The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryOrange Judd Company, 1919 - 369 páginas |
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... Wheat Grain and Plant . PAGE 1 II . Improvement 29 III . Natural Environment 47 ✓ IV . Cultivation 58 ✓ V. Harvesting 73 VI . Yield and Cost of Production . 100 VII . Crop Rotation and Irrigation . 108 · / VIII . Fertilizers 124 • IX ...
... Wheat Grain and Plant . PAGE 1 II . Improvement 29 III . Natural Environment 47 ✓ IV . Cultivation 58 ✓ V. Harvesting 73 VI . Yield and Cost of Production . 100 VII . Crop Rotation and Irrigation . 108 · / VIII . Fertilizers 124 • IX ...
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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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... wheat as it can be in a large number of other species . Neither are reserves ... wheat is dead ripe . This is the explanation of wheat ripening after it is cut ... crop is thus injured when fertilization takes place in rainy weather . The ...
... wheat as it can be in a large number of other species . Neither are reserves ... wheat is dead ripe . This is the explanation of wheat ripening after it is cut ... crop is thus injured when fertilization takes place in rainy weather . The ...
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... wheat requires a mild tem- perature and a slightly clouded sky . A high temperature the month before wheat is ripe diminishes the yield , and in partic- ular prevents the formation of starch . There is a real , though small , loss in wheat ...
... wheat requires a mild tem- perature and a slightly clouded sky . A high temperature the month before wheat is ripe diminishes the yield , and in partic- ular prevents the formation of starch . There is a real , though small , loss in wheat ...
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... wheat 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 ...
... wheat 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 ...
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