The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-06

Special to The Journal.
Sioux City, Iowa, June 6.-Phenomenal
success In growing n1acaroni wheat in Me-
braska, South Dakota and North Dakota
from seed imported from Europe In 1900
and 1901, will result in far the greatest
acreage Of this wheat yet planted In the
west.
AS result OF efforts by the expert
mental stations Of western agricultural
schools, especially that Of South Dakota,
assisted by Professor Mark A. Carleton
of Manhattan, Kan, cerealist OF the United
States department Of agriculture, the
pracucability Of growing macaroni wheat
in this country has been thoroly estab-
lished, and hereafter 1t Is to be classed
as one Of the great crops of the grain belt
Within the past year the following facts
have been proved by tests made turnout
South Dakota:
First-The yield Of macaroni wheat is
from 60 to 120 per cent greater than that
Of ordinary bread wheat
Il Second The quality of American grown
macaroni wheat Is such that its b1-products
can be made Of fully as high quality as
the imported variety.
Third-Already there is a greater de-
mand from manufacturers than can be
supplied by the growers Of macaroni wheat.
Fourth-Bread, more nutritious and by
many considered more palatable, than or
binary bread, can be made from macaron1
wheat by every housewife.
From the best. obtainable information ii
seems that about 100000 acres Of South
Dakota land were last year sown to maca-
roni wheat, or It's more common and cor
rupt form, known as goose" wheat This
year the acreage will be almost doubled
Practically the same amount will be
planted in North Dakota, with constd-
erably smaller quantity in Nebraska and
Kansas.
Yields Compared.
| The following results obtained from
macaroni wheat, as compared with the
! ordinary variety, In Edmunds county, 8
D., typical wheat region, illustrate the
desire of the farmer of the grain bell
| to include macaroni wheat In his list o.
crops:
Thirty bushels macaroni wheat, at 75c per 900 :,
Twelve bushels ordinary wheat, at zoe per
bushel S.4'
Thus it vas shown in this particular 10
cality that the new kind of wheat Yields
almost three times as much revenue from
:. an acre of ground as the ordinary variety
Edmunds county n1acaroni wheat took th'
prize at the state fair.
| Thirty-siX farmers in all parts of tn,
! state who were furnished with imported
seed from the Bookings station, reported
yields varying from four to thirty-ni
! bushels, and an average yield of 20 D
| bushels. Last year was an EXCEPTIONAL!
| unfavorable one for macaroni wheat II
South Dakota, this grain requiring com
paratively little rainfall Much of tn
crop was damaged by hail and retarded b.
heavy rains. But even this yield nettet
the planters so per cent more revenue t
the acre than ordinary wheat.
| There are several wheat mills in Mime
sofa and North Dakota, manufacturing
macaroni, spaghetti, vermecelli, etc. T.
supply the mill demand in the east hun
dreds Of thousands Of bushels Of macaron
wheat are imported annually. Even wit
this, the mills are compelled to resort t
bread wheat, from which an inferior grad
Of bi-product results. The importation
Of the finished product alone amounts t
15,000,0Q0 pounds annually. u. Ut
A New Industry.
IF the farmers will turn their attentio
to the growth Of macaroni wheat tn
wheat output of the United States will b
increased 50,000,00O bushels within a fey
years. declared Professor Carleton, tn
recognized macaroni expert of the Unite
States. Professor Carleton spent severa
years in Europe studying the various har
wheats. In my travels thru Europe
found dozen varieties of red winte
: wheat and macaroni wheat that will be o
advantage to the great plains. The maca
roni wheats will be Of value to the sprin
wheat growers from North Dakota t
Texas inclusive. They can also be grow
in such sections as Arizona and Idaho an
the dryest portions of Washington an
4 Oregon. One important feature abou
these wheats is, altho they need som
moisture to bring them up and then a raj