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rHE DURUM WHEATS are all spring varieties with thick,
compact heads, long stiff beards, and large hard ker-
nels. They are grown principally in the northern Great
Plains area, where they are best adapted because of their
resistance to drought and rust, which enables them to out-
yield other spring wheats. The States leading in their pro-
duction are North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana.
About 3,500,000 acres are grown annually in the United
States.
Durum wheat is used largely for making semolina, from
which macaroni, spaghetti, and similar products are made.
Domestic manufacturers use less than half the annual pro-
duction, the rest being mostly exported. The price of durum
wheat often is less than that of equal grades of hard red
spring wheat.
There are 12 varieties of durum wheat commercially
grown in the United States. These differ in their adaptation
and yielding ability, resistance to drought and rust, and( in
the quality of their grain, as well as in their appearance.
Kubanka is the variety best adapted for all the varying con-
ditions in the sections producing durumil wheat. It is a high-
yielding wheat, considerably resistant to rust, of good mill-
ing quality, and best adapted for making both macaroni and
bread.
Acme and Monad are two similar amber durum varieties
which are very resistant to stein rust. Acme is the highest
yielding durum variety in most of South Dakota, and Monad
the best yielding variety in North Dakota. Both produce
m acaroni of a grayish color, considered by manufacturers
less salable than that made from Kubanka wheat.
Mindum is the most productive durum variety in Minnesota.
It is somewhat resistant to stem rust and makes macaroni of
good color.
Peliss is the best yielding durum variety in the higher and
drier sections of Montana and Wyoming, where rust does not
occur. It is not equal to Kubanka wheat for bread making,
but gives an excellent color in macaroni manufacture.
Washington, D. C. Isued January, 1923
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Clark, J. Allen (Jacob Allen), b. 1888 & Martin, John H. (John Holmes), 1893-. The Durum Wheats, pamphlet, 1923; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc86043/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.