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... world's annual production and consumption of wheat is nearly 3.5 billion
bushels . Qualitative. — Taking the civilized world as a whole, wheat forms the
principal food of man. It is much more widely distributed than either its
commercial rival, ...
... world's annual production and consumption of wheat is nearly 3.5 billion
bushels . Qualitative. — Taking the civilized world as a whole, wheat forms the
principal food of man. It is much more widely distributed than either its
commercial rival, ...
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Of the wheat in the United States, according to the census of 1880, 67.5 per cent
was grown where the mean annual temperature was between 45 and 55° F., and
62.7 per cent of it where the annual rainfall was between 35 and 50 inches.
Of the wheat in the United States, according to the census of 1880, 67.5 per cent
was grown where the mean annual temperature was between 45 and 55° F., and
62.7 per cent of it where the annual rainfall was between 35 and 50 inches.
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Hays estimates that the farmers have increased the yield of corn 20 per cent by
annually selecting the largest and best formed ears from among many thousands
. The process has 1 Thorpe, Harper's Mag., 15:302. » Yearbook U. S. Dept.
Hays estimates that the farmers have increased the yield of corn 20 per cent by
annually selecting the largest and best formed ears from among many thousands
. The process has 1 Thorpe, Harper's Mag., 15:302. » Yearbook U. S. Dept.
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Luther Burbank made the statement that if a new wheat were bred that would
yield only one grain more to each head, Nature would produce annually, without
effort or cost for man, 15,000,000 extra bushels of wheat in the United States
alone.
Luther Burbank made the statement that if a new wheat were bred that would
yield only one grain more to each head, Nature would produce annually, without
effort or cost for man, 15,000,000 extra bushels of wheat in the United States
alone.
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Farmers purchase annually many thousands of bushels of seed wheat, paying
fancy prices and freightage from distant points, and also paying duty on foreign
varieties. 1 Rept. N. D. Agr. Col., 1902, p. 32; Yearbook U. S. Dept. Agr., 1896, p.
Farmers purchase annually many thousands of bushels of seed wheat, paying
fancy prices and freightage from distant points, and also paying duty on foreign
varieties. 1 Rept. N. D. Agr. Col., 1902, p. 32; Yearbook U. S. Dept. Agr., 1896, p.
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| Título | The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat Industry |
| Autor | Peter Tracy Dondlinger |
| Editor | Orange Judd, 1908 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 22 Abr. 2008 |
| Largo | 369 páginas |
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