Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1905-11-18
HONEY IN rlACARONI
Farmers of the West Ship Grriu to
France.
lCurtis in Chicago Herald u

General Skinner, "before the end Of
the year something like million
bushels of macaroni wheat from
America. the first of that variety tc
be shipped to France in commercial
quantities. As Marseiles is the
greatest market for wheet in The
world, the advent of the United
States as the furnisher of raw ma.
terial is regarded with great deal o.
interest. | understand that the
most of this grain was grown on
land which will not produce the
ordinary wheat A few years ago,
when the macaroni Manufacturers of
Marseilles asked us for hard wheat
it was discovered that the variety
they wanted Was not grown in the
United States at all. Thereupon
Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture con sented to take up
the matter, and has pushed it with
such energy and great success that
our farmers will soon be able to
supply the French and Italian mar
kets, which are now almost entirely
dependent upon the wheat fields of
northern Africa. The fact that we
have taken million bushels at
Marseilles this year goes far to show
that demand and supply are in q
fair way to adjust themselves with
great benefit to our people"
eve will send 100000 bushels Of
macaroni wheat this year to France.
Italy and other parts of Europe"
said Secretary Wilson, when |
called his attention to the dispatch of
Consul General Skinner. eve will
send 100000 bushels to the macar-
oni- makers of France, and they are
paying a premium for it and will
take all that we can send. This
peculiar quality of wheat continued
the secretary, sis not only good for
macaroni but is superior for ordinary
purposes, particularly for countries
like France and Italy, where the
people eat more bread and less meat.
The diet of French workmen, and the
Italians also, is very largely bread
and wine and few olives, and hence
they want good bread strong bread
bread that is nourishing and
muscle.building. This macaroni
wheat, which we are just beginning
this year to send to France and
other countries of southern Europe,
is richer in protein than any other
wheat. It is the best muscle-builder
of any food we have. It makes
men strong, and therefore, the
Europeans, who eat little meat, need
it more than we do. and are calling
for it; while our m;llers have tried
to decry it,
"Where did this wheat come from
and how long have we been growing
it."
"The agents of the agricultural
department brought it from Russia
and northern Africa about five years
ago." replied Secretary Wilson, "and
we distributed the seed around
among our experimental farms and
farmers who we're willing to give it
careful attention, until it has spread
over considerable part of the west
and has extended the wheat araa of
United States more than anhundred
miles into the semiarid regions, and
has enable our farmers to cultivate
with profit laud which was supposed
to be fit for nothing but pasture for
wild steers. 1t is the best crop we
know of for Cry climate. | would
not recommend il for an ordinary
wheat county, but it will houris
where other wheat wall not grow. 1t
peeds only ten inches of rain for a
crop, and wide zone Of hitherto
useless land on the eastern slopes of
the Rocky mountains, which has had
too little moisture for ordinary Ger
Gals and vegetables, yields Large
crops of the best quality OF macar-
mi wheat. 1t requires carful at
IGNITION, however,. 1t must be culti'
vated with patience and skill
"There are two varieties Of macar-
mi wheat-that which comes from |
Russia being the best for -four"
aid the secretary, "and that which I
omes from northern Africa being :
he best for macaroni. do Tot see 9
Why we should not supply the great I
r part of the European market with P
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