The Book of Wheat: An Economic History and Practical Manual of the Wheat IndustryO. Judd, 1908 - 369 páginas |
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... importance of wheat , for it seems to be the ten- dency of the civilized world to raise its standard of living . As the standard of living rises , wheat becomes a relatively more important part of human food . Rye and oats furnished the ...
... importance of wheat , for it seems to be the ten- dency of the civilized world to raise its standard of living . As the standard of living rises , wheat becomes a relatively more important part of human food . Rye and oats furnished the ...
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... importance gives to wheat a great superiority over any other cereal , and causes it to be dealt in more extensively upon the speculative markets than any other agricultural product . As an essential part of the food of civilized man it ...
... importance gives to wheat a great superiority over any other cereal , and causes it to be dealt in more extensively upon the speculative markets than any other agricultural product . As an essential part of the food of civilized man it ...
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... liability of lodging depends greatly on the culm , the length of which is also important in harvesting . 1 Hunt , Cereals in Amer . ( 1904 ) , p . 27 . Leaves . When the internodes lengthen and the spike pushes THE WHEAT GRAIN AND PLANT ...
... liability of lodging depends greatly on the culm , the length of which is also important in harvesting . 1 Hunt , Cereals in Amer . ( 1904 ) , p . 27 . Leaves . When the internodes lengthen and the spike pushes THE WHEAT GRAIN AND PLANT ...
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... important process to the plant , for less vegetable matter is elaborated than if it had continued its work . In dry years a shortening of the stems and a comparatively small amount of straw results . The dying of leaves involves not ...
... important process to the plant , for less vegetable matter is elaborated than if it had continued its work . In dry years a shortening of the stems and a comparatively small amount of straw results . The dying of leaves involves not ...
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... importance . Wheat transported from the dry atmosphere of the inland of Cali- fornia to ordinary temperate regions will invariably gain from 5 to 15 per cent in weight . In a voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool , the increase in ...
... importance . Wheat transported from the dry atmosphere of the inland of Cali- fornia to ordinary temperate regions will invariably gain from 5 to 15 per cent in weight . In a voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool , the increase in ...
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