28 CEREALS 
23. Wheat. Throughout the greater part of Europe and 
America wheat holds the first place among vegetable foods. 
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Now that railways and steamboats have made transporta- 
tion easy, more and more wheat is being used; for whenever 
it is equally available it is usually preferred as a breadstuff 
