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are also made from semolina and water, but dies of different 

 form are used, and drying is done on frames. Many sorts of 

 breakfast foods are made from wheat. A very recent prod- 

 uct is puffed wheat, in the preparation of which the kernels 

 are expanded by heating to a high temperature under pres- 

 sure, and then the pressure is suddenly released. The whole 

 grain, screenings, bran, shorts, middlings and "red dog" are 

 fed to animals. Sometimes wheat is sown with vetch and 

 the two together used for silage purposes. Wheat, as well 

 as other cereals, finds use in the manufacture of whiskey. 

 It is employed also in the making of weiss-beer malt. 



Production of Wheat. — The leading wheat-producing 

 countries of the world are shown graphically in Fig. 42. 

 The following table gives the wheat production in the United 

 States for 1915. 



Wheat Production in the United States, 191 5 



References 

 Aaronsohn, a., and Schweinfurth, G.: Die AuflSndung des wilden Em- 

 mers (Triticum dicoccum) in Nord Palastina. Altneuland Monatsschr. 

 fiir die wirtschaftliche Erschliessung Palastinas, Berlin, Nos. 7-8, 213- 

 220, 1906. 



