People's voice., 1899-09-28
Wonderful New Wheat Grown.

a new anu WOuucIlul "nOoV h"S
been produced. At ScOttsburg, lnd
on a little plat Of ground, it has
grown this year, and become the most
valuable crop for its size 10 the Uni
TED States. 1t Was raised by &. Z
McCaslln, a scientific farmer and ex'
perimenter. 0ne thousand dollars
for a few handsful Of wheat seems a
prOdigiOus price, yet that is the valu-
alton Of this warJf. il indeed, it can
be valued at all. One half interest in
the total yield Of it, which was but
eleven pounds, sold for $500.
THIS amount va, paid by Il wealthy
Tennesseean from TullahOma after g
personal Inspection Of the wheat while
growing, under an agreement to furn-
ish additional capital sufficient to
raise the wheat On iaree scale. Mr..
McCaSlin received many handsome
offers fer the entire cFop, including
one of 81, 900 cash, but be refused to
sell at any price.
This remarkable wheat is an aCci-
dental hybrid, being a cross between
the Genesee giant and tae Fu12, arC
Mr.. McCasin has gwen il the ne
HoOSier giant. The Iioosic; giant is
a square, smOoth-bearded wheat, with
a peariy red berry u.rtIAin& Enft
strongly of the properties Of the Fuit7
than OF the GeneSee. The distinctive
and valuable feature Of tt.s W, t,
however, is its wonderful SiO9ling
capacity, which is beyond comparison
with any other variety known. In
this respect it is unlike either Of its
genitOrs.
Its great practical value in wheat
raising may be easily Comprehended
when it is known that One-SiXth Of
the amount of seed wheat usually
used will raise as much wheat as other
varieties. Individual grains OF this
wheat produce as high as ninety-flve
stalks, giving each hill a bush.like
Nor is this prolific
growth produced at the expense Of the
berry, either in quantity or quality.
No imperfectly developed heads or
grains are found, the yield of each
stalk being full and perfect. It's
hard, pearly and translucent berry
makes it a perfect wheat in every
respect for commercial purposes.
This wheat was sOwI at the rate of
ten pounds per acre or one bushel to
every SIX acres, while the usual rate
is from one to one and half per
acre. Rain and fog during the bloom.
Jig period, which caused a light yield
OF wheat over southern Indiana, Oper-
ated against the I[OOsief giant, yet
the plant yielded at the rate Of forty
four bushels per acre, Individual
rows shOwded yields running from
Sixty-eight to eighty.eight bushels per
acre. Mr.. McCaslin has no hesitation
in saying that the wheat is capable Of
producing from eighty to a hundred
bushels per acre, with proper care and
weather. The StoOling
quality of this wheat enables it to
winter well. 1t has rank stalk, and |
has habit peculiar to bearded Rus
sian wheatS-that of lying fat upon |
The ground, like moss, as soon as up.
Nnlle growing, tnlS Wneat attract
I'd the widest attention. Agricul-
-ural men from ali parts of the state
md from other states as we'll came to
zee it. Hundreds of farmers viewed
Z, but none had ever seen similar
wheat. For weeks before harvest
Mr.. McCaSlin engaged boys to guard
t from sunrise to sunset against at
iackS of birds, He threshed it by
land, The net crop will be raised on
lis ShadJwmOunt farm, in Jennings
iOwnship. The wheat will not be put
IN the market for several years.