The Cereal in America ...O. Judd Company, 1904 - 421 páginas |
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... four feet . The length of the culm has an important influence upon the liability to lodge , and also influences the ease of harvesting . It seems probable that the yield of straw may affect the loss in soil fertility , especially if the ...
... four feet . The length of the culm has an important influence upon the liability to lodge , and also influences the ease of harvesting . It seems probable that the yield of straw may affect the loss in soil fertility , especially if the ...
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Thomas Forsyth Hunt. Leaves . 54 . -There are four parts of the wheat leaf that should be distinguished : ( 1 ) the blade , which may vary in length and width , in shape , in smoothness , and in the promi- nence of its veins ; ( 2 ) the ...
Thomas Forsyth Hunt. Leaves . 54 . -There are four parts of the wheat leaf that should be distinguished : ( 1 ) the blade , which may vary in length and width , in shape , in smoothness , and in the promi- nence of its veins ; ( 2 ) the ...
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... four and three - eighths inches long and containing forty - seven grains . Investigations by Lyon seem to show no relation between average weight of grain and the number on the spike . The yield of wheat is affected by four factors ...
... four and three - eighths inches long and containing forty - seven grains . Investigations by Lyon seem to show no relation between average weight of grain and the number on the spike . The yield of wheat is affected by four factors ...
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... four alone ripened seeds . These were sown and resown and in three years plants were reared which ripened all their seeds . Con- versely , nearly all the plants raised from spring wheat sown in the autumn perished from the cold , but a ...
... four alone ripened seeds . These were sown and resown and in three years plants were reared which ripened all their seeds . Con- versely , nearly all the plants raised from spring wheat sown in the autumn perished from the cold , but a ...
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... four types of wheat , which are grown in somewhat distinct areas of the country , although no sharp line can be drawn between these localities . They are as follows : I. Soft winter , in eastern United States ; climate mild , even and ...
... four types of wheat , which are grown in somewhat distinct areas of the country , although no sharp line can be drawn between these localities . They are as follows : I. Soft winter , in eastern United States ; climate mild , even and ...
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Página 14 - What would be the result? In five staples only in the United States alone the inexhaustible forces of nature would produce annually without effort and without cost: « 5,200,000 extra bushels of corn : 15,000,000 extra bushels of wheat; 20,000,000 extra bushels of oats; 1,500,000 extra bushels of barley; 21,000,000 extra bushels of potatoes.
Página 343 - No. 3 barley shall Include slightly shrunken and otherwise slightly damaged barley not good enough for No. 2. No. 4 barley shall include all barley fit for malting purposes not good enough for No. 3. No. 5...
Página 275 - No. 3 Yellow Corn shall be three-fourths yellow, reasonably dry and reasonably clean, but not sufficiently sound for No. 2.
Página 14 - The vast possibilities of plant breedinig can hardly be estimated. It would not be difficult for one man to breed a new rye, wheat, barley, oats or rice which would produce one grain more to each head, or a corn which would produce an extra kernel to each ear, another potato to each plant, or an apple, plum, orange or nut to each tree. What would be the result?
Página 15 - But these vast possibilities are not alone for one year, or for our own time or race, but are beneficent legacies for every man, woman or child who shall ever inhabit the earth. And who can estimate the elevating and refining influences and moral value of flowers with all their graceful forms and bewitching shades and combinations of colors, and exquisitely varied perfumes?