EXERCISE 29. THE PRODUCTION OF WHEAT IN THE 

 UNITED STATES 



Equipment: Yearbook of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture. 



Method: From the Yearbook obtain the figures for the 

 production of wheat in each State in the United States. 

 Represent the geographical distribution of the areas of large 

 production on the accompanying blank map by the use of 

 appropriate shadings. Those States which produce more 



United States. Rest of the World. 



Fig. 28.— Of the Total World's Wheat Crop, United States Produces 

 about One-fifth. 



than 50 million bushels should be shaded black; those 

 producing more than 25 milhon but less than 50 million 

 bushels a lighter shade; and those having a production 

 less than 25 million bushels left unshaded. 



Discussion: The United States is the largest wheat- 

 producing country of the world, while Russia occupies the 

 second place. In this country about one-half of the crop is 

 produced in the North Central States west of the Mississippi 

 River, including Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, 

 South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. In Minnesota and 

 the Dakotas practically all of the wheat is seeded in the 

 spring, while in the other States the crop is seeded in the fall. 



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