Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-31
FARMERS PRAISE
HYBRID WHEAT
EAST oregonian.)

proving OF excellent quality, yleld
well and are, In fact, almost ideal
wheats for this section, seems cer-
tain, says a Pullman item. After
many years of patient work, started
by Professor w. J. Spillman, now
with the department of agriculture
at Washington, d. c., and followed
by his successor, as head OF the eol-
lege experiment station, Professor e.
r. Elliott, these new varieties OF
have been perfected and are pro-
duced in SUFFICIENT quantities to seed
vast areas.
Professor Elliott distributed some
OF the seed among a lot of the best
farmers. trying to get some OF It in
every neighborhood that could be
reached and requesting that the
grain be carefully watched and re-
ports sent In showing what had been
accomplished. These reports are
coming In and almost every one
shows splendid results.
Hybrid Best Wheat Grown.
c. A. Price, grean dealer OF
Pullman. who has q fine farm near
town. said: MY hybrid wheat has
yielded well and is OF excellent quail
ity. I believe II will prove one OF
the best grains ever grown here. I
have been urging that not a bushel
OF this wheat be sold for export. but
that II all be used for seed. II the
Washington State college mad ac-
complished nothing. else but produce
these improved varieties OF wheat II
would prove a financial blessing to
the state and the entire northwest"
G. y. Kegiey, master OF the Wash
ington State grange, said; my hy-
brid wheat averaged a little more
than 40 bushels per acre. My red |
Russian averaged 25 bushels. Tho
two fields join, the soil is the same.
the ground was cultivated In the
same way. and sown at the same |
time, the seeder going from one
field to the other, part OF both be-
ing planted the same day. The hy-
brid wheat is worth more than the
red Russian. With an increase OF
40 per cent In the yield and 2 TO 4
cents additional on the price, fur
ther comment seems unnecessary. II
costs no more to raise an acre OF
one than of the other"
Gets Applications for Seed.
A. J. ID. Cornelius OF Colfax
writes: II am much pleased with my
hybrid wheat. We have not threshed
L yet. but II promises so well that
have had more than 20 applica-
lions for some OF the seed. VIII lot
'ou know more when II is threshed."
]. A. Fontalne, Dayton. writes:
The wheat did well this season. de-
pite the dry weather"
], ]. May. Whelan, writes:
Wheat is not yet threshed, but we
'xpect 40 bushels per acre. All my
lelghbors want seed from IT,"
Andy Meal. near Pullman, writes:
I threshed my wheat today. The
lew variety. known as No. 12S.
ielded 1914 saks per acre The 40
old grown on an adjoining field and
nder exactly the same conditions.
ielded l5 sacks per acre. am
ding 10 SOW all my summer-fal-
owed land TO this wheat this fall"
Karl Gerhard. Hatton, Wash,
rites; II threshed 13 sacks OF
'heat from one sack OF seed ] got
rom you. Owing TO the hot weather ]
nd the winds Il shrlyeled some and
I'd not yield as well as under fav- ,
rable conditions. this being a bal /
ear. find II does not she'll out as
asy as the old kinds and the straw a
strong. Had we had normal
'eather conditions / am satisfied 1
he yield would have been large. I
III sell none OF the wheat, as
"Ht 70 80" u Ahia iatt,
chseck Gets 40-Bushel Average.
NJ, y. Sehreek OF La Crosse had an }
verage OF 40 bushels per acre from
he hybrid wheat and Is enthusiastic
yer II, A report OF Mr.. sehreek's \
leld was pnblished In The Spokes-
from la Crosse, recent
rheo stirewalt. Pullman. writes. \
sowed 40 acres OF No. las wheat
nd Il was fine In every respect. III
going to SOW all of my land to
IFS variety and the hybrid called \
o. i4S. OF which got one sack in
he fall OF 1907. sowed this one }
'ck on about two acre and got sSh
leks OF wheat from II and as fine
heat as YOU need TO look at. II
as very thin on the ground ana I \