MONTANA-GROWN WHRBAT. BB 
SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIVE CLASSES OF 
MONTANA WHEAT. 
Five distinct classes of wheat are produced in Montana, which may 
be conveniently designated as hard spring, hard winter, western red, 
Fic. 16.—Comparison of the: bread from three classes of Montana wheat, crop of 1911: a, Velvet Chaff 
(western red); b, Turkey, of unusual “‘strength,’’ Fergus County; c, Fife, Meagher County; d, Fife, 
Flathead County; e, Cascade County, described as No. 1 northern; f, Cascade County, described as 
No. 2 northern. 
western white, and durum. The two first-named classes are of about 
the same milling quality, except that the spring wheat is decidedly 
superior in baking strength. The wheats of these two classes also 
resemble each other 
closely in physical char- 
acteristics and composi- 
tion; both are best suited 
for the production of a 
bread flour. 
The flour from the west- 
ern red and western white 
wheat is very low in 
strength and absorption 
and has the general char- 
acteristics of other soft- 
wheat flours. The flour 
is best adapted for the 
production of crackers 
and pastry products. The 
bread produced from this 
wheat is very close tex- 
tured and heavy. 
Durum wheat is decid- 
edly different from the 
wheat of any other class. 
Although generally yield- 
ing a high percentage of 
HAPO SPRINGS 
HAPO wiNnTEfe 
DUS 
WESTEAN FED | 
WESTERN WAITE 
HAPPO SPFING 
HAPO WINTER & 
QUPUNT 
WESTERN FED 
WESTEAN WAITE 
HAFPO SPAING 
HAPEO WINTESE 
OUFUNW 
WESTERN FEO 
WESTEAN WA/ITE 
HAPO SPINE 
HAO wW/NTEF 
OQOUFALY 
WESTEAN FEO 
WESTERN WAITE 
YIELD OF” STPPAIGHT FLOUR —PER CLNT 
COLOR OF SREAD— SCORE 
VOLUME OF LOAF —Ce: 
2IL2 
2/22 
SIFIA 
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TEA TLSPE OF LOAF —SCORE 
AHAPO FPFING 
AHAPO w/N7TEF 
QDUSrLY 
WESTEAPIN FPEOD 
WESTERN WHITE 
ABSORPTION OF WATELP?—PER CENT 
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S77 
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Fic. 17.—Diagram comparing the characteristics of the five 
groups of Montana-grown wheat. 
flour, the flour is usually very creamy 
or yellow in color and consequently receives a low score for color. 
