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Miracle Wheat And Miracle Rye
Some years ago we made mention of the miracle
wheat discovered in Virginia, which originated
with the fruitage of one grain found growing by itself. Two grains of this
wheat were given to the Editor, who, in turn, handed them to a brother in the
Truth, who reported that the two grains produced 1,312, which, planted,
produced five pounds--one grain having fifty stools of well-developed stalks or
straws. The brother planted the miracle wheat [R4689
: page 307] alongside of some ordinary wheat, and reports that the miracle
wheat heads are from three to five inches long and from three to five grains to
the mesh, whereas with the common wheat the heads are from two to three inches
in length.
Another brother obtained some of the miracle
wheat and, out of the first crop, presented the Editor a peck of the same. This
was entrusted to another brother, a farmer, who has just handed the Editor $100
proceeds therefrom, with the following report:--
As you remember, I secured also a peck of the
miracle wheat from a brother in the Truth as a donation to yourself (because he
first heard of the miracle wheat through THE WATCH TOWER). This was sowed on
half an acre of run-out land. On the adjoining half-acre was sowed a bushel of
common wheat for comparison. The sowing was done in the midst of a seven weeks'
drouth. During the late fall and the early spring the miracle wheat looked very
thin compared with the common wheat. However, in the month of May both plots
appeared to be about the same, except that the miracle wheat laid flatter on
the ground. Late in June the miracle wheat was much the heavier, and stood
nearly a foot higher than the common wheat, and about a week later in point of
ripening. Not having threshed, I cannot at this writing report the respective
yield, but am satisfied that the miracle wheat will be more than double that of
the common.
The grains are in appearance similar to ordinary
red wheat. I can with difficulty distinguish a difference. The color of the
miracle wheat is a trifle richer. I will send you a photograph of a dozen heads
and the largest stool I can find of both the miracle and the common wheat.
Brother Kuesthardt advertised the wheat in his paper, and the money sent you is
the result of the sales at $1 per pound.
Your brother in Christ, J. A. BOHNET.
W.T. R-4688a : page 307 - 1910r
