The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-10-24
OKLAHOMA WHEAT AND FLOUR
State in 1912 Raised Bushels which Eighty Percent
Turkey Red--Imperect Shocks Produce Yellow Berry Grade

buying high grade wheat with large
content Of gluten.
The j. A. Rosenbaum Grain COM
pany last year exported about 10000
900 bushels of wheat from Kansas
and about 100000 bushels from Okla
homa to Europe via New Orleans,
Galveston, Port Arthur and Westvego.
Tex. The firm exported 100000 bush.
els in one day from Oklahoma City
last year.
The valley of the North Canadian
river between Ell Reno and Oklahoma
City, extending twelve miles, averages
about twelve bushels of Turkey red
wheat per acre. In 1912 100000 acres
were sowed to wheat in Oklahoma
and the average yield was 1913 an
acre. In 1911 the yield was 30 and
ia 1910 it was 1873, which was a
record breaker Last years bone
dry" harvest made Oklahoma wheat
rich in gluten and laboratory tests
give 1t a test yield of 800 loaves of
bread to barrel Of -four. About
three-fourths of the states wheat will
average that high this year, said Mr..
Miller. According to his figures Ave
year average will give Oklahoma
wheat -four 300 loaves Of bread to the
barrel or a mere shade below that OF
northwestern spring wheat Geary,
FL Reno, Weatherford, Chickasha,
Pond Creek and Enid mills export
-four to Cuba via Mobile and Calves
ton. Thousands of barrels also go to
Europe.
Loss From Bleaching Wheat.
Losses in milling are heavier this
year than usual in Oklahoma. Con-
sentative figures place the loss of
wheat after it passes through the
screen at about three or four per cent.
This is largely due to the presence
of small untitled berries. Mllers say
they lose as high as a ton out of 1000
bushels Of wheat in this manner Mr..
Prouty told the writer that dark Tur-
key red wheat will make a barrel of
grain and that Yellow berry takes
four bushels and forty pounds to five
bushels to the barrel of -four The
bran on Yellow berry is thicker and
the shrinkage is about one twenty
seventh of the bulk or ton of -four
to 1000 bushels of wheat. Mr.. Prouty
says that the chief reason for deterior.
alton of wheat is failure OF Oklahoma
farmers to shock their wheat properly.
In ten-year average, he says, moth.
ing costs the farmer so much as this
fault, not even the Hessian fly, chinch
bugs and winter killing combined,
Improper shocking or stacking results
In bleaching OF the gluten in the
wheat, reducing the yield and injuring
the quality. Mr.. Prouty figures the
loss in the price of wheat due to i'm.
proper shocking and consequent in
jury from bleaching on account OF
rain, as from FIVE to eight cents a
bushel. Good Turkey red wheat II
left to stand in the rain in improperly
constructed shocks is usually graded
as Yellow berry. Any man who does
not place a cap shear carefully on
top of shock is inviting lower price
for his wheat
At the Chickasha mill the chief com.
plant voiced against Oklahoma wheat
as 1t reaches the mill was that its con.
dition was impaired by imperfect
shocking and damaged by rain. also
weed seed. The Chickasha mill has a
capacity of 800 barrels day. The
mill grinds mostly hard Turkey red
-four and blend of -four nearly hard
Much of the -four is exported, though
the bulk is consumed in the state.