The San Francisco call., 1904-11-16
SEEKS 4 PLAN
TO HELP CROPS
Colonel Irish Suggests TO
Board of Trade That Use
Of Headers Is Injurious
WILL MAKE EXPERIMENT
President Chapman Makes an
Exhaustive Report Regard
ing Exhibit at St. Louis

At the meeting OF the State Board or
Trade yesterday afternoon the subject
O. improving the quality OF California
wheat was brought UD- This uArrer
has been discussed by 3 COMMITTEES
from the State Board and representa-
tfves OF the Merchants Exchange, Cal
iforuta wheat. it has been found Is
lacking IN gluten and the problem Is
70 discover the exact cause
Colonel John P Irish offered what he
thinks may be a solution Of the proo-
Iar7 Ee said he had observed that the
farmers IN California would harvest
their crops with 4 header which nip
ped OF the portion OF the wheat bear
ing kernels and left the straw in the
zrouud The heads would then st once
be sent 70 the machine. threshed cut
and sacked In the Eastern States,
where the kernels have larger pro-
portion CT gluten. the crop is cut from
the ground with reaper, bound stack
ed and allowed TO season before being
threshed cut IN order TO test his
theory he says he has made arrange
menE with q person who VIII cut half
his croD with Z header and sand II at
once 10 be threshed out and VIII use
Z harvester On the other half. The
ground Is Identical and al conditions,
aside from the reaptng and sacklng,
VIII be equal
william Il. Mills told CT his expert
ence IN harvesting hay. He said that
he had noticed when the hay was left
II the field II would bleach out. but
where Il was stacked Up after drying
cut = moist wind would cause It 20
become green again He thought the
theory OF Colonel Irish worthy Of trial
and agreed with him that the kernels,
go
might draw additional SusCeusncs from
the sC-aEs atter cutting
On motion or Mr.. Mills Andrew ?.
Hill OF San Jose was appointed on
eiaI photo ographer for the board He
called attention 20 the fact that the
majority OF photographs Of California
distributed through the East are made
AZ the instance Of the railroad com
pa11eS 70 attract tourist traffic and 4c-
cordiugIy show only the scenic fea-
lures. The Industrial end, he said.
was o. far greater importance, bur
had never been fully Illustrated Mr..
Hi promises 70 take 4 number Of pho
tographs Illustrating farm and home
life IN the STATE
communication VIII be circulated
urging Congress 70 enact such Ieg1s-
Izrion as viii afford relief from the
unjust discrimination in tariff rates
established by the railway corpora
tiCnS. resulting IN undue preference
and advantage 70 certain localities and
sections. and certain deScrfp CiOuS OF
Ea6c, and consequent undue prefer
ence and disadvantage 70 cthsrss also
70 provide er1ectuaI means OF protee-
ton 70 the public from the imposition
Of unreasonable and oppressive charges
for the performance Of public services
IN the transportation OF passengers and
property as commo1 carriers.
In consideration Of the 81 600. geo bonds
voted for hzrbor improvements the
manager WAS instructed 70 make In
curry regarding the esLzblishuent OF
a free public market, for which the
Legislature has already provided
General N P Chipman made
lengthy report regarding the exhibits
AZ the ST Louis exposition IN his
opinion -he State has received more
advertising there than ever before The
work OF the eou-u issiOuers was com
uented on and they We're highly
praised for what they have done.
A circular letter VIII be issued to
obtain opinions regarding the re-esding
q Yosemite Park and the Mariposa
big trss grove To the United States
Government The board Il practically
On record as favoring this step, but
wishes the opinions o. others before
taking final aetiOu-