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WHEAT 



states east of the Mississippi river, and on the 

 Pacific coast. The red soft wheat is grown in 

 the eastern states, and the white soft wheat is 

 grown mainly in Washington, Oregon and Cali- 

 fornia. 



HARD AND SOFT WHEAT CHARACTERISTICS 



Hard wheat has a grain of a more or less clear 

 amber color. When cut, the texture appears very 

 compact and firm. Soft wheat has an opaque 

 color, the kernels are usually plumper and lighter 

 in weight than hard wheat, and when broken 

 the grain presents a white, starchy appearance. 

 It usually contains less gluten than a good quality 

 of hard wheat, and is deficient in gliadin, the 



Fig. 3. A field of beardless spring wheat, North Dakota. 



