The Dickinson press., 1905-12-02

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Durum. the mixture indicating that the
French are very careless in growing and
threshing their grain Mr.. Skinner stat
ed that in the Marseilles market good
sample of Durum wheat must be free
from black tips and spots and streaks
of white.
MIR. Skinner also stated that there is
practically an unlimited market in Mar
settles for good quality Durum and that
it is most profitable outlet for Dakota
grown grain. In referring to the use of
American grown Durum in that market
he said that several years ago there had
been shipment of wheat but when used
it had to be mixed with 90 per cent of
French durum (which is Asiatic or Afric-
an grown) in other words only 10 per
cent OF the American grown wheat could
be allowed in sack of Marseilles -four.
More would seemingly have detracted
from its value. In Pres. Worsts opinion
the reason for this manner of using the
wheat is that the French had little con-
fdence in the quality of the American
! product. But it is also probable that
this particular expectation was an ex-
tremely poor sample of the quality of
American Durum. The last two years,
however, have seen radical change in
the attitude of the French, and Mar
seilles now clamors for the American
grain.
This fact will be joyfully received by
the farmers of the Dakotas, for it means
that next year will see an immense
increase in the acreage allotted to
Durum and this excellect product is to
extend the fame of these fertile prairies
to the far-of France. Among the many
varieties of Durum wheat being bred
and grown here there is one which is
receiving special mention and favor al
the present time. This is the variety
known as No. $500 Kubanka Durum
This variety has proved eminently sue
cesstul at the Agricultural college and
in the hands of many growers; the fol-
towing correspondence and matter is
very convincing of its merits.
In Bulletin oz, issued by the South
Dakota Agricultural College Expert
ment Station, Prof. James H. Sheppard
chemist, after having made thorough
tests in milling and baking Scotch Fife,
Bluestem and Durum wheat flour, says:
ct is plain that as far as these tests are
concerned that Kubanka No. 5000 is the
best wheat milled, the bread wheats not
excepted. 1t yields greater per cen,
of -four, and makes better loaf ol
bread, than any other. We have yet to
find the person who does not prefer the
Kubanka bread to any other
Recently Prof. Sheppard of the Agri.
cultural college received letter from
Mr.. S. Glover, prominent farmer Of
Glover, N. D., regarding his experience
with No $500 Kubanka. MIR. Glover
has seeded from s to 5000 acres to this
wheat in the last three years. He has
found that in his vicinity the profits
from this wheat were from 100 to zoe
per cent better than the best varieties oi
Fife or Bluestem. Following is one oi
his letters addressed to Mr.. Russell oi
the Agricultural college:
I Dear Sir:-Your letter Of the 4th inst
to me at Glover, N. D., was forwarded
and received at Dickinson on the 18th
inst. | have been too busy to reply
4 sooner.
| Some of the sacks containing the No
$500 Kubanka Durum bought of the
North Dakota Agricultural college ir
March, 1902, were torn in transit and we
estimated that about 8 bushels were
received which we planted on 6l acre:
in April, 1902. We threshed about I8e
bushels from it Of fine quality, weighing
about 62 pounds to the bushel. II
| April, 1903, we seeded this 18o bushel.
on I34 acres, and threshed 1900 bushel.
of fine quality. In April, 1904, we seeded
about 5000 acres and threshed abou
i 3o,o 900 bushels of shrunken wheat caused
by black rust which almost ruined Fife
and Bluestem wheat in our locality. II
| 1905 we seeded 1000 acres and threshec
4 oyer 10000 bushels of excellent wheat
all graded No. Il.
We have also grown Arnautka Durun
wheat during this time which has yielded
| about the same as Kubanka. In 100:
we grew about the same acreage o
Arnautka as we did Of Bluestem anc
Scotch Fife wheat, and had an average
] yield Of 28 bushels to the acre Of Arnaut
n ka, and an average of AZ bushels o
I Fife and Bluestem.