The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-24
BUFFUM FINDS
A NEW GRAIN
Prof. B. @. Buffum Develops
"Emmer," Which Will
Yield 80 to 100 Bushels
Per Acre.
MAKES
FOOD


station in Fort Collins, has created n
feeding grain which will revolutionizc
the feeding industry of the country.
The grain is a cross between Russian
Spclt and American wheat. II has now
been perfected after six years Of en-.
periments carried on by Professor Bun.
fun. The grain, which is called EN-
mcr, is n winter grain, drouth resist.
ant. adapted to irrigated or arid soil
and so wonderfully prolific that it will
yield from 90 TO 100 bushels per acre.
II is intended for a balance ration for
alfalfa, and not since the discovery of
that remarkable plan that such an i'm
portant agricultural discovery been
made. Scientific agricultural journals
throughout the country eagerly are send.
ing for information.
Perfected on Wyoming Farm
The grain was brought to IT, present
perfect state on the Worlaud farm ia
the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming This
farm : In itself a unique Institution. II
Was established ny a group OF wealthy
As-,culturi>ts and farmers for the pur.
ps>s ~ conducting experiments in grain,
particularly TO develop grains tina, were
49,, adapted "a the arid lands Of the
Wt>t.
Luther BurbauN. the wizard Of fruit
and flowers. who did a. much 70 make
California famous a. her stream Of gold;
Ora Haley. the millionaire Wyoming
>%tockman: Governor b. b. Brooks of
Wyoming and DR.. V. T. Cooke the state
director Of dry farming in Wyoming,
are directors of the farm. II covers
500 acres and is owned 10y the Wyoming
Plant and Seed Breeding Company.
Professor BufTum was selected 10
manage the farm. a. he j. recognized
~ the foremost grain experts in the
country. First nj the experiment sta.
tion and then AT the government expert.
ment station at Laramie. Wyo., he con.
Quoted experiments with the Russian
pclt. For -four wears. since he took
charge of the farm, he hn, been work !
Ing ON the grain.
\ field of improved winter cmmcr IL
said 20 present the most beautiful ap
pcaraucc of any grain field IN the world.
The stalks are white. like those of
wheat, while the heads are black.
Although the particular value of the
improved winter cmmer j. rs a >uh~'i
tutc for corn for sheep aud cattle. and
for cat, fed 10 horses, it is said 10 max,
An excellent breakfast food. II has been
pronounced far superior to cracked
wheat.
Corn cannot hc raised where night,
ar" cool. II i expensive. Improved
winter cmmrr j. 50 profile that it will
become III" cheapest of all grains. The
Russian ,pclt j. famous a. q grain that
will grow anywhere aud in any weather.
But the grain itself j. too small for prar
tical purposes, being not much larger
than mustard seed. The improved EN-
mcr retains the color and hardy uuaIiiy
of Spcit aud the size aud richuc,, of
wheat, Professor Bunum had 'hi, 20
say of its hardy qualities in IA paper
which he sent 20 Carl T.. STOW. "a land
investor At N" Brown Palace Hotel.
The first season We grew improved
"mmcr AZ wnrland. the winter wa, very
dry, there being NO moisture ar snow un.
til the middle Of March. Last winter
was the coolest aud most severe ever
: known in this region, aud 80 FAR "A, we
could observe, not a plant Of the win.
ter emmrr was killed. Our last crop
gave a wonderful yield under The con.
ditions. II was grown on land which
had been S~altsagc soil and which hau
] produced We crops of barley aud spring
! spelt, having had field peas planted
with the grain the second wear. but the
peas made no crop, The cmmcr was seed.
ed ~ the rate of 20 10 81 pounds of seed
per acre To make as much increase u.
! possible. There were break, in our can.
nj and the cmmcr was irrigated twice
on the other part Of the field tins season.
The average yield as the grain came
from the thresher was SOL bushels per
acre, There were parts Of the field
! which doubtless yielded twice this nv.
cragc. Many who visited our farm
while the grain was ripening pronounced
il the most beautiful grain in field they
a had ever seen"
This crop Welded COL bushels ON ten