The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryOrange Judd Company, 1919 - 369 páginas |
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... Crop Rotation and Irrigation . 108 · / VIII . Fertilizers 124 • IX . Diseases 148 · X. Insect Enemies XII . Storage XIII . Marketing 170 • XI . Transportation 188- · 201 214 XIV . Prices 234 XV . Milling XVI . Consumption XVII ...
... Crop Rotation and Irrigation . 108 · / VIII . Fertilizers 124 • IX . Diseases 148 · X. Insect Enemies XII . Storage XIII . Marketing 170 • XI . Transportation 188- · 201 214 XIV . Prices 234 XV . Milling XVI . Consumption XVII ...
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... crop fails when it is too dry . Too much water is also injurious , for it causes a tendency to keep up growth indefinitely . The Minnesota sta- tion found that the wheat plant produced nearly one - half its dry and three - fourths its ...
... crop fails when it is too dry . Too much water is also injurious , for it causes a tendency to keep up growth indefinitely . The Minnesota sta- tion found that the wheat plant produced nearly one - half its dry and three - fourths its ...
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... in incomplete , the ovularies remain unfertilized , and the spikes bear sterile flowers in which no kernels are formed . It seems that the crop is thus injured when fertilization takes place in rainy weather . The 20 THE BOOK OF WHEAT.
... in incomplete , the ovularies remain unfertilized , and the spikes bear sterile flowers in which no kernels are formed . It seems that the crop is thus injured when fertilization takes place in rainy weather . The 20 THE BOOK OF WHEAT.
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... crop which remains standing long diminishes in weight both by the loss of seeds that fall and by the slow combustion which continues as long as desiccation is not produced . " What is lost in quantity , however , is perhaps more than ...
... crop which remains standing long diminishes in weight both by the loss of seeds that fall and by the slow combustion which continues as long as desiccation is not produced . " What is lost in quantity , however , is perhaps more than ...
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... crop ever recorded in the world's history as being pro- duced from unfertilized land was that of western Canada in 1901 , where 63,425,000 bushels were harvested from a little over 2,500,000 acres ; an average yield of over 25 bushels ...
... crop ever recorded in the world's history as being pro- duced from unfertilized land was that of western Canada in 1901 , where 63,425,000 bushels were harvested from a little over 2,500,000 acres ; an average yield of over 25 bushels ...
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