The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-07-06
Wlll DETERMINE BEST
FIVE BUSHELS WHEAT
The Details Are Being Worked Out
Juss How the Judges Are to Fad
On Who WIN BE Entitled to the
aA0oO Prise
special to The Herald

POHTLAND, July Slow tn
judges will find the best five bushel
Of wheat grown In the America
Northwest and determine who Is en-
titled to the $4,000 prize offered 70
ave bushels OF wheat by the North
west Development League. Is told b.
President Lewis Penwell OF th'
league, who has given much time e
working out the details.
How many people will pick ovel
nve bushels OF wheat in order to ge
the kernels uniform. remove weed
seed, have only plump. bright, swee'
seeds In the sample. and thus get tn,
grain a little nearer perfect, Ia a
question which is interesting the De-
velopment League. but II appears that
n large number are willing TO hand.
pick" the wheat.
-Four hundred farmers have writ.
ten the secretary and declared their
In tention OF entering this contest
said Mr.. PenwelI In q letter to the
Portland Commercial Club. with
prospects for the best grain crops the
American Northwest has ever known.
there will b plenty Of competition for
the prise offered at the Northwest
Products Exposition In November.
Three judges will be selected by
the president and agronomists OF the
agricultural colleges of the seven
states competing. Oregon, Minnesota.
the, Dakotas. Montana. Idaho and
Washington. The judges must come
from without the American North
vest. II IL not expected that these
judges viii be all agricultural college
people; some one OF them will prob
ably be from one Of the grain ex-
changes OF the country Judge OF
commercial grains.
Judging will be in three ways:
First. according to the accepted score
card: second. by a milling and baking
test. and third. BY the yield per acre. :"
Mr.. Penweii says the judging by
the standard score is probably the
most interesting. ~ the exhibitor can
gain points by carefully selecting his
grain. In the milling test. the exhib-
itor cannot tell what kind OF bread his
wheat will make. but he can have the
wheat clean and free from impuri-
~. This score card shows the test
which all wheat Is given In one way
or another at the great grain mar
kets to determine It's commercial
grade. The judges. in determining
the best wheat At the exposition will.
Of course. be guided by the same re-
quirements. Thirty points will be
silowed on yield. 25 being on the I
eiGht per bushel and on the uni I
formity Of the sample; Is points will
BE- allowed on variety characters. 3 OF |
the points being Or color: 10 on pur-
isy. which means the kernels must oe
rue to the type Of breed represented; I
3 roints are allowed for the kernel
shape. which varies with the breed.
Thirty points are allowed for vital
Ity. 8 being for luster. as . dead. dull
,Clor is Objectionable: Is points will
be allowed for plumpness. as all ker-
aels should be well filled and well
having no sharp angles and
Nth the creases well closed; Z points
ire for odor. the samples should be
Iweet and free from all foul smell o..
nustiness I
Twenty-Five points are allowed for I
market conditions. 10 points being to :
over weed seed: 8 points for dirt or e
lust; 2 points for injured kernels. s q
'oints for smut and for the condi- |
Ion OF the bran. This means the u
amples. to stand any chance OF Sc c
uring the prize. must be free from !
'eed seed. especially wild oats, dsr, v
el. Quack grass. cheat and mustard. a
70 dust must be present. All broken. p
lighted or scabby kernels will count
gsinst the wheat. while the bran or p
Ted coat must be smooth. bright and /
zee from dirt and weathering. g
The rules for judging take away 6
nc point for each pound less than c.
tsndard weight Of so pounds. The Il
adses will count out 100 seeds as Al
ley iun. They will cut the score In n
rcportion to the weed seed found ol
oior. purity. kernel shape. luster,
germ. odor. dirt. dust.
a,ut and condition OF bran are all
latter Of judgment. President Pen Il,
ell has been receiving many inquir. 8,
s from farmers who want to know NJ
neither II 10 fair to 'hand pick" the "
teaf To these the officers have 10
Ned that anyone who wants to pick
V~r Eve bushels Of wheat In order to y
In prize. and who knows good
heat when he sees II. may enter the
'rnetition and win the prize n his Il
heat can make the score. The off,
~ do not care how much hand pick- =,