Drop" an,
similar, varieties would never agar
come into favor here.
Mr.. Burnham asked il the farmer
would adopt new seed wheat If i
We're Vanished them without time o
trouble lost on deciding the best vari
ETY..
Mr. Clark replied that it would hard
ly be universally taken into favor a
once. and cited the farmers, of Mime
sofa. who were long time in MAXIM
mp their minds To SOW hard or flint
Some years ago he sent carload o
scotch tife," a seed like the Golde
Drop, to Bell Creek. about twenty mile
from Omaha, but though it was wei
scattered through the state. the see
was not preserved. This wheat was
favorite OF his for milling. and is still
good crop on old ground.
The president remarked that as ther
seemed to be no question that a ne,
variety was needed. the only thing [
do was TO decide on the best one.
Mr.. Clark said that he also dstribu
Ell the Mammoth" seed from BE
Creek, and that it had been extensi, el
used ia Washington county. All Wi
consin seed did we'll here.
The question by Mr.. Himbaug
whether flint wheat was not best Il
old and soft wheat for new ground W,
answered in the Affirmative.
On motion Of ). b. Reynolds, Of ID
vid City. the whole subject was refe
red to committe of Ave. with Mr.. Bur
liam az chairman.
The following resolution was offer,
hy Mr.. Allen:
Resoiced, That the grain shippers
Nebraska do urge upon the farmers
the State the Importance of sowing be
ter varieties OF seed wheat, and 'recor
mend that moro attention be given
raising the standard " Nebraska IN
ling grades hy careful selection of Sc,