The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-23
STOP MIXING
KANSAS WHEAT
Wichita Grain Men Would
Stop This Practice.
KANSAS NO. 2 HARD WHEAT
Has a Great Reputation in
Europe.
KANSAS NO. 2 HARD WHEAT

Ever since the organization OF the
Beard Of Trade IN this city the grain
men have been talking OF the exporting
OF Kansas hard wheat to Europe by some
route which would not give some elevator
nan a chance TO mix it. This could be
done by the Board OF Trade getting con-
Dol Of an elevator somewhere on tide
water.
The grain men here claim that Kansas
hard wheat has won its way 10 The front
IL Europe in spite Of this mixing, and
today it is in better demand than wheat
from any other section of the world.
Speaking Of this matter yesterday. ". ".
Culver said:
do you know that Kansas hard wheat
Is the best wheat in the world, and that
there is a great demand for 1t in Europe?
Kansas hard wheat is grade, and does
rot mean wheat raised in the state of
Kansas. Wheat raised IN Oklahoma and
Nebraska OF the same variety raised here
grades Kansas hard. It was the Kansas
wheat that made the reputation and Ne
braska and Oklahoma wheat is graded
Kansas hard.
Il was state grain inspector under the
administration of Governor Leedy, and
sent TO the best wheat countries in
South America. 20 Russia, India, Italy
and France, and got samples of their
wheat. and I found that Kansas samples
fot al purposes beat them all Kansas
hard wheat has won its way 10 the front
but the Kansas farmer has never been
able TO get the fun value of his wheat
owing TO manipulations Of the wheat at
Kansas City.
do you know that for years the Kan
sas farmer has been compelled TO furnish
81 pounds Of wheat for number two. while
the Minneapolis district only had to fur
pish 81, and no other place except Kansas
had to furnish more than IS pound wheat
for number >. When Governor Leedy
made me state inspector, 1 changed the
grade and made IS pound wheat number
2 Kansas City raised d great howl, but
told them we raised the wheat, and
we would make the grade After I went
out Of the inspectors office, the grade
was put back 10 50 pounds
Now. what difference do YOU suppose
it makes TO Kansas City whether number
, Kansas hard wheat weighs IS or 50
pc unds? Wei, 7 will tell you More light
wheat is raised outside Of this state, and
they want our 50 pound wheat to mix with
their lighter wheat. Suppose Nebraska
wheat this year would weigh only 81
pounds and ours 50. In that case If you
we're 10 take one bushel Of the former and
one Of the latter and mix them together
you would have two bushels of wheat
testing IS pounds. Kansas City has been
doing that very thing for years, and this
mixture went TO Europe and was sold for
number , Kansas hard wheat Now, you
see. if we could have sent our 80 pound
bushels of wheat TO Europe, Kansas hard
wheat would be more popular than it is
nov.
kansas farmers ard Kansas grain
men send their wheat TO market in the
best shape of any wheat in the world.
Up in the Minneapolis district the in
81 ectors dock the wheat from two to
tN enty pounds to the bushel for dirt. and
the best machinery can not get two
pounds of dirt from the Kansas wheat.
All Of the foreign wheat is mixed with
seeds Of different kinds. and # is never
Clean like the Kansas wheat when it is
sent to market.
There is a time coming. and it is not
n the very distant future. when Kansas
and Oklahoma viii send all the number
Kansas hard wheat to market 1t viii 90
snmixed with inferior grades OF wheat. |
and it VIII bring more money than any
other wheat in the world.