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5 million farms in the United States , over two million raise wheat . The 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 ...
5 million farms in the United States , over two million raise wheat . The 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 ...
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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 . It has been claimed that the total amount of sunshine and heat units ...
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 . It has been claimed that the total amount of sunshine and heat units ...
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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 also resuited in adapting corn to regions far north of. 1 Thorpe
...
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 also resuited in adapting corn to regions far north of. 1 Thorpe
...
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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 ...
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 ...
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There are also other considerations , however . In the first place , the custom of
changing seed is a costly one in actual expenditure of cash . Farmers purchase
annually many thousands of bushels of seed wheat , paying fancy prices and ...
There are also other considerations , however . In the first place , the custom of
changing seed is a costly one in actual expenditure of cash . Farmers purchase
annually many thousands of bushels of seed wheat , paying fancy prices and ...
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