CHAPTER X 

 THE USES OF WHEAT PRODUCTS 



WHEAT is so closely associated with flour and 

 bread in our minds that we do not think of its 

 other products and uses. Among the products 

 of wheat, bread, because of its importance in the 

 diet of all civilized people, will, no doubt, always 

 have first place. Some parts of the wheat, how- 



FIG. 77. Some farmers burn their straw stacks. 



ever, cannot be used as flour, and likewise certain 

 wheats have been found to be better adapted to 

 the manufacture of other products. The demand 

 for variety has also led to the manufacture of 

 many less common wheat foods. Furthermore 

 straw has various uses both in feed and in manu- 

 factures. Thus we see that wheat and its prod- 

 ucts enter into many industrial activities. 



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