The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-08
THE FUTURE OF KANSAS FLOUR,

Kansas first challenged public attention future
great wheat country by the productions of an excellent
grade soft wheat Her big wheat fields at that time
principally to the Kaw river valley and its
tributaries. the settlement of central and
southern Kansas The first hard Russian wheat grown
in the any considerable in the vicn
ity OF Wichita before the days of the roller pro-
millers dreaded the hard wheat which -four
ished better and yielded greater than the soft wheas
But if it was death the Stones, it turned off high
grade -four The Modern Miller in its current number
up the future of Kansas flour in the following com
prehensive way
"A splendid move is on foot among the millers and
grain dealers Kansas establish Kansas Turkey
wheat separate grade unmixed with Kansas hard or
soft other varieties from adjoining territories
Turkey red wheat gained prominence only
few years ago. when soft wheat mills FREEDOM
only few years ago when soft wheat mills predomin-
ated and when the miers skeptical the merit
of the wheat Flour buyers naturally bought gin
gery first but the of the Kansas Turkey wheat
the first trial.
Without casting any reflections the other milling
sections can truthfuy stated that pro-
duct has made the in the
-four markets of the world.
The prospects for the coming Kansas crop are
peril The outlook the quality the quantity of the
crop presages great activity among Kansas mills. If
present prospects materalize the price of choice
Kansas will make Kansas wheat strong competitor in
every market The present move to make the now justly
renowned Turkey red wheat separate grade keeping
free from all other varieties is which will have
a striking influence the future of Kansas flour.
is successful it will that in a short time Tur
key red wheat will predominant practically the exclu
sion of the inferior hard varieties The uni
form excellence of Kansas flour will hardly be called in
question when made from pure Turkey red wheat Tests
have been made in Kansas with 25 varieties establish
the hardness and yield of wheats Kansas soil Of this
number six have demonstrated their worth but the
key red has outcassed all others in popularity with the
T1ers, well farmers, and the -four from this
has gained remarkable prominence
AN authority the wheats Kansas says it is pos
sble by careful selection to breed a Kansas milling
wheat which will grade No 1, but it be selected
from the best seed and given careful study.
Kansas has reached the point of the banner for
quantity and should bend its energies improve the
quality by eradicatng the poorer sorts This is best ac
complished by effort to seed only the best qualities
Turkey red has proved itself up in the list for
yield but commercially it has gained dstinctiveness
for quality, among the millers and buyers which
makes the leading hard wheat Kansas BY expert
mentng it that the Turkey can be grown
successfully the limits of Nebraska on the north The
semihard grass wheat, Odessa sort which has pre-
dominated in north Kansas and Nebraska has lost its
original fovar and should give place Turkey or Futz
In certain districts Kansas especially along the
eastern border is claimed the sorts deterior
ate and do not do we'll The experimental station be
heves this be almost if wholly, overcome by
using good seed and careful cultivation
More uniformity of wheat the whole state will
make the -four uniformly good remove the
depressing influence OF -four made the inferior sort
Of wheat
The milers of Kansas should leave stone I'M
turned TO increase the prestige of their and the pres
ent scheme should be supported only for the
set forth in the communication referred to- but to in
crease the production Of the superior wheat and add pre
tge TO the already wellestabished merit of Kansas
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