The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-12
Future of Notorious in North Dakota Considered by Carriers

the interest that was taken by the
extension office in trying to study
the various makes Of combines. OBJ
tanning moisture and protein tests,
studying the windrowing methods of
harvesting with combine and dis
GUESSING the various combine prob
lens in the field with combine
owners. In this way it was possible,
many times to pass on experiences
from one operator to another and to
avoid costly mistakes. Combines in
this county, this year especially, due
to the weeds in the fields, were on
trial. Where the operator used good
common sense, they have proved
machine.
Protein Survey Effective
early in the season, when the
wheat harvest first started and up
to the time threshing began, wheat
samples direct from the field were
collected from each section of the
county. Tests were made for pro-
tein at the Agricultural college and
the results were published in the
papers.
"The samples tested were reported
back to the individual farmers in
each instance. As the test was
nearing completion, grain buyers as
we'll as farmers continually called for
reports on this test, because they felt
that it was a good sample of the
average protein variability in differ
ent sections of the county. OF about
80 field samples tested, the variable
ity was from 10 per cent to II per
cent protein with an average at APP
proximately IL per cent.
in 1927, the first year that many
of these tests were made, there was
some interest shown by farmers,
but comparatively little. With the
coming Of the protein premium,
every one was very much interested
in obtaining protein information just
as soon as possible on the 1928 CROP"
Ceres Wheat Holds Spotlight
The report also refers to the con-
tinued popularity of Ceres wheat
a popularity that is extending into
the neighboring state of Montana,
where many farmers are turning
from Marquis to grow the North
Dakota type. Mr.. Miesen says of
this strain of wheat:
"After making the first introduce
ton of Ceres wheat in this country,
in 1927, and then introducing direct
ly 200 bushels for distribution this
year, in small lots and three cars
through the seed houses, it is in
creasing in popularity. The yields
generally this year were from three
to five bushels higher than Marquis
and it ripened about a week earlier
where it had been sown at the same
time as Marquis. As a combine
wheat it also proved itself, because
some of it stood a long time this fall
before it was fit to cut. 1t also has
proved itself in another respect, in
that the boards are an advantage for
the windrowing attachments to the
combine. The bearded heads do not
sink into the stubble nearly so fast
as wheats not bearded. This was
demonstrated on the E. w. Ander-
son place, at Mckenzie, where about
100 acres were harvested in this
manner.
"Mr. Anderson has had this wheat
for two years and he is seeding
around a thousand acres of it this
coming year. He uses two combines
with windrow attachment. L. E.
Heaton, Mckenzie, also stated that
it was by far the best wheat he had
this year.
"There is apparently no appreci-
able difference in the protein per-
centage in Ceres over Marquis or
other hard wheat" says the county
agents review. Numerous tests
were made to check this on samples
from similar fields on the same
farm"
The report notes the attempt to
get the farmers to raise Mindum
wheat. 1t refers to the two cars of
seed of this variety distributed
through this territory by C. H. Hill
and Company and the Dacotah Seed
company. No special effort was
made to introduce this wheat. It
yielded better than the mixed Dur
UNI generally grown in this locality,
says the report.