The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryRoutledge, 2018 M12 14 - 386 páginas First published in 1910, this volume was the result of fifteen years of study in the American Northwest. The author contributed to the burgeoning field of industrial and economic history, providing a practical manual for the entirety of the wheat industry at the time. Whilst smaller studies had been published before, this was the first general work on the subject, covering topics including the wheat plant, cultivation, diseases, marketing and production. It was of particular interest to growers, dealers and millers and was accessible to popular readers, students, instructors and experimenters. |
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... loss in weight, marked chemical changes take place which greatly decrease its value for bread baking purposes, and probably also as a food for stock. Great loss may thus be occasioned by the sprouting of wheat in field, shock, stack or ...
... loss in weight, marked chemical changes take place which greatly decrease its value for bread baking purposes, and probably also as a food for stock. Great loss may thus be occasioned by the sprouting of wheat in field, shock, stack or ...
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... loss after 81 days.1 Compared with the processes observed in nitrogenized matter, phosphorus and potash, the formation of starch is yet quite a mystery. Its accumulation in the leaves cannot be detected in wheat as it can be in a large ...
... loss after 81 days.1 Compared with the processes observed in nitrogenized matter, phosphorus and potash, the formation of starch is yet quite a mystery. Its accumulation in the leaves cannot be detected in wheat as it can be in a large ...
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... loss in wheat from the period when it is “ripe” to the time when it is dead ripe, and it is claimed that this loss does not result from careless handling, or from drying of the grain.1 Deherain offers the explanation that “all the ...
... loss in wheat from the period when it is “ripe” to the time when it is dead ripe, and it is claimed that this loss does not result from careless handling, or from drying of the grain.1 Deherain offers the explanation that “all the ...
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Natural Environment | |
Cultivation | |
Harvesting | |
Yield and Cost of Production | |
Crop Rotation and Irrigation | |
Fertilizers | |
Transportation | |
Storage | |
Marketing | |
Prices | |
Milling XVI Consumption | |
Production and Movement | |
Classification of Wheat | |
Bibliography | |
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