Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-06-18

nomenal success in growing macaroni
wheat in Nebraska, South Dakota and
North Dakota from seed imported
from Europe in 1900 and 1901, will re-
suit in far the greatest acreage of this
wheat yet planted in the west.
AS result of efforts by the expert
mental stations of western agri-
cultural schools, especially that of
South Dakota, assisted by Professor
Mark A. Carleton of Manhattan, Kan,
cerealist of the United States depart
ment OF agriculture, the practicability
of growing macaroni wheat in this
country has been thoroughly estab-
lished, and hereafter it 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
throughout South Dakota:
First-The yield of macaroni wheat
is from go to 120 per cent greater
than that of ordinary bread wheat.
Second-The quality of American
grown macaroni wheat is such that its
bi-products can be made of fully as
high quality as the imported variety.
Third-Already there is a greater
demand from manufacturers than can
be supplied by the growers of
macaroni wheat
Fourth-Bread, more nutritious and
by many considered more palatable,
than ordinary bread, can be made
from macaroni wheat by every house
wife.
From the best obtainable informa-
ton it seems that about 100000 acres
of South Dakota land were last year
sown to macaroni wheat, or its more
common and corrupt form, known as
goose" wheat. This year the acreage
will be almost doubled. Practically
the same amount will be planted in
North Dakota, with a considerable
smaller quantity in Nebraska ana
Kansas.
Yields Compared.
The following results obtained from
macaroni wheat, as compared with the
ordinary variety, in Edmunds county,
S. D., a typical wheat region, IL
lustrate the desire of the farmer of
the grain belt to include macaroni
wheat in his list of crops:
Thirty bushels macaroni wheat,
at 75c per bushel ....... ...S22.50
Twelve bushels ordinary wheat,
at roc per bushel -. -. -. $40
Thus it was shown in this particular
locality that the new kind of wheat
yields almost three times as much
revenue from an acre of ground as the
ordinary variety. Edmunds county
macaroni wheat took the prize at the
state fair.
Thirty-six farmers in all parts of
the state who were furnished with i'm
ported seed from the Bookings
station, reported yields varying from
four to thirty-nine bushels, and an
average yield of 20 % bushels. Last
year was an exceptionally unfavorable
one for macaroni wheat in South
Dakota, this grain requiring COM
paratiyely little rainfall. Much OF the
crop was damaged by hail and re-
tarded by heavy rains. But even this
yield netted the planters so per cent.
more revenue to the acre than Or
binary wheat.
There are several wheat mills in
Minnesota and North Dakota, manu-
featuring macaroni, spaghetti, ver-
mecelli. etc. To supply the mill de-
mand in the east hundreds OF
thousands of bushels of macaroni
wheat are imported annually. Even
with this. the mills are compelled 10
resort to bread wheat, from which an
inferior grade of bi-product results.
The importation of the finished pro-
duct alone amounts to l5,OO0,OOo
pounds annually.
a New Industry.
sIf the farmers will turn their at
tention to the growth of macaroni
wheat. the wheat output of the United
States will be increased 5O,0OO,ooo
bushels within few years, declared
Professor Carleton, the recognized
macaroni expert of the United States.
Professor Carleton spent severai
wears in Europe studying the various
hard wheats. I'm my travels through
Eurone | found a dozen varieties Oh
red winter wheat and macaroni wheat
that will be of advantage to the great
Mains. The macaroni wheats Will be Oh
value to the spring wheat growers
from North Dakota to Texas inclusive
Thev can also be grown in sucn
sections as Arizona and Idaho and the
drvest portions of Washington anu
oregon. one important feature about
these wheats is, although they neea
some moisture to bring them up ana
then a rain later on, afterWard tne
DRYER it is the better it seems 10 6e
for them. They do well in regions
where the rainfall is from ten 70
ffteen inches. Experiments ID the
west have shown that where ORDINARY
wheat grew three and four business
~ the acre. macaroni heat producer
fifteen bushels.
"Tbe introduction OF macarohi
vbeats means an impetus 10 prac-
.z.,-@rx- IN this country.