44"2 P/ii/sical Characteristics ami MiUimi Qualitji 



liaid, daik-coloured kernels of the same variety. The more dense the 

 endosperm, other things being equal, the greater the ease of, and the 

 more complete, the separation of endosperm from hvan and ;^'eriii in 

 milling. 



Wheat kernels of a liigh specific gravity have a higher nitrogen 

 content as a usual thing than less dense kernels of the same relative 

 .size or volume. 



Hard red wheats grown in the northern Gieat Plains area, while 

 varying widely, have a higher average specific gravity than do the soft 

 red winter wheats grown in the eastern half of the United States. 



{Received September \^llt, lOl.j. 



