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MONTANA SPRING WHEAT QUALITY 



Montana also leads the spring wheat belt 

 in average protein content of hard spring 

 wheat, as determined from comparative 

 data available for the past three years. 

 Protein is becoming more important each 

 year as a basis of selling wheat and by rea- 

 son of a higher average protein, Montana 

 farmers are commanding a premium over 

 growers in the eastern part of the spring 

 wheat belt that is tending to offest the 

 higher freights to outside eastern markets 

 from Montana. The accompanying graph 

 shows comparative protein content of hard 



spring wheat in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota. 



