Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-07-23
ALASKA WHEAT
Idaho Farmer Claims to Have
Perfected Wonderful New
Wheat Seed.

VVuNut J$SAs
A western. correspondent writes
concerning the perfection of a new
variety of wheat, which the discover
er, farmer by the name of Abraham
Adams, is growing on his farm at
Julietta, idaho. The discoverer
claims remarkable, in fact miracu-
lous results from this new wheat
seed both as to yield and quality.
A brief history of this almost mir
aculous seed, as given in few words
by it's modest originator. Mr.. Adams
first perfect head of wheat, came to
realization in 1904 from an expert
mental plant of the spring OF that
year. This one head he planted that
fall, as winter wheat, and the next
year he secured seven pounds Of seed
from that planting. From the seven
pounds, planted in the spring of 1906,
he harvested 1915 pounds, an increase
of over 222 times, or a basic principle
of 222 bushels to the acre. Here
comes another remarkable story Of
this wonderful wheat. The 1916
pounds were sOWed in the fall, and
that summer there were terrific hail
storms which put the club and blue
stem wheat SO much to the bad that
many fields were never harvested, yet
from the Alaska wheat plots, there
were gathered a crop, which threshed
out 5000 pounds. This when all
other wheat was rendered practical
ly worthless.
At ABOUT this time the Idaho sta
tion became interested in the wheat
and asked to make a test. Mr..
Adams carried sample to the sta
tion at Moscow, and after most
thorough test, received the following
reply:
Regarding the analysis made up
on the sample of Alaska wheat, which
you brought to this laboratory, I
have this to sag The kernels from
the fall sown wheat were plump and
sound and doubtless will grade as
number one. Judging from the
chemical and physical condition Of
this sample will say it will probably
take rank with the best grade of Blue
Stem for -four making purposes. The
sample grown from spring sown
wheat showed by chemical analysis a
somewhat higher protein content,
this being an indication of it's prob
able strength for bread making pur-
poses. I am inclined to think that
the wheat you have here is equal if
not the superior Of our Blue Stem for
flour making purposes. l should like
to make mill test whenever you can
send sufficient quantity for that pur-
pose.
Very truly,
J. S. Jones,
State Chemist. :"
In appearance, the standing wheat
is strong and vigorous, with a corn
like growth. Its head in the bearing
part is about four inches long to over
that, and an inch to an inch and a
half broad at its broadcast part. The
kernel is about four times the size Of
hard wheat, and a clear light cream
color withouta dark spot, as clean as
hulled peanuts, in color. 1t is almost
absolutely frost protected and it
would be a hard frost that would
touch it. Its sturdiness makes it i'm
previous to ordinary storm or light
hail. It is originally grown on high
dry unirrigated land, and will stand
drought as no known wheat will.
Add all these qualities to its enor-
nous yielding propensities, and it
must be admitted that the world has
been turned topsy sturvey SO far as
wheat raising is concerned. !
California, where so much soft
wheat is grown, is beginning to take
up the Alaska Wheat, for they see
the opportunity of a hard wheat
yield. Farmers in Missouri and the
east, and in the south have also had
success With this seed.
DAIRY PRIZES.