The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-19
GRAINS
OF ALL AGES
Have Samples of Every
Variety Known to the
Genius of Mankind

CHICAGO, March 19.-Whcats
which are known TO have been used
by primitive man 10000 10 1900
years ago and which are stln cuIti-
waited in certain parts OF the world.
form part OF tho new exhibit OF
cultivated wheats which has recent.
~ been added 10 tho economic col
lcctions OF Field Museum OF Natural
History here.
various parts OF the world COM
plote tho exhibit. Most of the
whoats have been acquired through
the cooperation OF the office of
cereal Investigation of the depart
ment OF agriculture, This depart
ment Is constantly engaged In grow
ing new and old varieties OF wheat
In order 20 dctcrmiCn their suitable
ity under various conditions In the
United states.
Wheat was first introduced into
this country I'm 1920 by the Span
iards ana later into New England
and virginia by the early settlers.
according 20 Director -. &. Davis.
OF the museum.
In Europe aud Asia It has becn
grown since prehistoric times" MIR.
Davis states. Tho beginning Of its
cultivation belongs TO an carly
period In the history of tho human
race.
Mankind has probably always
used tho seeds OF the wild grasses
| for food. Some OF these furnish
vory fair-sized grains and from
such our cultivated cereals are un-
! quostionnhly derived though bulun-
| lists cannot now always trace them
! to their wild prototypes An ex-
/ ample uf such is the wild emmor of
| Palestine, n largc-grnincd wild grass
| which has been claimed bv some to
/ be the ancestor OF our cultivated
| wheat- Of today
Grain OF Ancient Egypt
Certain primitive whclts are still
| grown In places IN southern Europe.
! such are the oinkorn, cmmer and
/ spclt, each of which probably repre-
! seuts IA group OF whcats OF separate
| origin. Tho cinkoru stiu grows Wild
! IN siberia ana elsewhere IN tho
| south Of Europe. Spclt ia the old
est Of tho cultivated whcats. Il was
! probably tho wheat of Nanciyut
| Greece Rome and Tgypt.
Together with these simple forms
/ lhoro are 10 Doe seen such unusual
| forms ms Polish wheat, which I'm
| spite or itg uumc does not come
! from Poland. hut from the noun
/ iuinous regions Of spain. Alaska
whcat which Is of the type known
! 1s tho miracle wheat or "scvcn-
/ headed wheat nf Egypt" and club
. wheat grown iu chile and I'm our
. Rocky mountains
Tho durum wheat from Russia
which furnishes flour for macaroul
ard pastcs looks much Ike long
hIsilo barley Tho small hristly
turkey wheat has become one OF our
leading hard winter whoats of tho
/ nitcd states WUhclminu, "A north
. European SOFT wheat may ho seen
/ together with the chief American
typcs The hard spring whcats OF
. the northwestern great plains res ON
/ ~ The United states aud Caulda arc
/ represented by marquis, red ffp and
/ Kitchener varieties Particularly
. remarkable iS % hugc-cared wheat
. called dl,kluw, grown under irriga-
/ tion In Idaho.
! Adjoining tho whcats at the
. museum may he seen some ot the
main kinds Of barley Ordinarily
/ the most brlstly OF the grains among
'tl 'sc Us perfectly bald variety.
/ which is grown Tor hav and may
survive. as a fodder long after
cultivation OF the others becomes
obsolete with the cessation OF malt
making
"rhera has also been added an
interesting case OF wild grasses.
ranging from Alaska and Canadian
fodder grasses to the silver pampas
|gr, q OF South America and Natal
grass, This South African grass
now hclps to impart q rosea'e hue
to the plains ~ the sandy pen. sula
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