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THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



operation is deferred until just before the spring 

 sowing. The sowing, where land is rough, is done 

 by hand. Under other conditions small drills are 

 used. Because of the late autumns, winter wheat 

 is sown in September, or even as late as October. 



FIG. 101. A wheat field in New York. Note that only two horses are 

 used to pull the binder. In general, small sized machinery is used where 

 fields are not large. 



Spring wheat is sown as soon as the frost leaves 

 the ground, usually in March or early April. 



Harvesting the Wheat Crop. - The harvesting of 

 winter wheat begins early in July ; of spring wheat, 

 about a month later. Self-binders are generally 

 used, those with the six-foot cut being the most 

 common. In some of the very hilly sections, where 

 steep slopes prevent the use of reapers and binders, 



