The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-20
WOULD LIMIT
| K0TA WHEAT IN
. N0RTHDAK0TA
Agricultural Experts at Con
ference Make RecOmmen-
datiOnS to Farmers


production Of kota wheat should TO
'he present be limited to those 10
caiities where on account of tn,
general prevalence of rust epidemic
the production of Marquis has bee,
1oAnd to be less profitable on ac
count of low yields and low grades
Is the conclusion reached by Off
Gals of the North Dakota Agricul
tural college at a conference helc
on the campus Tuesday. The confer
ehce was attended by Dr. John Lee
Co4!ter, president of the college, p
r. 'Trowbridge, director of the ex
pertinent station, representatives %
the agronomy department, milling
department and extension division.
After an intensive study based or
the evidence at hand of the relative
merits of Marquis and Kota wheat.
As produced under North Dakota
conditions the members of the con-
ference reached the following con-
clusions:
FIrst-That Kota has out-yielded
Marquis by PA per cent equal to
T." bushels) in six years official
varIetal trials, 1918-1923, at Fargo;
by al per cent or % bushels, in
i've years varietal trials l919-1923
atfplckinson; by 1877 per cent, equal
to Ia bushels, in four years trials
at Mandan, 1920 1923, by 35.9 per
cent, equal to 81 bushels, in three
years trials at Edgeley, 1920-1922,
by 70 per cent, equal to 3.S bushels,
IN three years trials at Langdon,
l9l9-l922, and has been lower IN yield
at Williston by six per cent, equal
20 III bushels, in four years trials.
Comparative Trials
hat in twenty comparative trials
made by members of the North Da-
kota Crop and Soil Improvement So
clety in 1928, Kota returned an
average yield of 1877 bushels per
acre, having an average test weight
OF 51.3 pounds, while the Marquis
returned an average yield of 1914
bushels having an average test weight
OF $50 pounds; and that the aver
age volume of loaf baked from the
kota flour was 1912 cubic centimet-
ers and the average volume of loaf
baked from the Marquis flour was
2,3G5 cubic centimeters.
SecOnd-That in Ais comparative
trials made by North Dakota farm
ers In 1928 in % different counties,
kota wheat yielded on the average
LA bushels per acre and the CHECK"
variety 80 bushels per acre, a diff
terence in favor of kota of AZ per
cent. The cheek variety used in the
great majority of the cases was
Marquis.
Third-That in 81 comparative
tests IN North Dakota of Kota and
Marquis covering the years 1918 to
1928 inclusive, kota has had a
higher test weight, has milled high
er percentage of flour, has produced
Il slightly larger volume of loaf, than
Marquis and has made loaf whose
color score and texture score is
practically the same as Marquis.
..asa flour does show a slightly
yellowish shade; but Marquis is not
free from yellow. In Ia comparative
tests of kota and Marquis, where
the crop was grown under strictly
comparable conditions, the flour of
the kota was scored dark in one
case, very yellow in one case and
yellow in the remaining twelve while
the Marquis flour produced from
wheat grown on the same II farms
scored creamy in one case and vel.
low in the remaining 10. In these
same trials the quality score given
to the color was 97.l for the Kota
and 99.1 for the Marquis.
Fourth-That the millers prefer
Marquis to Kota.
Fifth-That the mllers base their
objection to Kota on it's brittleness
M milling; the rather high ash con-
lVt of the flour; and the yellow
Color of the flour.
Directing to Quality
Sixth-That although Directing to
the quality of Kota, the millers have
not stated that they would not pur-
chase kota wheat, but that they do
believe wheat buyers will discrim-
mate against it, In this connection,
however, it should be pointed out
hat out of q samples of Kota sub
nitted to the laboratory Of a large
mill, % were graded No.
dark, the remaining five being of |
over grade.
SeventlI-That as long as the mill: |
RS can find supply of high quality
they will probably pay
premium for it, the actual premium
depending upon supply, freight, haul,
Etc., and the extent to which it is
'cquired in their milling operations.
Eighth-In view of the facts cited
'bove, production Of Kota should for
he present be limited to those local
ties where on account of the gen
ar1l prevalence of rust epidemics,
he production of Marquis has been
ound to be less profitable on &C..
count of low yields and low grades!
Ninth-That the evidence at hand
indicates that even if Kota wheat of
he same grade as Marquis wheat T
ellis at lower price than the Mar
luis, that the producer in the eastern
'ne-half of the state stands a better
hance of profit with Kota wheat on
'ccfunt of the greater chances of
occurring a higher yield and higher
est weight; provided, of course, that
ust epidemics continue as they have
Turing recent years.
Early Seeding
Tenth-That early seeding of Mar
uis or Ruby sometimes enables them I
0 escape severe rust injury, but by
10 means uniformly so. Ruby ma.
pres about five days earlier than
txrquis. This earliness is sometimes
4 advantage in escaping rust. Or
inarily in North Dakota when yields
re not directly affected by rust,
Iarquis will out-yield Ruby. Yield