May, 1922 



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Difference in Baking Value tct\;een strains of Bed Fife- 

 Table XI. 



Influence of Climate and Soil Conditions 



on the Milling and Baking Value 



of Marquis Wheat. 



This is a subject which is more or less 

 beyond the scope of this discussion and fur- 

 thermore no direct attempt has been made 

 to investigate it. Each year samples of 

 wheat are receiA'ed from different points 

 ■in the proA'ince to be entered in the Millers 

 Cup Contest. The tests from these sam- 

 ples it was thought at one time, would en- 

 able us to form a fair estimate of the qua- 

 lity of Avheat produced by the different 

 districts. On further study of these re- 

 sults, however, it AA^as decided that definite 

 conclusions could not be drawn from them. 



The results of the tests on all of the sam- 

 ples of Marquis Avheat entered in this 

 contest in the years 1917 and 1920 are 

 given in Tables XIII and XIV. Apparent- 

 ly no particular district shows evidence of 

 producing wheat of outstanding high or 

 low quality. It is true that in a number 

 of cases the best samples have come from 

 the same district, but it is also true that 

 they have usually come from the same 

 grower. From this it might be inferred that 

 any district suitable for successful wheat 

 growing may produce very high quality 

 wheat if the growers make an attempt 

 at improvement. 



