The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-24
New Wheat Appears
Really Rust Resistant

jamestown, Aug. l1.-lt is DelleVed
that the time is at hand when red and
black rust will have few terrors for the
farmers of North Dakota and other
states. The last few seasons have
demonstrated that there is strain of
hard wheat which is immune to rust,
just as there is a strain of fax which
is immune to wilt.
Both are the result of the investi.
cations and labors of the state agricul.
tural college.
Judge Coffey, Albert Money, John
Matchie and other residents of the
county have grown rust resistant
wheat this season and will secure fine
returns from their fields. The grain
stands bright, free and clear of all
rust while the heads are full and
plump, kernels seemingly bursting
with gluten.
John Matchie has a field of 100 &C
res near Jamestown which he began
cutting Wednesday. After it was too
late to seed other wheats this field was
seeded to the rust.proof seed, but not.
withstanding this late start the grain
has come forward in good shape and
promises very good crop, everything
considered. Last year the crop was
better, the weather conditions being
more favorable, and yield of rs bush
els or better of splendid kernels was
secured.
A. A. Monek has a similar field of
the same kind of grain and expects to
secure a good crop though the field
was hurt somewhat by the hot wealth
er. A carload of this seed was recent
ly sold in the eastern markets at a
handsome price,,
Judge Coffey reports he has field
of this rust resistant wheat on his
farm near Courtenay. When he saw
the field few days ago the straw
was bright and clean and free from
all signs of rust, and promised an
abundant yield. However, the sue
cess of the farms do not depend up
on the single crop of wheat, good
though it may be. The judge has d.
versifed well and has stock. and many
varieties of grains and grasses so that
he is sure to succeed with some Of
them each season, no matter how I'M
propitious the times, markets or the
elements may be.
There are other fields known in the
county, the aggregate acreage being
considerable and sufficient to provide
a considerable quantity of seed for
next season. .s-. e ,a u.s..
The threshed wheat shows that the
kernels are not quite so bright as No.
I northern wheat, but are of good col
or. At present it is stated that buyers
discount this grain about ten cents a
bushel, claiming it is better for semi
nola purposes than for -four. The
grain is readily bought, however, and
finds ready purchasers in all markets.
Even at discount the grain is highly
profitable when weather conditions
make impossible the growth of ordi-
nary varieties owing to the presence
of rust.
AS Stutsman county annually has
in some 100000 acres to wheat, the
difference between a crop and half
of crop is very important item. A
variation in yield of only four bushels
an acre from an average yield means a
million dollars to the grain growers of
Stutsman county. A loss of half of the
crop, as this season, is material item
and means millions. If this can be
obviated by this new strain of wheat it
will mean millions of dollars to the
farmers of this county alone, and
many times that in the entire state at
large.