New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-06
NEW SEEDS FROM RUSSIA.
cr1-rpA1. VARIETIES SECURED WHICH NAY
BE OF BENEFIT TO AMERICAN
rApNFRS

y-asbtngton. April (speciaD-In the last year me
r,arartnent ~ Agriculture has had FOUR fNp'o'rlS
~ work IN different parts o. the "orId ha''n- III.
tho INTRODUCTION into the United States ~
goods and plants which may prove 10 ne o eco''o'"-
,.a,re Secretary Wilson sent Professor Mark 4.
C,lo.or tho we'll known authority on cereals %
quest with instructions ~ obtain such varieties
as might IN any way add 70 the Nalle oi 'hiS
countrv's cereal production. Professor 'ar'ioh
has lust returned. after spending anout elE''
months In the land OF the car ana is c"h"-''.
,na. some AZ least of his selections will prove or
orea, beneat lie mentions n winter rye. when IS
crown ~ Ust-sisolsk IN the government Of Vol
o,da which is In about So degrees north latitude
The climatic conditions correspond closely 10 nose
-, Invader II IS believed that this rye Will DO
well in Alaska a section which has not yet pro-
d,oed cereals except in an experimental way
The cereal that promises best results Is the
rlunanks wheat from the Kuhan territory, In the
volea region While this is spring wheat IN
Russia II is believed that IL can he changed 10
winter wheat here. Il is much harder than any of
the American wheats and is the great bread wheat
of the Volra region r. u.s. however for this purpose
mixed with softer whests 10 the extent OF 10 70 %
per cent This wheat needs warm climate and Is
expected 20 give good results in Texas Western
Kansas ard Eastern Colorado. II does best IN
Russia where the annual rainfall Is only about
fifteen inches In Western Kansas the annual rain
fall Is about eichteei. inches. Professor Carleton
neef with here is objection % milers 70 grind
ing Il owing 10 its great hardness
\ variety called Polish wheat, "hch was oD-
tanned has the largest grain OF all wheats IN the
world the average length OF the kernels beins
about Nve-si xteenths Of inch Like the kubanka.
In Is exceedingly hard. but Is not bread wheat.
Irs use Is in pastry and az a ma caronl "irat-
American rnacarOri. which IS not made from wheat
MINOR cd for the purpose is now made rom North
Tcakota ard wheat The Polish wheat needs
warm climate. and Is expected 70 flourish Wherever
The Kubanka wheat does
SeteraI varieties OF broom milet are IN come
These are for cold dry climates II Is not asserted
that they superior 10 the mllets no" growing
ir mis- country but II is thought that they VIII
grow where those DO not flourish. These are grown
In Russia he seed principally ana are Lsed LOT
,ood in the way OF soups and gru"s. Another I'M
variation when in Russia Is largely used IN soups
md rriIels Is a Siberian huckwheat II Il called
.'pieantic huckwheat." from the Immense size ol
the kernels being nearly twice the size or the
American grain. Most - expected from inns i"'i"-
duct!1n in dry. cold regions ,
A variety of spet. called "Polba IN RUSSIA y
another Importation which grows IN RUSSIA IN re-
eors so cold that other cereals will not grow This
rnny prnv4 10 be a excellent winter grain mere ana
csncraliy suta Alaska. II Is grown IN RUSSIA
most exclusively for feed. The kernels are very
Two varieties OF oats the Swedish and Tohosk,
arc oXpe tied 10 be the thing neediu IN me Dry cod
~aoons ~ the West The Swedish variety originally
came from Finland but In Russia II has been
grown many wears each year from selected seed
The Government importation - from TINS selected
seed Tho other variety Is from Tobolsk. IN the
northern part OF Siberia. where II ia very dry ana
cold .,,.-
The total importations amount TO about thirty
varieties Of cereals end forage plants besides Vege-
table seeds and melons.