The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-26

| JULIETTE, Ida, July 2s--If som,
one were to tell the average whea
farmer, that it was possible to rais'
a wheat crop on United States farms
in one year. OF five billions OF bush
els, he would probably brand his in
iormant as a liar pure and simple
and yet had the farmers in AmericG
| planted a wonderful new wheat seed
that has been perfected by Abraham
Adams OF Juliaettas Idaho, that is
just what the yield would have been
this season, based upon the probable
crop of the year, according to re-
port
Connected with this assertion is
the greatest story that has ever been
told, far greateft than the wides
dream Of the wheat king, in the secu-
rity Of his vast domain and the de-
mand for his golden harvest. The
United States paid eighty millions OF
money for Alaska, and yet the great
gold payment Alaska has returned,
sinks into insignifcance when com
pared with Farmer Adams Alaska
Wheat, which in the secret and far
away fields OF Idaho, he has gradu-
ally brought to perfection until he
has given to the world, wheat that
will grow under average conditions.
two hundred bushels to the acre.
This is a large assertion, and hard
iy believable were II not for the fact
that it is backed up by surveys of
land and output of threshers; and the
yield and quality backed up by the
Idaho experimental station at Mos
COW Idaho, and being followed up
by other stations, all eager to make
a test to see il they can beat the
yield OF the originator. The yield is
only part of the great discovery
for this Alaska Wheat, is both a win
ter and spring wheat, and when plan
ted as either, is hard wheat that
will grade as No. |, Imagine a hard
winter wheat, for the great soft wheat
belts of the country, which with this
new wheat can compete with the hard
wheat lands of the great northwest.
A brief history of this almost mir
aculous seed, is given in few words
by its modest originator, plain man
Who farms in a plain way, but who all
MS life, until old age has lived with
md for his wheat and his finally CIV
IN the world the greatest gift any one
nan has ever been responsible for.
Mr. Adams first perfect head of
wheat, came to realization in 1904
rom an experimental plant of the
pring of that year This one head
lie planted that fall. as winter wheat,
md the next year he secured seven
pounds Of seed from that planting !
from the seven pounds, planted in the
pring OF 1906, he hervested l545 /
an increase of over 222 times.
n basic principle Of 222 bushels to
he acre. Here comes another re-
story Of this wonderful
rheat. The 1545 pounds were sowed
n the fall, and that simmer there
we're terrific hail storms which put
he club and blue stem wheat so much
0 the bad that many fields were new
r harvested, yet from the Alaska
Wheat plots, there were gathered a
rop which threshed out $1,000
,ounds. This when all other wheat
vas rendered practically worthless
At about this time the Idaho sta
ion became interested in the wheat
nd asked to make test. Mr.. Ad-
ms carried a sample to the station
t Moscow, and after a most thor
ugh test, received the following re-
ly:
Regarding the analysis made up
n the sample of Alaska Wheat which
OH brought to this laboratory, |
ave this to say:The kernals from the
all sown wheat were plump and
ound and doubtless will grade as
umber one. Judging from the che I
lical and physical condition OF this {
ample | will say it will probably take {
lnk with the best grade Of Blue Stem I
or -four making purposes. The sam !
le grown from spring sown wheat
bowed by chemical analysis a some i
hat higher protein content (this be- !
lg an indication Of its probable I
rength for bread making purposes) 6
am inclined to think that the wheat ,
ou have here is equal if not the SUI {
erior Of our Blue Stem for -four ma J