The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
new WHEAT VARIETY
DOUBLES The YIELD
SOUTH DAKOTA FARMER TELLS
OF HIS CROP.
Thirty two Acres Produce 966 Bushels
Of Grain That Look Like Winter But
is Hard as Spring Inter
ested in Wheat that Promises to
Supersede Drum. -..-:

: j. G. Baughman, the Sphinx county
farmer, who astonished South Dakota
and drew the attention Of the agrlcul-
tural northwest upon himself by taking
966 bushels of spring wheat from
thirty-two acres, is in the city, MT.
Baughman was in conference late yes
terday with several leading grain men
and millers, to whom he showed samples
of what he believes to- be a. new and
powerful spring wheat destined to work
great benefit for the northwest.
The Baughman farm comprises 1,o4o
acres and lies one and one-half miles
northeast of Redfeld There is nothing
unusual about the farm. Mr.. Baugh-
man has done general farming for a
number of years and has raised every
thing the ordinary farmer produces.
Last year he determined to change his
wheat and try for better results.
Gets Iowa Seed.
Otto johnson has farm adjoining
the Baughman land. Mr.. johnson has
a brother who is an Iowa farmer, To-
Gated not far from Des Moines. The
Iowa man had some wheat that he
thought well Of for seed. A quantity
was procured. -, 1t was peculiar in ap,,
uunmistalabiy Of the hard quality of
spring, looking somewhat like winter
wheat, and suggesting, as one Minneap-
oils grain buyer said who saw the sam
pie, ia winter wheat made over into
spring"
Several farmers experimental with
this wheat, but generally it was mixed
with other varieties or sown without
particular attention. Mr.. Baughamn
selected his carefully and sowed it on
March 81. ~
Natures EARLY.
The first popularity noticed was the
wheat was heading this variety was
well headed out, and on July rs it was
cut. 1t showed astounding yields, 60
ing slightly more than thirty bushels
to the acre. Mr.. Baughamn cleaned up
$3.50 an acre after deducting thresh.
ing and every possible item of expense
In yield it even exceeded many fields
of macaroni wheat in South Dakota.
Mr.: Baughman is investigating to
find, if possible, the origin Of the wheat
So far as he knows it is nothing that
either the Minnesota experiment sta
ton at st. Anthony Park, or the Iowa
experiment station has introduced, al
| tho it may prove to have originated in
| one Of these schools.
How Wheat Yields.
If the wheat will give results such al
Mr.. Baughman realized it will be {
boon to the northwest. North Dakota ,.
average yield in 1905, according to gov
eminent figures, was fourteen bushels
an acre; Minnesota averaged 1873, ani
South Dakota 1877. Even in the virgin
Canadian west, tho phenomenal yield:
| are sometimes heard Of, spring whea
does not go more than IS to 20 bushel!
for best results. A wheat that; would
yield more than Is to 90 bushels. il
Minnesota or the & Dakotas would in
crease production to such an extent a
ITO revolutionize wheat raising, and i
would bear an important way upon in
creasing production Of drum or macar
oni wheat, operating to check tn
spread of that variety, as macaroni i
a less desirable wheat in nearly ever,
way, but appeals to many farmers be
cause it yields heavier than sprin