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THE BOOK OF WHEAT 



The daily output of the Minneapolis mills is so enormous that 

 ^very effort is made to maintain uniformity of character and 

 aality in the flour. A special expert with several assistants 

 is employed for this purpose. He grinds the samples of wheat 

 by little mills designed for the work. In the selection of wheat, 

 the quality of flour desired must be borne in mind. 



SECTION 01? A LARGE MODERN FLOUR MILL 



The mixing of the wheat is another preliminary process. 

 This is the most recent and scientific method of keeping the 

 different grades of flour uniform from year to year. The prac- 

 tice seems to have been adopted in the eighties, and it became 

 well established in the United States and Europe during the 



