The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... Seed 52 Combined Steam Plow, Harrow and Seeder 60 Typical Farm Wheat Drill 64 A Modern Press and Disc Drill 67 Typical Force Feed Broadcast Seeder 68 Forms of Early Sickles and Scythes 79 Early and Modern Cradles 80 Gallic Header 81 ...
... Seed 52 Combined Steam Plow, Harrow and Seeder 60 Typical Farm Wheat Drill 64 A Modern Press and Disc Drill 67 Typical Force Feed Broadcast Seeder 68 Forms of Early Sickles and Scythes 79 Early and Modern Cradles 80 Gallic Header 81 ...
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... seed , as color , shape , the property of having to be ground for food , and the natural relation of the seed to the plant . The Geographical Origin of wheat has never been certainly determined . Such evidence as exists seems to point ...
... seed , as color , shape , the property of having to be ground for food , and the natural relation of the seed to the plant . The Geographical Origin of wheat has never been certainly determined . Such evidence as exists seems to point ...
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... seed leaf , and for this rea- son they are known as monocotyledons . The wild animal grasses , Aegilops , found in such abundance in southern Europe , and resembling true wheat in every point . except in size of grain , are considered ...
... seed leaf , and for this rea- son they are known as monocotyledons . The wild animal grasses , Aegilops , found in such abundance in southern Europe , and resembling true wheat in every point . except in size of grain , are considered ...
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... seed experiments , and it is not surprising that the nomenclature of varieties is somewhat tangled , that several varieties are known by the same name , or that one variety may have several names , and may pass for several varieties ...
... seed experiments , and it is not surprising that the nomenclature of varieties is somewhat tangled , that several varieties are known by the same name , or that one variety may have several names , and may pass for several varieties ...
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... seed , as red and white . As will later be shown , wheat adapts itself to new environments so that any one of these classes may be trans- formed into any other , and as wheat is raised so widely as to embrace practically every kind of ...
... seed , as red and white . As will later be shown , wheat adapts itself to new environments so that any one of these classes may be trans- formed into any other , and as wheat is raised so widely as to embrace practically every kind of ...
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