The Goodland republic., 1907-03-01
nURUM COMING TO THE FRONT
N FUTURE Will BE GREAT
FLOUR PRODUCER.
EeE Methods Of Handling It Dissipat-
ing the 1EIHe-s' ObjectOn-Tur-
key Wheat Once Under Ban

Since It has been announced
through the agricultural department
Of the federal government that the
region OF country in which Sherman
county lies is the most favorable for
production OF macaroni wheat and
since the actual experiments with this
variety OF wheat in this county have
been very gratifying, our farmers wiz
likewise be glad to learn that macar-
oni or durum wheat is steadily com
ing into favor with the millers Of the
country.
AS an illustration Of the fact that
durum is entering upon a new era OF
usefulness for -four making, we quote
the following article from the Febru-
ary number OF The Dixie Miller Of
Nashville, Tenn:
1T IS the old, old story. We have
a new variety OF wheat which the
agricultural department Of the gov
eFnment IS using its best efforts 70
make go with the people. The mill
ing part OF the people are kicking
against II. They don't ike it and don't
want it But, undoubtedly, the mill
ers are working against their own fu-
ture interest The millers put up the
same fight in Kansas some twenty
years ago against what was then
known as Turkey wheat, now the ce-
lebrated Kansas hard wheat, in de-
mand almost everywhere, even in the
northwest TO mix with hard spring
wheat
IN a well represented meeting OF
the Kansas MilIers' association, held
in Topeka twenty-One years ago. there
was not a single miller present fav-
Orable to Turkey wheat In the dis
-
suited for making -four, some Of them
went so Tar as to declare they were
wiling 10 use any kind OF wheat ex-
cspt Turkey. They had no use for it
IN any way. In spite OF the Oppo-
sitiOn OF the miIIers, the Turkey wheat
was planted, continued to grow in
strength and volume year by year.
And well indeed has it been for kan
sas and the milling industry OF Kan
saz
That same Turkey wheat, abused,
derided and scOrned by the millers o.
Kansas, has made Kansas the lead
ing wheat producing state, and its
fOur-making industry now, probably,
ranks second. Tt ranks high anyway,
because it is a tough, hard wheat just
suited to the soil and changeable eli
mate Of Kansas. Not only that, it is
bringing Nebraska to the front as a
leading wheat producing state, and IS
the main reliance Of the new state OF
Oklahoma
Now that the much-despised du-
rum wheat Will have substantially the
same experience seems quite prob
able
For more than a quarter Of a CEN
tury the northwestern states have
been growing about the same variety
Of wheat with many ups and downs.
There have been some years OF great
plenty and some years OF great scar
city, and many OF the mfIlers were OBJ
Iged to 90 to the southwest for sup
plies.
LET the culture Of durum wheat go
on. Those people up there, and especi-
ally the miIlers, viii be glad Of it
BY and by
As a long step forward in making
macaroni wheat popular with the
miliers Of the country, there has been
patented a bolting-clOth cleaner by
Marcus J. Bartlett Of Chicago, III, the
purpose Of which is to bolt -four from
macaroni wheat Heretofore it has
been very difficult to get durum
through the boiling department Of the
mill, but the new patent bOlting-clOth
is said to obviate ali this and to give
durum a good standing with the mill
ing industries Of the country.
In connection with this article from
the Dixie Miller, furnished US by Mr.
Crist- who is promoting the mill en-
terprise in this county, people viii
be glad to learn that there is no doubt
as to the erection Of a company mill
IN GoOdland. NE Crist says that he
has enough stock subscribed to make
the enterprise a certainty, and Good
land viii get a mill that will be equip
ped for granding both durum and
softer kinds Of wheat