East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-17
BURBANK PERFECTS
A SUPER WHEAT TO
END FOCD SHORTAGE

/ SANTA ROSA, Cal, July 1T.--Lu
ther Burbank, the worlds greatest
scientific agriculturist today an
nounced the perfection of super
wheat which he believes will go far
toward solving the universal prob
lem Of grain shortage.
Its yield is five times as much per
acre as the average production
Throughout the United States today,
30 Bushels An Acre.
Where Is bushels are now garner
ed 40 to 20 is the measure of the new
Burbank variety. II is as if this gem
ius OF the plant Kingdom had sudden
ly extended many fold Americas
wheat acreage.
The promise of this achievement
for hunger threatened world can
scarcely be overestimated.
II is the product OF 10 years eX-
tensive and very expensive expert
menting TO combine INTO one wonder
full new grain. the best food qualities.
hardihood and fecundity of many
strains of wheat selected from all
parts of the world.
1t has been carefully tested in
company with 6s or the worlds best
producers and eXeels every one.
Kept It secret.
DR. Burbank told about this won
derful grain here for the first time
today. Until now he has kept il Sc
cret for fear the result of his labors
would be appropriated by exploiters
Il have he said. perfected and
ready for the market the most pro-
ductive wheat ever evolved by man
you may say that without qualifica-
tion and IN back it up.
"The average yield will run about
so to 20 bushels to the acre. 1t is
hardy. ,barbless. smooth and milky,
and will grow anywhere in the tenn
perate zone.
Were it universally planted the
same acreage today under cultivation
should yield many times as much
wheat
No mans time is Of more value to
the nation than Luther Burbanks
works Into Night.
Identified with the national emer-
gency food 1arden commission. he is
working feverishIv against time in his
home and experiment gardens here
living on his nerve: toiling often
lar INTO IHe nlHnlt FiNlHE tht WI J."
freely the benefit Of his genius.
He gave me half an hour from his
precious tasks: a quiet smiling man.
whose face is a s gray rs his hair and
whose clothes were stained with the
dust of his garden.
This country has raised over 500.
600 900 bushels of burbank potatoes
since I produced them in 1879" re
sumed the former Massachusetts far
mer lad who has become the worlds
plant wizard. "Twenty-seven million
carloads!
According 10 official statement
m ore than s5 per cent of all plums
and prunes annually shipped out Of
California in fresh state are nv own !
creations"
Confident OF SUCCESS.
But I make the confident predic-
ton that my new wheat will do as
much or more for the nation than the |
Burbank potato and the fruits
He showed me a sheaf of the su-
fondling II with Tire set
entist's passion for his creation. TIE |
heads were like ciotted gold-lung.
heavy and amazingly pig grained.
Protein" he resumed sis the irr- !
portant food element in wheat. am |
still working to increase the protein |
in this new tyne and in other west
ern varieties Of grain which ara par
ticularly laclSing in ii.
Meets Crv for Breed
with that element now improved |
and the yield per acre greatly aug
ncnted. a big step forwarl has bce1
AIKEN in meeting the worlds cry foI !.
bread.
"And now vou'll have to excuse
ne he concluded. hurrying hack in
o the garden. which Is far more
precious than any arsenal 20 +he gov
,rnment that must feed the legions
lighting to make the world safe for
democracy