. The American farm book : or, Compend of American agriculture ; being a practical treatise on soils, manures, draining irrigation, grasses, grain, roots, fruits, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, rice, and every staple product of the United States, with the best methods of planting, cultivating, and preparation for market ;illustrated by more than 100 engravings. Agriculture. GRAIN AND ITS CULTIVATION. 127 with a plentiful stock of assorted grass seeds, on a rich and well-prepared surface, they will soon place themselves in a productive state. CHAPTER VII. GRAIN AND ITS CULTIVATION. WHEAT (Triticn
. The American farm book : or, Compend of American agriculture ; being a practical treatise on soils, manures, draining irrigation, grasses, grain, roots, fruits, cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, rice, and every staple product of the United States, with the best methods of planting, cultivating, and preparation for market ;illustrated by more than 100 engravings. Agriculture. GRAIN AND ITS CULTIVATION. 127 with a plentiful stock of assorted grass seeds, on a rich and well-prepared surface, they will soon place themselves in a productive state. CHAPTER VII. GRAIN AND ITS CULTIVATION. WHEAT (Triticnm).. Fie. 32. Fig. 3S. Fig. 34. Spring AVheat. Winter B&ld Wi>-rER Bearded Wheat. This is one of the most important and most generally cultivated of the cereal grains (or gra?.?es as they are bo- tanieally termed), thou2:h both rice and maize or Indian corn, contribute to the support of a larger population. It is found in every latitude, excepting tho.~e which approach too "learly to the poj'esor equator; but it can be profitably raised,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Allen, Richard Lamb, 1803-1869. New York : C. M. Saxton, Barker & Co. ; San Francisco : H. H. Bancroft & Co.
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