Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1909 — WHEAT IS NOT GOOD QUALITY. [ARTICLE]

WHEAT IS NOT GOOD QUALITY.

First Threshing is Disappointing to Ixical Dealers—Quality Poor. The banner wheat crop which it was expected Jasper county would produce this year is falling short of the most conservative estimates, if the first threshings are any criterion John Martindale in Newton tp„ and J. N. Gunyon in Union tp., have been the first to thresh thus far, and the crop will not be what was anticipated by any means. Mr. Martindale is growing the Turky Red variety, which is usually exceedingly hard, but in that brought to‘ market the grains are white and fluffy and unusually, damp, showing traces of frost bite. The yield also is going to be short of expectations, is the belief of the buyers. It will be sold on the Chicago market as “no grade” wheat. Buyers are paying $1 per bushel at present with a probable drop in price if the quality does not improve. We understand Mr. Martindale’s yield was about 20 bushels per acre, which is not very bud if the quality were only better.