Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-03-01
RAISING NEW GRAINS
Prot. Buffum Establishes Seed
Breeding Farm.
tiIs Most Important Experiments Have
Been Win Emnser--usefui az
Fssd for Fsttening Cattle,
Horses ard Swine.

more fapiditJ Ia tbs northwest than
tn sny other part Of che country This
IL aes Ia part 10 the activities OF the
government reclamation service and
To private enterprise IN providing VIA
ter With which 10 ifrigats what were
before large tracts Of arid lands. For
the most part therJ lands have been
settled BY Experienced farmers from
tbs rsin belts.
VITA tbs opening 81 tho 1919 Horn
Bsain TO settlers hy reason OF tbs
several irrigation projects. Prof. u. 9.
Bonum established near Worinnd
plant and seed breeding farp. writes
Robert HONEYWELL In the Country Gen
tianaan Mr. Rufrum Is strictly
product OF the west and for several
years pricf 10 establishing hls expert
msnt farm was an instfnetor IN the
agricultural colleges OF both Colorado
and Wyoming During his experiment
TAI work al the state stations be be-
caHss convinced that rs had discov.
cred the proper methods OF improy,
inK and producing new grains. After
carefully examining the different sec
tions Of The wost he ehoss the pres,
ont ate u his operations Tor tne rsa-
sou that the altitude. the variety OF
saiss and the climate furnish the prop
or conditions Tor breeding the hard
lest graius
His most important experiments
hase boon with efnmer~a grain be.
ionging TO the wheat family wnicn |
difYrs from wheat however, IN having /
two Kernels Of grain each spikeiet and |
staying IN the hull when threaded. like 4
barley u IL feed for rs;tcnng cat.
tie. horses. sheep or awine. Spring /
elamef. often wrongly called speit. has
been sro@n successfully IN the west
for number OF years. proving 20 be
Of considerable value The winter
emmeF Il pew and more valuable
Srain recently introduced from Russia
by the department Of agriculture AZ
a rule. winter grains s~e larger Yields
can be produced more cheapiy and
succeed with much less moisture
Professor BufYnm secured some OF
the first black emmer seed latroduceG
into this country and by applying
planf breeding methods has secured
an improved variety that promises 10
beeome one 81 the important winter
grains. ny placing the winter emmer
under the influence OF unusual eondl
tioas OF soil and treatment he 80 dis.
sufbsd It's appearance. constitution
and habit that number OF mutations.
Or sports. we're secured These have
<isen riae 70 such Improve II that
'hoss acquainted with the OF anal en-.
nsF wouid hardly recognize the new
i Is larger. darker. heavier IN straw
ana head ard more prolific, Many OF
he heads aoabla the spikelets. giving
he appearance OF a composite wheat
Single heads weigh 10 many Instances
! bali ounce. 80 prolific a. this grain
hat IN four seasons the yield has Ia.
'Feascd from the nrst sporting plants
. tseafy Thousand bushels this year
1 ss~ms 60 be az hardy M winter rye.
md sss severe test 10 different parts
Z IN. northwest demonstrates that II
'ss solved the stockfecdsng problem.
making possible tho fattening OF the
t0ek near the range. whereas previ. /.
asly the grower had TO nn,sh mis-
took for market Ia the eorn.beH
tates
This grain reeosers well IN the
pfing and the heavy straw prevents :.
ailinx. 80 eommoA In nest grains !.
here windsterm4 are frequent during
ae growing season Its elnoling pow >,
r IL remarkable In a Held last sea. Z
"a one stool was noted containing
xts ave straws. most OF which nad .,
eadsd A hundred bushels to the =
ere WAS the average Tor the different
eids grown last season. although Que :,
nd on exceptionally good ground !,
sde $50 bushels and parts probably
AIDE a. high az zoe bushels :,
This grain has held rs Improved :,
'xraessf for tour years. which gives i
'andsnes 10 its future IL can be
csn snywnero ttst winter wheat =.
% Do ssc~n. aad the enormous Yield ~
'ouid mskc q tpost valuable addi- =,
10 70 our farm crops The seed has
zen nell distributed over the winter T.
'tf1as- VIVA F'tN NV tVf1fstH &ftrQH -,
u demonstrate Us possibilities 20 i,
de area Experiments have Shown
az this improved wintsr smmer nas :,
food value relatively greater than !.
t. Tor horses Moreover. the ground ~
oauei has achieved local repeta.
~ as = bfeakfas, food :.
II takes from forT 20 a do6sn years y,
The most difficult Kind OF scientific
srk 90 breed and perfect a new
stn and the breeder can secure no
tent pro,eeuon. TIE purchaser not -.
~ bays the seed. bat With il all IA. -,
shts ~ xros and sell ats Increase
kss own prizes. This fact has prob "a.
~ deferred many from entering -
CD profession and has limited tbs
Ii to ~ fe~ that the results ac-
'ppltshed are especially noteworthy. | -
q value TO the country at large OF -,
ain that ~oaid even produce an tn. A.,
case OF a bushei al acre is NO great
~ tn tns aexs few years undoupsea- Az
the grains and forage cronx OF our -