The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-08
NEW KINDS OF GRAIN.

The changing preferences in wheat
are a stern reminder to The farmers OF
the United States that deterioration Is
sure TO cnsue with the maintenance OF
the cultivation of any one variety; that
variety is sure 10 run down, become
stale, AMI less productive. According
~ the experiments Of the seed experts
to produce new varieties from time 10
time aud 10 improve upon the old by
crossing. are devoted TO keeping new
varieties developed ahead Of the Letter
ioration of the old New varieties OF
wheat have come TO the front and have
gone TO the rear in bright and
dimmcd procession.
We arc reminded OF these mutations
by notice that Professor BuIlum OF
Wyoming. who is sometimes called the
Burbank Of that State because Of his
experiments and success in originating
new varieties of various kinds OF
plants, is reported TO have evolved
new grain called ''thc black winter en-
mcr:' il is the result Of crossing en-
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tant cereal Will grow in A much dryer
soil than wheat or rye, AMI yields four
times more than wheat, though not as
fine quality or substance as wheat.
Enimer has been known in Europe since
before the Christian era, 1t rs closely
related to spelt, and is supposed to be
the ''corn - Of which Phny makes men
ton. 1t is a hardy grain much used in
Russia and Germany as stock feed, and
it is also made INTO a cruel or por-
ridge bv the peasantry, Whether this
grain. being of much coarser fiber
than Americans are accustomed to In
food grains. will be largely used for hu
man food may be doubted; but. il not,
IT is certainly n great addition to the
forage crop of the country, 1t is to
be able to make good everything that
is claimed for this improved emmer.
In Canada the Red Fyfe variety of
whcat introduced into Ontario more
than fifty wears ago, has been held by
the farmers TO be the best wheat
ever grown for the production of
:" strong bakers flour. But. that
wheat is slow of development, tho frost
often catches it in Canada, and il Is
subject TO deterioration under these
from perfect grain. And so Il prize of
$1,000 was offered at land exhibition
for an Improvement OF the Red Eyre
variety. What was wanted was some.
thing that woul,i mature earlier, while
retaining the strong qualities that made
the Rcd F'vfc valuable for milling pur
poses. Mr.. Seagcr Wheeler Of
Rosibcrn. Saskatchewan. was the one
who offered this prize. new var
iety known AS the " Marquis captured
the money. II was in competition with
several new varieties, other two being
the 'ECbclsea = and Bishop all be.
ing produced by crossing some Of them
with a wheat known as Calcutta Red,
which is native of the extreme north
crn part of India In 1908, the first
year in which extensive tests coull be
made, it was shown that the 'Mar
quis' wheat grown at Brandon was
equal IN color and baking strength to
Red Fvfc grown on the same farm, it
ripcns very much earlier than the Red
Fvfe which it closely resembles in color
md form, As a result Of this test, Ii
is supposed that the ''Marquis - wheat
will supcrsede the Red Fyfe generally
I., tb,t Ia. Pod G'Nfn IN
spite of its stroug quality, will not be
raised except in the most favored To-
caIitics where it can come 10 maturity
with reasonable certainty before the
frost catches it.
The Agricultural College in Utah is
urging upon the farmers Of this State
The raising Of Turkey Red wheat, The
conducted by the experts
Of the college indicate that this wheat
is the best for Utah farmers. VIC would
crs should follow this lead and raise
Turkey Red wheat, and understand
that this is done At the same time
il seems 10 us that the college would
do we'll if it should send to Canada and
Get some of the Red Fyfe and also
some of the Marquis and some of the
Chelsea AMI Bishop wheat for
purposes. The Red Fyfe
is ihc strongest milling wheat known,
Although those who would raise 1t in
Canada arc discouraged because it docs
not mature early enough, there would
be NO fear on that score in Utah. for
the Red Fvfc would nnqucstionably
mature here far in advance of any pos
sibilty Of frost,
The wheat question is perhaps the
most important one tina, grain raiscrs
have TO face in this region. Corn, Of
course. rs not much of crop here,
wheat is tho great grain crop. The
Turkey Red docs well, but it is not as
large grain, nor Of as fine a quality
as sonic other whcats; and VIC trust
that tho Agricultural College. while un-
doubtedly doing great service TO the
farmers OF Utah in urging the Turkey
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