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BULLETIN 522, U. S. DEPABTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table IV. — Baking tests of Montana spring wheat, shoiving sources of samples, variety, 

 and milling quality for Jive successive years. 









o 





Tests of straight flour. 



o3 









^ 







.g 





_^ 









4.^ 







o 



Strength. 



t~, 



.g • 



S 





County 





M 



S 





a 







a"^ 







13 U3 



a 



3 

 



Sample No. 



in which 

 grown. 



^ ariety. 



O 



.g 



o 



1 

 "o 



o 



-J 



o 



> 







+i 



5X 



■gcS 







d 



i 

 1 



"Sx 



2Z 



p. 



1 

 









Per 



Per 





Per 







Per 



Per 



Per 



Per 



Crop of 1908: 







cent. 



cent. 



Score. 



cent. 



C.c. 



Score. 



cent. 



cent. 



cent. 



cent. 



298(1 



Cascade 



Mixed b ... 



71.5 



0.72 



100 



56.2 



2,490 





12.77 



8.4£ 



13.74 



11.9 



358a 



Fergus 



65 per cent 

 Fife. 



73.2 



(•1.68 



102 



56.5 



2,305 





12.89 





13.34 



11.2 



Crop of 1909: 



























506 



Cascade 





72.] 



C.2 



100 



51.8 



2,450 





11.5] 



11.34 



11.63 



13.4 



509 



Gallatin 





63.4 



2.0 



103 



51.5 



2, .530 





10.60 



11.44 



11.17 



13.8 











Crop of 1910: 























735 



Cascade 



Mixed b... 



70.2 



.6 



102 



54.4 



2,640 



100 



11.46 



10.39 



11.17 



12.3 



736.. . . 



...do . ... 



do 6 



71.4 

 72.5 



2.4 

 1.5 



99 

 99 



53.2 



54.7 



2,600 

 2,420 



98 

 98 



13.34 

 13.11 



10.26 

 10.09 



14.59 

 13.91 



11 7 



740 



Fergus 



Fife 



11.9 



741 



do 



...do 



68.2 



3.5 



96 



52.9 



2,580 



100 



13.62 



10.07 



13.51 



11.8 



744 



do 



...do 



71. C 



.3 



100 



51.8 



2,400 



100 



11.97 



10.82 



12.48 



13.2 



727 



Gallatin 



...do 



70.2 



3.1 



101 



52.9 



2,580 



100 



11.86 



10.85 



13.05 



12.3 



731 



do 



.do 



73.4 

 72.4 



2.1 

 1.7 



96 

 102 



52.4 

 53.2 



2,310 

 2,500 



96 

 100 



10.37 

 12.71 



11.10 

 10.17 



10.49 

 13.74 



14.2 



725 



Yellowstone 



...do.6 



11.6 



Average 



71.2 



1.9 



99 



53.9 



2,504 



99 



12.31 



10.47 



12.87 



12.4 



(1910). 









Crop of 1911: 





















948 



Cascade 



Fife 



69.4 



1.8 



103 



58.8 



2,515 



98 



10.37 



10.86 



11.12 



14.0 



1073 



do 



Mixed b.. . 



72.5 



.3 



99 



57.1 



2,350 



96 



12.31 



11.01 



14.14 



14.6 



1074 



do 



...do.b 



69.8 



3.4 



100 



58.5 



2,570 



100 



12.25 



10.90 



12.37 



14.9 



1070 



Flathead.... 



Fife 



70.2 



2.2 



98 



61.8 



2,300 



95 



11.34 



9.99 



11.57 



13.6 



1059 



Meagher .... 



...do 



74.6 



2.2 



97 



59.4 



2,190 



93 



11.97 



9.40 



12.14 



13.6 



1057 



Ravalli 



...do .. 



70.1 



3.2 



97 



57.4 



2,330 



95 



10.55 



10.98 



10.83 



15.4 











Average 



71.1 



2.2 



99 



58.8 



2,376 



96 



11.46 



10.52 



12.03 



14.4 



(1911). 









Crop of 1912: 























1470 



Valley 



Bluestem . 



70.2 



4.1 



9! 



58.2 



2,080 



94 



10.89 



10. 70 



11.63 



14.2 



1429 



Chouteau. . . 



Fife 



70.4 



4.0 



93 



58.5 



2,090 



90 



12.20 



10.29 



12.54 



13.6 



1422 



Cascade 



...do 



70.7 



4.0 



95 



59.1 



2,295 



94 



13.45 





14.19 



12.3 



1488 



do 



Mixed b... 



70.9 



4.3 



94 



58.3 



2,110 



92 



12.14 



9.67 



12. 60 



12.4 



1489 



do 



...io.b.... 



71.5 



3.4 



96 



60.0 



2,085 



93 



11.63 



10.34 



11.63 



14.1 



1533 



do 



...do.b.... 



73.5 



.6 



98 



56.8 



2,210 



95 



11.40 



9.61 



11.57 



12.0 



1428 



Fergus 



Bluestem . 



71.7 



3.4 



95 



58.5 



2,055 



90 



12.48 



10.56 



12.37 



11.8 



1457 



Gallatin 



Fife 



75.2 



1.4 



92 



56.2 



2,060 



94 



11.97 



11.33 



12.60 



14.8 



1461 



....do 



...do 



69.4 



4.7 



■ 93 



59.7 



2, ISO 



94 



12.31 



11.21 



12.43 



13.0 











Average 



71.5 



3.3 



94 



58.4 



2,129 



93 



12.05 



10.46 



12.40 



13.1 



(1912). 









5-year 

 average. 







71.1 



2.3 



98 



56.4 



2,342 



96 



11.98 



10.47 



12.47 



13.1 









a Baking test upon approximately a 70 per cent patent flour. 

 b Largely Fife and Bluestem. 

 c Qalu in milling. 



