EXERCISE XVI. 



TYPES OF WHEAT AS DETERMINED BY REGIONAL CHARAC- 

 TERISTICS. 



Supplies for a Laboratory Section of Twelve. Two-ounce samples of threshed wheat as follows: Turkey red 

 wheat from western Illinois, eastern Nebraska and western Nebraska; Durum wheat from western Nebraska or 

 Kansas; northern spring wheat from one of the Dakotas; forty-fold wheat from the Pacific Coast; two ounces of 

 bull-less barley. 



Part A. Distribution of Wheat in the United States. 



1. On the accompanying outline map of the United States show in a general way the dis- 

 tribution of wheat by placing a dot in each state for every 500,000 bushels raised. (Notice that 

 the figures are given in thousands.) 



The Average Production and Acreage of Wheat, by States, 1909-1912. 



1,000 1,000 



State Bushels Acres 



1. Maine 77 3 



2. Vermont '24, 1 



. 3. New York 6,791 331 



4. New Jersey 1,492 83 



5. Pennsylvania 21,144 1,266 



6. Delaware 1,861 113 



7. Maryland 9,584 599 



8. Virginia 8,812 734 



9. West Virginia 2,926 230 



10. North Carolina 5,650 581 



11. South Carolina 708 70 



12. Georgia 1,300 128 



13. Ohio 27,772 1,859 



14. Indiana 28,391 1,984 



15. Illinois 32,077 2,109 



16. Michigan 14,581 . 865 



17. Wisconsin 3,221 177 



18. Minnesota 74,776 3,988 



19. Iowa 10,175 589 



20. Missouri 28,914 2,024 



21. North Dakota 93,075 8,257 



1,000 1,000 



State Bushels Acres 



22. South Dakota 40,191 3,560 



23. Nebraska 45,768 2,819 



24. Kansas 71,119 5,307 



25. Kentucky 8,831 728 



26. Tennessee 7,548 681 



27. Alabama 278 250 



28. Mississippi 70 7 



29. Texas 7,666 615 



30. Oklahoma 17,155 1,357 



31. Arkansas 921 84 



32. Montana 11,399 460 



33. Wyoming 1,528 61 



34. Colorado 8,865 409 



35. New Mexico 953 47 



36. Arizona 613 24 



37. Utah 4,849 209 



38. Nevada 835 30 



39. Idaho 12,830 474 



40. Washington 45,220 2,183 



41. Oregon 16,513 779 



42. California 7,758 469 



Part B. The Effect of Environment. 



2. Describe the color, hardness and texture of a sample of Turkey Red wheat from West- 

 ern Illinois; Turkey Red wheat from Eastern Nebraska; Turkey Red wheat from Western 

 Nebraska. Record this data in the following form and in addition record data concerning the 

 rainfall and altitude of the places mentioned. Data for rainfall and altitude may be secured 

 from Figures 18, 19, 20 and 21, pages 45, 46, 47 and 48. 



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