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grains planted by the Virginia colonists. Where was the 

 seed wheat grown ? 



4. Why was improvement in methods of tillage very 

 slow as long as man did all his work by hand ? 



5. Contrast the primitive methods of plowing with the 

 modern. 



6. How are seeds planted by nature ? How has man 

 improved nature's method of planting wheat ? 



7. What were the primitive harvest implements ? 



8. Give a brief resume of threshing operations showing 

 development of methods from ancient to modern. 



9. Explain how the large fields of the New World 

 served as incentives to progress in wheat production methods. 



10. How did the increasing population of European and 

 American countries serve to stimulate inventions ? 



11. Explain how improved methods of production have 

 affected the settlement and development of new wheat lands. 





