@\y, BULLETIN No. 522 , 
yr Joint Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry ‘N 
Kk) WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief, and the Office of Markets 
Raa are and Rural Organization, CHARLES J. BRAND, Chief 
Washington, D. C. Vv May 18, 1917 
CHARACTERISTICS AND QUALITY OF MONTANA- 
GROWN WHEAT.’ 
By Levi M. Tuomas, Assistant in Grain Standardization. 
CONTENTS. 
Page. Page, 
Introduction 2h se. se seecieic <secerse seca © 1%) blondawinterawiheates-ess. 2. seen ye eae: @ 
Future of wheat production in Montana..... 2 | Correlation of physical characters and milling 
Marketing conditions in Montana...........- 3 CODEN Nine: ees ee ee ee ae OT ae Be a ee A | 11 
Varieties and types of wheat grown in Mon- Comparisons with the hard winter wheats of 
GAN Aepeee  epyere Sete eS eae ees Sato Binjasaie 4 OGMETISCEELOMS See Se ee aay tere) tapes ae tara 17 
Grading Montana wheat.............-..-- ts 4 | Montana hard spring wheat................. 21 
Wh eatsqualttyiscccce acs cee ease es ae Scat 6 | Western red and white wheat............... 25 
Color offlounandibread tae sconce a2 cs ross (| sMontana'dunumiwheat 222-223-222. 222250 30 
Water absorption=2- icf 528s... Jet Sis bec 7 | Summary of the characteristics of the five 
Loaf volume and texture.....-..-. ese ueorcaues 7 classes of Montana wheat.................. 33 
INTRODUCTION. 
Wheat production in Montana has shown a great increase during 
the past five or six years, due to rapid settlement, and a constantly in- 
creasing volume of wheat from this State is finding its way to the east- 
ern and likewise to the far western grain markets. Although a small 
quantity of this wheat has been received at the eastern markets for 
several years, yet among many millers and wheat buyers it still retains 
the status of a ‘‘newcomer,” and its reputation as to milling quality 
is largely dependent upon hearsay. Undoubtedly, the comparatively 
1 The work covered by this bulletin was done under the direction of Dr. J. W. T. Duvel, in charge of 
the Office of Grain Standardization of the Bureau of Plant Industry. Since August 18, 1916, the grain- 
standardization work of the Department of Agriculture has been administered jointly by the Office of 
Markets and Rural Organization and the Bureau of Plant Industry in connection with the administration 
of the United States Grain Standards Act. 
This investigation was initiated by Messrs. L. A. Fitz and C. H. Bailey, formerly of the Office of.Grain 
Standardization. Mr. Oliver M. Holmes, of the Chamber of Commerce of Great Falls, Mont., and Mr. E.C. 
Russell, of Lewistown, Mont., assisted in securing suitable wheat samples, as did also Director F. B. Lin- 
field and Messrs. Alfred Atkinson and J. B. Nelson, of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 
The milling studies were carried on in cooperation with the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, 
with the special assistance of Prof. E. F. Ladd and Messrs. W. L. Stockham and Thomas Sanderson. 
Note.—This bulletin is intended for farmers in Montana and adjoining States and for grain buyers 
throughout the country. 
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