The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-03-29
BOWBELLS, n. D., MARCH 29. 1907.
DEMAND FOR DURUM WHEAT
Constantly Increasing and We'll Known Authority Ad-
vises Northwestern Farmers to Give
Cultivation More Attention.

and acknowledged authority the Of cereals
has written and published article urum (macaron)
wheat, which will be of much interest to farmers through
out the Bowbells country. He says:
| ''The commercial value, actual well relative OF
durum wheat is probably of greater interest this spring
to producers of wheat in the Northwest than any other
subject with which they confronted And probably
less is known about the value Of durum than is known
about any other cereal grown in the Northwest. AS
study of the durum wheat movement from the time the
crop first assumed proportions giving it place in the
worlds markets. convinced that curum is destined
to make place for itself regular and valuable crop
for certain sections of the Northwest In qualifying this
statement by saying certain sections that dur
um is particularly adapted to light soil, and believe in
the present stage of its development that growers will
make mistake by growing it on heavy soil. This also
is the of opinion of large producers in the
Northwest who have raised it during the last three
four years.
"Durum wheat originally brought from Russia by
the United States agricultural department, with of
having grown the light soil of the semiarid regions
through the Dakotas and Nebraska By semarid mean
sections having normal rainfall of ten to fifteen inches
yearly. The first crop of any magnitude raised that
of 1904, when the total around 8 000 900 bushels
large proportion of this shipped through Duluth
mostly for export although taken in small way
by mills through the East for experimental
purposes It will be remembered that 1904 the year
OI crop Ill OIL spring
wheat, and at time during the fall months Of that
year durum wheat sold at discount of about 25 cents
bushel under No. Northern, but before the next crop
in the discount had narrowed to or cents BUSH
ell In 1905 the crop aroun 49, 900 bushels and
little S000 900 bushels of went through Duluth,
mostly for export Eastern mlers who had used it did
not to to repeat their experiments of the year
before This past year, 1906 the crop has been vaousy
estimated at from 10 000 900 to CO. 900 bushels my
self figured the crop early at around 900 bushels
and have to change those figures. Up to
the close of navigation last fall little 900
bushels had been received at Duluth and forwarded to the
Atlantic seaboard, and during previous years. almost
entirely for export.
"A peculiar feature Of the durum price problem has
been that almost every year since 1903 have been told
that the demand limited and the 1905 when,
above stated exported 5000 900 bushels it looked
as if another million two would have filled the foreign
markets to the point where they would not take any
more and did surely look though the 1906 crop with
it's increase of 100 per cent would gut all markets,
and that durum would have to to feed basis but
far with exports of 12 000 900 bushels and sales of
four five millions to 60 out in the spring.
confronted with demand that shows signs Of being
satisfied.
GAS a matter of fact. it is fairly we'll settled
matter that all of the durum wheat from the 1906 crop
will be wanted and at relatively good prices compared
with regular spring wheat, but unable to deter
mine whether not the demand this year is due, as it
during each of the previous years. to unusual cond
tions in the European markets. American mers, with
few exceptions just antagonstc to durum wheat
they have ever been, probably more so, but we do
know that English and German milers who used it in 1905
for making bread flour and again last fall back again
and buying it for spring shipment. 1t is my personal
opinion that the failure, partial failure of the Russian
crop, has had little nothing to do with creating the
present years demand for durum wheat think it is
largely if not entirely due to the fact that the mers
selling lower price than other spring wheat and that
foreign mllers have learned how to it, and foreign
bakers have learned how to make bread from it, and with
the necessity for abroad they ready and
anxious to take it at discount.
GAS regards the prospective price for durum the
ing fall and winter, feel that the worlds markets will
absorb all and more than raise in the Northwest
and other section of the country going in for it to
any large extent 1t is very well established fact
that Russia, which has heretofore been the worlds ]ag
est exporter of wheat, cannot again be factor of
magnitude until 1908 at the earliest and European
tries will be looking for cheap wheat this fall wherever
can be found. BY cheap wheat mean wheat selling at
discount under standard grades and at nominal dis
count durum wheat is much profitable crop, pro-
vided one has the proper soil on which to raise it,
'"There are, stated above, undetermined facts
about the future Of durum wheat but they to be
working out, and have doubt will work out The
principal of these the anagonstic attitude of Am
erican mlers and my conversations with mllers who
have experimental with it, have to the conclusion
that their attitude is sincere and that they cannot find
profitable, either alone MIXTURE but whether they
do not believe heretofore stated that the worlds
markets for wheat warrants the opinion that it will
all be wanted and at relatively good prices. To North
western farmers who have not heretofore raised duru
would suggest that they at it in small way only,
taking to select good seed the best No. grade is
too good and to seed it light soil only. The best
to have been attained by drilling
ing about peck to the than the ordinary
eties Of spring wheat The necessity for seed to
the occasoned by the fact that kernels larger
and require to get results
negligent towerman the elevated road in New
York city has been sentenced to five years prison for
neglect of duty by of which twelve patrons of
road killed. That is punishment which hardly fits
the crime but it is good beginning in the matter Of
holding railroad employees responsible for their acts and
is to- be commended as such.