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THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



land has been summer fallowed the season before 

 planting. The land is plowed in August, allowed 

 to stand about two weeks in order that the herbage 

 may die, and is then cross plowed. Later it is 

 harrowed, packed, and thus made ready for seeding. 

 Winter wheats are sown in early autumn, 



Phu,o by H . J . Young. 



FIG. 133. A small wheat field at the Harper Adams Agricultural School, 

 England. Large yields reward careful and intelligent methods of production. 



usually in September, although sometimes as late 

 as December. Spring wheats are sown from 

 January to March. The press drill is the common 

 means of seeding, although broadcast sowing is 

 still practiced in some districts. From one and 

 one half to three bushels of seed are sown per acre. 

 Harvesting the Crop. - - August is the general 

 harvest month. The methods of harvesting vary 



