The Mennonite farmers that settled the American Midwest brought with them from Russia a type of hard winter wheat that is known as "turkey red wheat".
Hard Red Winter - Hard, brownish, mellow high-protein wheat used for bread, hard baked goods and as an adjunct in other flours to increase protein in pastry flour for pie crusts. Some brands of unbleached all-purpose flours are commonly made from hard red winter wheat alone. It is primarily traded by the Kansas City Board of Trade.
It was known as "Turkey Red wheat", and was brought to Kansas by Mennonite immigrants from Russia in the 1870's. It is a variety of Hard Red Winter wheat.
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The Mennonite farmers that settled the American Midwest in the late 1870's brought with them from Russia a type of hard winter wheat that is known as "turkey red wheat".Hard Red Winter - Hard, brownish, mellow high-protein wheat used for bread, hard baked goods and as an adjunct in other flours to increase protein in pastry flour for pie crusts. Some brands of unbleached all-purpose flours are commonly made from hard red winter wheat alone. It is primarily traded by the Kansas City Board of Trade.
The Mennonite farmers that settled the American Midwest in the late 1870's brought with them from Russia a type of hard winter wheat that is known as "turkey red wheat".Hard Red Winter - Hard, brownish, mellow high-protein wheat used for bread, hard baked goods and as an adjunct in other flours to increase protein in pastry flour for pie crusts. Some brands of unbleached all-purpose flours are commonly made from hard red winter wheat alone. It is primarily traded by the Kansas City Board of Trade.
Norwegian immigrants settled in Kansas and Wisconsin and brought wheat strains that flourished in the American Midwest.
The Mennonite farmers that settled the American Midwest brought with them from Russia a type of hard winter wheat that is known as "turkey red wheat".Hard Red Winter - Hard, brownish, mellow high-protein wheat used for bread, hard baked goods and as an adjunct in other flours to increase protein in pastry flour for pie crusts. Some brands of unbleached all-purpose flours are commonly made from hard red winter wheat alone. It is primarily traded by the Kansas City Board of Trade.
there was a harsh winter that brought freezing tempatures longer then a normal winter
A hardy type of wheat.
spring wheat sown in April and harvested in August winter wheat sown in October and harvested in July
Winter wheat is the only kind of wheat that result in a high yield in Saskatchewan, even in Alberta. Basically winter wheat the root rots potentially maintained throughout winter.
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