New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02
NAC4RONI WHE41'.
Overcoming Objections of Nillers to
Grinding IT.
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washington. Sept 31-Because Secretary wilson
of INC Department Of Agriculture has succeeded III
making the arid regions of the West produce
luVVoWo bushels this year Of an excellent quan''
OF what is known as macaroni wheat he mas
aroused the opposition Of many OF the millers o.
She country. who have a. vet not mastered the
process OF milling this hardy grain. While tue De
partment Of Agriculture is not inclined III any
sense 10 adopt an antagoniztic policy toward 'ile
miliers the simple record of the Development o.
this crop from 900 bushels three years ago "hen
Il was frst introduced to 10 100000 bushels TINS year
IS believed to be sufficient Endorsement 'o' '"e
introduction Of the wheat. Especially Is tins -
"hen The fact is considered that the land "u'c"
produces this enormous wheat crop was absolu'eiS
unproducuve previous 10 this time.
Secretary Wilson is not altogether discouraged 81
the protest OF the uillers but looks AZ the matter
as simply campaign Of education. in which theS
VIII have TO be the learners The new wheat mas
much harder kernel than that to which the mil
erS Of this country have been accustomed. ana ne
cause the miers cannot readily adjust their ma
cfineTy to the new wheat is believed hy the Secre
tarN TO be no adequate reason why the western
deserts should not produce good crop
mere Is no complaint against the new wheat
tensive experiments have been conducted by the
cepartment in breadmaking with this -four Two
co caves Of bread made from the mdtdro.ll
wheat and properly labelled such. were recently
rom the best spring wheat from the Northwest
loaf Of each sent to experts in various parts
vas the better bread, and the result entirely in
100 CT the new flour. los responding Win d
W abbsTfF b f fSs t the old -four j.
70 De SIMPLY dread thar the grain Will eventu-
ally become the universal crop Of the country Just
Why objections should be made to this condition. if
II snould really be the IS not clearly defined
Secretary Wilson congratulated himself three Years
ego, Nh"u Seed was brought from Anglers ana '2V.y
bushels was the resulting crop. He was somewhat
ever 656 6a5 bushels ~, - M 49, ., ttiSe but a
Disadvantage in the present splendid crop in sight
region which extends practically one hundred
nlle5 on either side of the 1e1th meridian. en-
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas and the east
ern sections of Colorado and Wyoming, The wheat
will grow with an annual rainfall of only ten
!pehes;: Heretofore it has been produced only in
ne ARD REGIONS Of Europe and its importation into
ms country TOY growth was made as the result OF
csTe{ul study and comparison of the climates OF
the western desert with conditions prevailing
IN regions where the wheat had fourished. .
ne macafoni wheat. the foreign market is not in
NE I@aSt aNerSe 10 receiving =. considerable
cents brsheI as conpaTed Viii 81 cents for bread
wheat. While these prices are low they are no
lower proporuonately for the macaronj than for
by the unusually good Russian crop. 1t is said
that ordinarily the macaron wheat in Marseilles
brings fuII[ az good a price IS bread wheat and
Already about twenty mills In this country have
taken UP the work of grinding the new wheat. and
with success II Is said that the power required
than heretofore necessary. Aside from this and a
reimbursement 81 machinery. change IS under
one Of the objections the present time is that
handle two kinds wheat in the mill is less profit
able than handling kind
Besides being used for -four. the new crop is en-
couragng the manufacture 81 macaroni in this
country. Several plants TO utilize the product
have already been established. Secretary Wilson
believes that just improvements in milling
chinery and operations have heretofore followed
the improvements i'm crops. the milers viii still
have to keep abreast of the times and prepare to
handle the new wheat. the size of the present
crop leaves no reason to doubt that it has
stay.
From an agricqlltural point of view. there are
some problems indicated by the success of the new
wheat. which viii have TO receive the serious con-
sideraton Of the Department Of Agriculture One
or these the milers have pointed out in their COM
plant They say that farmers will undoubtedly
adopt the practice OF mixing the new wheat with
the spring and winter wheats now comprising the
crops in the regular wheat sections Of the country
In this mixing the milleTs stiIl more trouble
ahead for themselves. and some of them throw up
winch thew predict Will follow such course.
IN the contest which seems to have arisen the
department IS by no means placing itself entbusf-
sSucally and solely on the side of the desert
Farmer. 1t Is rot thu intention or purpose Of the
department 10 take sides. but the whole question Is
receiving considerable from unbiased point
OF view. That macaroui wheat IS to be perrnane MT
product or the United States. however, is an easv
prediction after hearing the views of Secretary vii
the subject 800