. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 136 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION 28 mules or a tractor engine being required. It can be used with profit only when extensive acreages are grown in one field. 124. Storing of wheat. — Thrashed grain may be stored safely in any tight bin or granary. Owing to the dry weather of the Pacific Coast States, thrashed grain is frequently allowed to remain in the field until marketed, or even after marketing it may be stored by piling the. Fig. 45. — Thrashing wheat in the Northwest. bags in great
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 136 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION 28 mules or a tractor engine being required. It can be used with profit only when extensive acreages are grown in one field. 124. Storing of wheat. — Thrashed grain may be stored safely in any tight bin or granary. Owing to the dry weather of the Pacific Coast States, thrashed grain is frequently allowed to remain in the field until marketed, or even after marketing it may be stored by piling the. Fig. 45. — Thrashing wheat in the Northwest. bags in great heaps out in the open. The moisture con- tent of thrashed grains varies with the humidity of the atmosphere. When wheat is shipped from a dry to humid climate, frequently the increase in weight is enough to pay for the transportation. IMPHOVEMENT OF WHEAT 125. Opportunities for improvement. — With the acre yield of wheat less than 15 bushels in great agricultural countries like the United States and Canada, it would seem that there is an abundance of opportunity for in-. 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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