Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-06-10
Pullman OATS
BEST IN WORLD
p,rst Prize For Milling Oats Won by
". c. Jarron, of Pullman, in
Competition With the World. -

Pullman, Washington State Col
,ooe the Palouse country and w. G.
1arron won signal victory this
voek when Mr.. Jarron received no.
tice that he had been awarded the
first prize for milling oats at the
National Corn Exposition, held at
Omaha, Nebraska, last December.
The prize is a substantial one, being
self-binder, valued at $3.50, given
bv the Johnson Harvester Company,
of Batavia, New York, but the value
of the prize is as nothing compared
70 the honor of having beaten the
world in producing milling oats.
The oats which won the prize are
known as the Swedish Select" and
were grown on Mr.. Jarron's farm,
three miles east of Pullman. They
weighed "A 1-2 pounds to the bushel,
which is II 1-2 pounds more than
the legal weight of oats, that being
go pounds to the bushel. The oats
are white, plump, meaty and have
thin hull. They are certainly
beautiful specimens of grain
Won Wheat Prize, Too.
Mr.. Jarron also won the gold me-
dial for milling wheat, and that is an
honor which appeals directly to the
friends of Washington State College.
The wheat which won this high no
nor is hybrid produced by c. W.
Lawrence, cerealist of the State Col
ege from crossing the Jones Fife
with the Little Club varieties. This
cross produced two varieties-red
and white-knoWn as Number los,
which is red; and Number 12S,
which is white. Mr.. Jarron sent both
the red and white varieties to the
exposition at Omaha and is not GER
tain which variety won the milling
prize, but thinks it was the white
wheat.
The significance of this honor, and
the effect that it may have on the
farming interests of the northwest,
have wide possibilities Grain buyers
of the northwest have been claiming
that these hybrid wheats are not
good milling varieties and have been
paying club or red wheat prices for
them, despite the fact that chemical
always has shown that they are
next to bluestem in amount of gluten
and make the finest of flour. Now
that this grain has been declared
by competent authority, to be the
best milling wheat produced, in
competition with all kinds of milling
wheat from ali sections of the world,
it is believed that millers and grain
dealers of the northwest will be fore
ed to give this wheat the recOgni-
ton to which it is entitled, and that
higher prices will be paid for it.
Professor Thatcher, head of the
department of agriculture, and di-
rector of the experiment station, is
well pleased with this victory for
the experiment station, and believes
II will be beneficial in securing the
proper standard for these wheats
10 mil of tn NJ NIynC
IL has been Professor Thatcher's
contention that these wheats were
not getting their just due from the
mlilers of the northwest and this de-
uSlon by the experts who judged
the wheats at Omaha. proves this to
be the case.
w. Z. Jarron, who won these
prizes, is one of the most prosperous
ana successful farmers of this sec
''oh' he owns a valuable farm three
mics east of town. He has lived
mere many years and has accumu-
,a'ed a snug fortune by intelligent
farming methods. Mr.. Jarron is re-
.e'Vlng many hearty congratulations
nun friends and neighbors over his
eoou fortune and the splendid adver-
Using ne has secured for the Palouse
country and it's products.
samples of the oats which won
S,"e prize can be seen at the office of
u. Lawler. in the Flat Iron build
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