. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. WHEAT 141 seed from the general crop. This method of improve- ment has great possibilities. At some of the experiment stations strains have been developed from single heads that not only outyielded the parent variety, but also were superior to it in the stiffness of the straw and other quali- ties. Wheat improvement by the head-row method is less difficult than that of corn by the ear-row method, since wheat is usually self-fertilized and no precautions are necessary to prevent in
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. WHEAT 141 seed from the general crop. This method of improve- ment has great possibilities. At some of the experiment stations strains have been developed from single heads that not only outyielded the parent variety, but also were superior to it in the stiffness of the straw and other quali- ties. Wheat improvement by the head-row method is less difficult than that of corn by the ear-row method, since wheat is usually self-fertilized and no precautions are necessary to prevent intercrossing as must be taken in corn Fig. 49. — Harvesting wheat plots at Cornell University. 128. Wheat judging. — Samples of thrashed grain may be judged from the standpoint of its use as seed or for flour or bread-making qualities. Usually in competi- tive shows wheat is judged from the milling standpoint. Before one can judge wheat quickly and accurately from any standpoint, it is necessary to become familiar with the points that are of importance in determining the value of the sample. This familiarity can be gained from careful study or long experience. The student, necessarily, on. 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 Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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