The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-06
PROF. BUFFUM DEVELOPS EN-
MER. WHICH WILL YIELD
100 BUSHELS TO ACRE.
EXCELLENT BREAKFAST FOOD
Discovery Recently Made on u wy
oming Farm May Revolution
lie Stock Raising Method.


fom, formerly in charge of the gov
eminent experiment station in Fort
Collins, has created feeding grain
for stock which will reVolutionlze
the feeding of the country.
The grain is cross between the
Russian spelt and the American
wheat. 1t has now been perfected
after six years of experiments car
ried on by Prof. Buffum. The grain
which Is called emmer, is a winter
grain, drouth resistant, adapted to
irrigated or arid soil, and SO wonder
fully prolific that it will yield from
30 to 100 bushels per acre. 1t is
inteded as a balance ration for alf-
alta, and not since the discovery OF
that important plant has such an i'm
portant agricultural discovery been
made. Scientific agricultural jour
nails throughout the country eager
~ are sending for information.
The grain was brought to it's pres
ont perfect state on the Worland
farm. In the Big Horn Basin, Wyo-
ming. This farm is in itself uni
que institution. 1t was established
by group of wealthy agriculturists
and farmers for the purpose Of con-
Quoting experiments in grain, par
dcularly to develop grains that were
best adapted to arid lands of the
west.
Luther Burbank, the wizard of
fruit and flowers, who did as much
to make California famous as her
stream of gold; Ora Haley. the mil
n0naire Wyoming stockman; Cover
nor B. B. Brooks, of Wyoming, and
Or. v. T. Cooke, the state director of
dry farming in Wyoming, are direc-
tors of the farm. 1t covers 500 acres
and is owned by the Wyoming Plant
and Seed Breeding Company.
Prof. Buffum was selected mana
scr of the farm, as he is recognized
- the foremost grain expert in the
country. First. at the experiment
station at Fort Collins, and then at
the government experiment station at
Laramie, Wyo., he conducted expert
nents with the Russian spelt. For
four years, since he took charge OF
she farm, he has been working on
the grain
A field of improved winter emmel
Is said to present the most beautiful
appearance of any grain field in the
world. The stalks are white, like
those of wheat, while the heads are
black.
Although the particular value O
the improved winter emmer is as {
substitute for corn for sheep ant
cattle, and for oats fed to horses
It is said to make an excellent break
fast food. 1t has been pronounced
farsgt0erior to cracked wheat.
Corr cannot be raised where tn
aights are cool. It is also expensive
Improved winter emmer is SO pro
afic that 1t will become the cheapes
Of all grains. The Russian spelt
famous as grain that will gro,
anywhere and In any weather. Blu
the grain itself is too small for prac
deal purposes, being not much large
than mustard seed. The improve
emmer retains the color and the har
dy quality Of the spelt and the siz
and richness Of wheat. Prof. But
FUN had this to say Of Its hard
qualities. in paper which he sen
70 Charles B. Stow, land investo
ct the Brown Palace hotel:
The first season we grew i'm
proved emmer at Worland. the win
ter was very dry, there being n,
moisture or snow until the middle O
March. Last winter was the coldes
and most severe ever known in thi
region, and 30 far as we could OBJ
serve not q plant of the winter EN-
mer was killed. Our last crop CAV,
q wonderful yield under the condi
lions. It was grown on land which
had been salt sage soil, and which
had produced two previous crops O
harley and spring spelt. having hat
field peas planted with the grain thu
second year, bat the peas made M
crop. The emmer was seeded at the
fate Of thirty to thirty-four pounds
81 seed to the acre to make as much
Increase a. possible. There were
breaks on oar canal and the emmel
was irrigated twice on one part Of
Ihe field and three times on another
Ijart Of this season. The average
I5ald u the grain came from the
dI,ssher w. SOL bushels per acre
y go 1srs p1rts @ the Hold which
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