The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-27

pOrtance TO farmers, grain men and
millers were discussed at the spring
convention of the Utah State Millers
and Grain Dealers association, which
was held at the Hotel Utah in Salt
Lake City recently. There was a
good attendance at the convention
and all parts of the state sent dele.
gates Southern Idaho was also well
represented
Henry II. Blood of Kaysville, who,
from its first organization has been
president of the state association, de
livered the opening address, in which
he reviewed the work accomplished
last year in the propaganda in favor
of Better wheat for Utah" IRON
reports received for several counties
where efforts had been made 10 get
farmers to grow Turkey Red wheat
II appeared that approximately one.
fourth OF the acreage Of wheat now
growing in those counties is OF the
hard variety, while In other counties
not heard from the results would
probably be about the same. He be.
lieved that after this year Il would
be possible for Utah millers 10 place
on the market a standard grade Of
hard wheat flour, and TO maintain
its quality, thus closing our doors
to the importation of thousands OF
dollars worth of eastern hard wheat
flour, which hitherto has been shipped
in annually because the quality of
Utah wheats has been so poor that
the mills could not make a good bak.
ers' flour.
Other subjects discussed by the
president in his address included U
the establishing of seed stations In
several counties Of the state, by in
ducing progressive farmers to start
with a clear strain OF Turkey Red
wheat and by selective breeding,
grading and acclimatizing. develop a
higher quality of hard wheat which
could be held for seed purposes ex.
clusively; (2) the standardizing of
the quality of Utah wheat by grow.
ing largely one variety, the argument
being that Rocky Mountain Turkey
Red wheat" might in this way become
as famous and as much called for
as Kansas hard wheat now is; t3) the
inducing Of farmers to quit planting
mixed types Of wheat for their own
good as well as for the benefit OF
those who buy and use the grain; "a
the securing by the millers OF the
state of larger outside market where
the surplus flour that now causes
ruinous competition could be disposed
Of with profit; (5) the demanding OF
better freight rates from the rail
roads; co the Improvement OF mill
ing methods 10 the end that Utah
flour may become known throughout
tine west for its high quality aud uni
foIin;ty, this being prercGu'si;e to the
f,r ding of larger markets; Cd the
urging OF the passage OF a law by
the next legislature establishing Of
n'ial inspection and grading OF grain
H. this state; Isl the edopt!ol by the
mills OF a cost accounting system that
will show what 1t costs TO MAKE and
sell their products, this for the pur
pose Of eliminating the haphazzard
methods OF arriving at a selling
prise that now obtain in tn- milling
trade, causing many sales to be made
below cost.
Following e presidents address.
James w. WEBSTER of ReXbusS. ldano
probably the ar ;est RroIer OF hard
wh-at in the irn..rd States, spoke IN
81, be Growing V Hand Wheat he
advocated p,owing MT less than
eight inches deep, and said twelve
inches would be better. He pre-
ferred blowing in the fall rather than
in the spring. The ground 81 ould De
aisced Immediately after plowiny and
tncn narrowed; and after every rain
Il shodld be given another Soo' mar
rowing. This will serve two purposes
it keep the summer fallo"
clean aud by preventing evap1 fst"n
OF the water that falls, VIII store
moisture IN the ground to MACS The
crop VIXEN planted. Mr.. Webster
urged nc planting of only the yer.
best If seed, without regard what
I, corts He said thirty podnds al
Turkey Red wheat is plenty to plan
an acre, and if seeding coali Dc
evenly done, twenty to twenty-five
pounds would suit him quite as well
II wneG, comes up too thick, har
row II with harrow teeth SET TO Gu
cut as much as possible: II too TIM
harrow it with teeth set back to puI
yerize the soil. Keep the harrow &c
ing on the growing grain until 1t /
eight inches high, especially afSe