Wheat's Origin
Unknown
The United States pi educes
moie types of wheat in volume
than any other nation in the
woild But how wheat came to
this countiy is in doubt
Tiaces of wheat have been un
covered in the divings ol manv
early civilizations It was grown
in southwestern Asia, supposed
ly man’s first home. But the
origin of wheat still remains a
mystery.
The common ancestor of all
wheats is believed to be wild
einkoin, still seen growing in
the Balkan States.
Wheat probably arrived in
Ameuca with the conquistadois
Later, it became an important
ciop in the eaily Virginia col
onies along the Atlantic Coast
Not only important in the
United States, wheat is grown in
nearly every country and cov
ers more than 20 percent of the
world’s cropland.
There have been major im
provements in the wheat plant,
too. For years, progress was
slow. The best grain from one
year’s harvest was selected as
the next year’s seed.
In the 20th century, however,
plant scientists have been
breeding new and improved
wheat varieties.
Only three species of wheat
are now important commercial
ly common wheat, club, and
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Potato Growers Awards
To Be Made In Harrisburg
Di Ei nest L Nixon, uncle of
Piesidenl elect Richaid M Nix
on and ictiied Pennsylvania
State University piofessor, will
piescnt awards to the slate’s po
tato giowing champions at the
50th award ceremony of the
Pennsylvania Cooperative Pota
to Growers, Inc The ceremony
will be held in conjunction with
the 53rd annual Pennsylvania
Faun Show.
Dr Nixon, known throughout
the state as “Mr Potato” be
cause of his intei est in the vege
table, has missed making the
piesentations only once in the
durum They account for 90 pei
cent of all wheat grown.
Besides species, wheat may be
further classified by the textuie
of the ripened kernel, color of
the kernel, and the wheat
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49 pievious ycais the awaids
have been made Illness pi event
ed him from paiticipating in
1966
To be cited as the champion
potato gi owei will be Ray
Bacon, Felton, Yoik County His
yield was 761 8 bushels of Ken
nebecs Second place honors
will go to Seth Ballog, Union
City, Crawfoid County, with a
yield of 650 5 bushels of Katah
dins In third place is Richard
Krufman, Boswell, Someiset
County, with a yield of 616 bush
els of Kalahdins.
To receive an awaid foi the
highest yield on five or more
acies will be W Kenneth Bow
man, Fawn Grove, York County,
with a yield of 788 9 bushels of
Kennebecs
In addition to Bowman, grow
ers who qualified for the five
highest 1968 yield awards in
clude Bacon, Ballog, Kaufman,
and Wallace Pollack, of Marion
Centei, Indiana County, who
had a j icld of 674 9 bushels of
Katahdms
The lumor champion (4-Hand
FFA) to be cited will be Ed
Woikmger, Biogueville, Yoik
County, with a yield of 740 bush
els of Kennebecs Junioi cham-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 11,1969
pion in the highest vicld aw.ud,
no minimum acieage, will be
Leon Stiaver, Biogueville, with
a vicld of 712 8 bushels of Ken
nebecs
Presentations will be made at
the Pennsylvania Coopciatiw
Potato Gioweis Association an
nual banquet, Thuisdav night
Jan 16, at the Holiday Inn
Town
The association, sponsoi ol
the annual contest, awaids a
gold keystone-shaped medal to
adults giowmg 400 oi moie
bushels an acie on five acies oi
moie and a meut ccitificate to
juniors achieving similar yields
The contest began in 1918 and
a total of 1,491 Pennsylvania po
tato giowers have been awaided
medals since then. They are
awarded only to those who have
never received one in the past
Previous medal and certificate
winneis may submit entries foi
consideiation in senioi and iun
ioi contests for the five highest
yields in the state based on the
same acieage requuements as
the 400 Bushel Club
Junior 400-Bushel Potato Club
winneis in addition to Woiking
ei aie Hany Bienneman Red
Lion, Yoik County, Kennebec
670 6 bushels, Wayne Eveler,
P’elton, Yoik County, Kennebec
646 bushels; Joey Mitchell, Bei
lin, Someiset County, Russet,
505 1 bushels
Junior highest yield awaids
in addition to Strayer include
Ed Workmger, the iunior cham
pion, Carey Biown, Felton, Yoik
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