Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-14
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vatOr for adjustment.
We were also informed by the de-
p%artlnent of agriculture that they
were experimenting with a new disc
cleaner which is TO be attached TO
threshing machines ands which Will
separate from the grain wild oats and
other foul seeds with the exception of
so-calledt "inseparables.' Il IS claimed
that THU new cleaner VII clean the
grain nearly perfectly. 1t has not
quite passed the experimental stage
but if it proves successful, as the
department hopes and believes that II
will, it. will mean much in helping the
farmers to clean their grain at the
time tina it is ihreshed. This kill
keep the wild oats and stuff of that
kind on the farm Where it can be
Sround and used icr feed. and vii!
help raise the grades On grain at the.
country elevators and ct the terlnln-
ais. Further it will ave immense
sums which the farmers now pay in
Shipping screenings in ;heir wheat
and on which they pay freight and
get practically nothing for.
Third, North Dakota especially has
gone into the raising of durum wheat
because it rusts less than the hard
spring varieties o; wheat, but as pre-
viously stated, there is not the wide
market for durum wheat this commit
tee feels there should be. Only a few
years G comparatively little cors
was used in Europe but an acti,t
campaign was entered into to teach
the people Of Europe to use and eat
corn, and the result has been that
we are now exporting a lot of corn
each, year to European countries. And
further. a campaign was put on mi
the United States by the Corn Prod
ucts company Ind others, IN teach the
people OF America how to use corn
in many ways in which it was no:
previously used and the consequence
has been that there has been amin
creased demand for corn, and corn
today is bringing a fair price.
In connection with this, wes asked
the agricultural department at Wash
:ngton to put or a campaign in the
United States to teach our people to
use more spaghetti and macaronl and
If this is done it viii! without doubt
develop a larger demand for durum
because from durum wheat the
hest sphagaetti and macaroni flour
is manufactured.
Fourth, relative to the exporting of
wheat out of the United States. very
careful consideration was given to
this both in Washington and in New
York. We found that European coun-
tries ale not buying in quantities as
they have done in years gone by but
are buying only as their actual needs
require, the principal reason for this
being the financial situation in Eu-
rope; and we also found that the Eu-
pea counties are using many
cheaper substitutes for wheat. In
other words, hat they are taking
more corn, more oats and more rye
TRAN ever before and less wheat,
We also found hat in France
Where their requirements for grain
foods are large that the French gov
has ordered the French
mills to go back to the grindinp ~
upon the wal basis which nro-
vided that 83 or "a per cent Of q
bushel of wheat should 20 into flour
of about 20 per cent as has
been done for the past couple Of
years. It is estimated that this diff
ference in grinding will mean that
the French will require 20, OO0. 900 or
25,000,OOO bushels less wheat than
they otherwise would be
to import. Ntr
70 give Q an idea as to one Of the
'Eurorean countries, it might be said
that 1t is estimated that Germany ia
consuming about three and six-ten+ha
bushels OF bread grain against a pre-
war average Of SIX and five-tenths
bushels and IL making up the differ-
ence by the use Of potatoes.
There Gems to be plenty of money
10 finance the exporting OF wheat and
it is not necessary for the American
exporter to call upon the war finance
corporation for funds because they
can get what funds they need from
commercial banks at a rate as lbw.
or lower, than they could from thk
finance. Further it is not taking
as much. money to. handle the export
Of grain as usual for the reason that
Foreigners are not buying in luanti-
ties, but are buying more from hand
to mouth.
The 1922 wheat crop, according -
government figures: is one Of the
largest that the world has ever pro-
duced and on top Of 1T all has come
the enormous wheat crop which has
been produced IN Canada and If INC
figures gotten out by the
various governments and by the cron
experts, are anywhere near right
there has been more wheat produced
in the world this year than can B.
consumed in the year, and all 81 this
has 2 tendency togihold and to keen
prices low and makes a CONDITION
which is especially bdd for Us IA III
northwest, for the price Of our.wheat
Is based upon Its value for export. X
other words, the American c,IstoYna
for wheat pays no moreSthan the 5E,il.
ropean and this means that the amer
lean wheat Is IN competition with the
wheat grown all over the world.
The world war and war prices slim.
ulated the production 81 wheat II
the United States and our peopls
have mot gotten out st the habit y,
raising twheat,t;and the 5ccmnaittee feej
they should call the attention of on
farmers and businessmen! rs the fac1
that we continue To- grow M an
United States and canada tho Va,
z mount 81 wheat that NJ ARE now do:
ing With high priced lands and
with the high; cost Of labor. hirF
freight ratsg and high cost. for ifarm
machinery disaster must result HI
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