WHEAT 



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Because of the mixture of types and varieties and 

 because of the want of uniformity in type and 

 quality, all of the grain sells on the market at a 

 relatively low price, fixed by the average quality 

 of the crop rather than by the best grain which the 

 locality produces. The general planting of a 

 "community seed" would reverse these conditions 

 and would result in larger yields and better prices 

 and a greater prosperity for every farmer. The 

 farmers in each community should get together 

 and organize and adopt a "community seed." 



Fig. 5. Roots of spring wheat grown under semi-arid con- 

 ditions at Edgeley, North Dakota. Length of roots, four feet. 



