Morris tribune., 1904-11-12
TWENTY MILLIONS BUSHELS
RAISEDIN THIS COUNTRY
THIS YEAR.
FAMOUS WHEAT IN RUSSIA
WAS DISCOVERED AS RESULT
OF RESEARCH BY UNCLE
SAM.

L. W 4NON. uOl .
was much discussion few years ago
of the question Of the futu, Q wheat
supply in the United States, and in
some quarters fears were voiced that
in thirty years the world might ex-
perience a wheat famine if the present
rats of increase of the bread eating
population and yield of wheat per
acre should continue. For this
reason there was need OF increasing
the product of the lands already
farmed.
With this purpose in view Uncle
Sam set at work his wheat experts to
increase the output of this cereal in
the country. Three Kansas City
men-M. A Carleton, Walter Swingle
and Charles Georgeson-were sent
to Russia, where Carleton remained
three years. There the experts dis
covered a variety OF wheat known as
drum or macaroni wheat, famous
for it's resistance to drought, rust
and diseases common to the cereal,
and particularly valuable for bread
making and the manufacture of
macaroni
100000 BUSHELS THIS YEAR.
This new wheat was introduced
into the United States thru the
department four years ago. The
first crop was harvested in 1901 by
those to whom the seed was distri-
buted. The yield amounted to
$4,000 bushels. The durum wheat
crop of 1904 is estimeted to be nearly
twenty million bushels. While the
yeorly increase in the production of
this wheat is extraordinary there IS
no question that when its CONNER
cial value is settled in the mleds of
those who handle it the demand will
be such as to cause a much greater
increase in produc' ion and much
higher price.
"In the history of the United
States no other new crop appears to
have made 80 remarkable q record
as durum wheat" said Mr.. Carleton,
"There is no question now as to
solving the wheat problem, which
was 80 serious a FUNSTON in this
country few years ago,
GIN portions of Europe were durum
wheat is we'll known its excellent
qualities have been recognized fer
long time. In France, the greatest
baead eating country of the world,
large quantity Of durum wheat is
used for bread, and in the region
from Greece to Roumania it forms
large percentage of the annual crop.
Much the largest production of
durum wheat is in East and South
Russia, and the price at the princi-
pal Russian markets is always
higher than that of the hard red
springs and winter wheats, altho
the latter equal in quality similar
wheats Of this country. In the Vol
ga river region k1nanka, a durum
is the most popular of all and al.
ways command a price above that of
the hard red wheats.
POSSIBILITIES ARE GREAT,
Fifteen or twenty million bushels
of a wheat which does not encroach
on the regular production of other
kinds is a large quantity to be added
the general production of this conn.
try, but it should be noted that this
leaves out of consideration the enor.
nous areas of semi arid and even
arid districts admirably adapted to
this grain, which have not been
touched by agriculture.
THE possibilities within reach of
farmers and commercial men in the
production and trade in this new
grain are not suspected by people in
general. Even under irrigation
this wheat succeeds we'll, but over
the large portions Of the dry districts |
irrigation will be unnecessary. All |
the while new districts of production |
are being developed and new trade
centers established. This wheat |
will be sold during the coming year
at Kansas City, Omaha aud Calves |
ton, as we'll as at Minneapolis and
Dulu:n, aud there has been a large
increase over last year in the pro-
ductiou of durum wheat il the dis.
tricts tributary to these points-psr.
tlcularly Kansas, Nebraska, Mime.