The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-02-14
SENATOR YOUNG HAS a
Rss,L TO THAT EFFHcT.
Some Figures Tests Made In
Northwest Terri, ls.w Farmers
Should Receive MOI q. .sw Grade
Wheat Other Commeh s. y.

at. the agricultural college of the, var
ious grades Of wheat grown in the
state with view to ascertaining the
relative values OF the -four made of
such grades of wheat, is perhaps one
has been brought before the legisla-
turc during the session.
The farmers of the state have come
to look upon the grain which they
raise and sell merely as commodity
and seldom think of the fact that the
wheat which they spent so much effort
on is to be used for the purpose of
making -four They have always ta-
ken it for granted that it was entirely
some other mans business to know
what kinds and grades OF wheat would
make the best flour and what -four
would make the best bread and the lar
gest quantity of it. The large mills
all over the country carry on expert
nlents in just this line and know exact
ly whether or not No. j hard wheat
will make the best -four and whether
that -four will make the best bread for
general tisa. III the farmer could ex-
actly know what disclosures have been
made by the mills through their lab
ratories they would ask themselves
whether they were not entitled to more
for their lower grades of wheat.
At present there is only one place in
the country where official tests arc: be-
ing made with the various grades of
wheat and the fours from those
wheats. That is at Regina, N. w,
Territory, Canada. The University OF
Minnesota has installed a plant for
the conducting OF such experiments
and intend to carry on the work but
so far have done nothing. 81. ny
The report which the department oil
Agriculture of the Northwest Terri
tories Of Canada issues shows some re-
markably interesting facts. All of the
experiments were carried on to, ascer-
tain the relative values of the different
grades of wheat, that is to ascertain
the quantity and quality OF flour.
In carrying on of the experiments
eleven samples OF wheat were used,
One sample Of No. Northern wheat
QabeIed in the report lot Sd was OBJ
TO wheat in the shock when severe
snow storm visited northwest Canada
in September 1908. All OF the wheat
in the shock at this time graded low
er that that threshed prior to the
snowfall. The melting snow soften
ed and wrinkled all that was exposed.
The buyers said it was frozen. Com
parative tests were made with a sam
pie OF lot S, the No. Northern sam
Pile, and a sample Of No. hard wheat
The tests showed as to quantity oi
flour that No. hard produced 6o.s
per cent flour while the northern wheat
produced 7o.7 per cent -four. Baking
tests were then made with this same
flour TO ascertain the quality Of the
flour. The flour from the No. hard
wheat produced bread that graded o5
per cent and the flour from the No. |
northern wheat produced bread that
graded the same.
The table in the report showing the
quantity Of -four obtained from the en-
!. tire number Of tests made is interest
ing:
I42.5 pounds bread per 100 pounds
flour.
Lot No. Z graded No. III, yielded
I4b.4 pounds Of bread per 100 pounds
flour.
Lot No. 8 graded No. n, yielded
1867 pounds bread per 100 pounds
flour. s4
Lot No. A.. graded, No. NJ, yielded
Ia4.8 pounds bread per 100 pounds
flour
Lot No. S graded No. n, yielded
1905 pound bread per 100 pounds
flour.
Lot No. IS graded No. H., yielded
1902 pounds bread per 100 pounds
flour.
Lot No.y7 graded No. 5 III. yielded
1913 pounds bread per 100 pounds
flour.
Lot No. 5 graded No. 8 ii, yielded
1907 pbunds bread per 100 pounds
flour
Lot No. 10 graded No. q NJ, yielded
1888 pounds bread per 100 pounds
flour
Lot No, ii graded feed yielded Isl y
pounds bread per 100 pounds -four.
tits also interesting to note that.ths
only perfect bread was made from lots
and S which -four was made from
No. northern wheat In the baking
tests the best loaves were taken as .
standard and the others graded from
them. Bread from lots and was
darker i'll color, and of poorer texture
than the others but still good breae
ard Of good appearance.
The results of these tests should bt
accepted conditionaliy The 0nly way
tO obtaif, reliable and accurate infor,
nation as to comparative values 81
different grades Of wheat grown il
different portions Of the state, IS tc
have the same analyzed and tested ovci