The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-17

those who were adulterating osnsl
lines OF food products.
Even our best mills were foTcel ~
install these bleaching plants agalass
the advice at times Of the head nlnlslS
themselves or against the petLel Juus
rlent of those who were the OWL
the rnilIs because they were obilged "
meet competition by the meanest niata
In the business.
was the purpose Of adding these
bleaching plants to improve the quat-
ity OF the flour produced, or was " ~
enable them to perpetrate a fraud II
my Judgment, In the majority OF cases,
fraud was the foremost thought among
those who were the promoters OF thAs
business.
The installation of the milling IN
baking plant enabled the food depart
ment to take q stand against stne
bleaching of flour which was then
working to- the direct injury and deJ-
riment OF North Dakota grown Wneal
II. enabled INSCRIPTIONS millers or
blenders Of -four to purchase dark cor
.ored or yellow and cheaper wheat
products, or damaged wheat flour,
bleach the same to resemble that pro-
duced from the superior North Dakota
hard wheat. what was the result?
This was forcing the price of the
North Dakota superior and best grades
OF wheat TO a level with the inferior
grades that could by the process OF
bleaching be made white In appear
anee and thus be used as a substitute
for the superior product produced from
hard spring wheat.
This was forcing the price OF the
North Dakota best grades OF wheat TO
a level of the inferior grades, and, had
the process of bleaching continued, IN
less than 1--WE years or at the present
time, the farmers Of North Dakota
would have received no more for their
hard spring wheat than is secured for
the cheaper and more inferior grades,
and our product would have come di-
rectiy in competition with the less
white and inferior product produced
from the Turkey Red wheat. But with
the doing away of bleaching there is
a demand for North Dakota wheat that
will make a wheat flour to bring up the
grade of flour made from other wheats.
North Dakota farmers are entitled to
the benefits that come from growing
such wheat and in my judgment there
is no question but what the farmers of
North Dakota are receiving more per
bushel for their wheat than would have
been possible had the bleaching OF
flour been permitted. Tie the difference
is but / cent per bushel on all the hard
spring wheat grown in North Dakota
you can readily see that the difference
would be a considerable sum lost to
the farmers of the state,
2. Velvet cnaff wheat came upon
the market and was at once condemn
ed by the millers and a less price paid
for the same, although 1t was of SUI
perior quality in weight, size and
plurnpness OF kernel. While the farm
ers were receiving from 5 to z cents
per buslel less for this wheat, the ma
Jority of such wheat. however, was
used, as near as can be learned, for
blending to raise the grade of other
wheat one or two points for the bene-
fit OF the mixer and manipulation OF
wheat and fiours.
The hard spring wheat that had, be-
cause Of light weight, been classed as
No. 2 northern was. by the addition OF
this heavy wheat, weighing from SO to
81 pounds per bushel. made into grade
No. / northern and thus the whole sold
for an increase in price above No. 2
northern, and with a profit Of 5 to Z
cents per bushel upon every bushel of
velvet chaff wheat used in mixing.
In connection with the work done by
this department, the Wisconsin State
grain inspection board recognized the
true quality of velvet chaff wheat and
in 1910 stated.
''The commission. believing that veil
vet chaff wheat has been unduly dis
eliminated against have in conjunction
with the North Dakota Railway COM
mission, and with the cooperation of
Professor Ladd of North Dakota, had
tests made of its relative milling value
compared with the fife and bluestem
varieties. We will grade velvet ehaff
wheat the same as the fife and blue
stem varieties, but will not put it In a
higher grade than No. 1 northern"
Later the Minnesota officials were
brought to recognize the merits Of vel
vet chaff wheat and thus q difference
of 5 cents per bushel was secured for