Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-08-13
.MACAR0N| WHEAT CROP
GROWERS WILL ADVERTISE
NORTH DAKOTA MACARO-
Nj WHEAT.
WILL DEMONSTRATE THEGOOD
QUALITIES OF WHEAT PRO-
DUCTS.

ClCy mllleTS anu OUnefS 20 discourage
the growth of macaroni wheat will
not interfere with the purpose of
North Dakota farmers to raise the
grain. It is now known that macaro-
nj wheat is one of the most valuable
crops for its intrinsic worth, that can
be raised in this soil and climate,
and is d mparatively new crop. Its
uses are numerous and it is grain
that is in demand in many parts of
the world for the manufacture of
macarOni, which is an article Of COM
Herce whose use is rapidly increasing.
The North Dakota grain growers as
sociation which met at Edgeley, July
6, appointed committee to consider
the matter of stim ulating the growth
Of the crop, and to place information
before the farmers and consumers
about the merits of macaroni -four,
and to educate the millers to manu-
facture the grain into flour and into
the semOlina which the manufac-
turers of macaroni stand ready to
buy in greater quantity than it can
be produced for, for the next ten
years, in all probability. The COM
mittee has undertaken to employ a
special agent whose business it will
be to make known and demonstrate
the good qualities of the bread, bis
cnit, cake ETC., made from macaroni
-four, and to acquaint the millers and
elevator men with the changes in
the apparatus and milling machinery
necessary to make macaroni wheat in
to -four, semolina, etc. The COM
mittee consists of L. E. Ueland, La
Moure, F. R. Strong and ]. II. Shep-
pard. the latter Of the Agricultural
college ct Fargo. They desire the
names of all who are raising the
wheat this year and who have same
for sale, so that they can refer the
name of purchasers to the farmers.
The expenses of the advertising by
means Of an agent. of the grain, and
1.-THE work outlined for him to do, will
have to be paid by contribution
from farmers who are interested in
the growing of the crop, and the es-
tablishing of demand for the grain
which is new and natural product
of this state. Five or six hundred
dollars for the purpose will have to
be raised, and az advance of five
cents a bushel from the first load or
two OF the grain will more than re-
pay the farmers.
/ Anv donations made for the above
purposes will be expended bv the:
committee and J. H. Shepard, the:
treasurer of Fargo, who will account
| for the same. 1t is suggested that a
|commjttee Of macaroni wheat raisers
in each county collect what contribu-
tions they can for the purpose of en-
plOying an agent to scatter informa-
tion about the merits Of the grain,
and it is believed that every dollar so
Expended now will result in estab blish-
ing demand for this new crop that
will be worth hundreds of dollars in
the future.
AS to the crop of macaroni wheat
this season it is showing fine pros
poets, several samples brought to the
city show very heavy heads, well filed
with large clear white berry. that
contains all the nutritious properties
iof hard wheat and Others in addition.
Its yield will be considerably larger
than that Of the common varieties
of wheat. A sale of one car Of No. ,
macaroni wheat was reported made at
Minneapolis this week at 70c a
bushel, but it is believed that when
the crop begins to move this fall the
price will be much lower, especially
if some steps are not taken to adver-
tise and extend the knowledge of the
| p,orifc nf tho proSnot