GRAIN GROWING. 



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so that the kernels become smut instead of grain. 

 These same principles hold good with oats and 

 barley. 



While it is important to have the soil and other 

 conditions as favorable as possible, the best results 

 cannot be obtained unless a variety of grain is sown 

 that will give the largest yield and the best quality. 

 The sowing of a productive variety will make all 

 the difference between profit and loss. 



Every farmer who has had experience in the 

 growing of wheat will remember varieties which 

 excelled all others for some years but had to give 

 place to something new (often being self-hybridized). 

 There is no doubt that grain would not depreciate 

 so rapidly if only the best grains were sown each 

 year. Indeed, in many cases the same variety has 

 been used on the same farm year after year with 

 ever improving returns. 



It is well to note that in order to obtain the best 

 results the land must be in good condition and the 

 grain sown must be carefully selected, both for 

 productiveness and milling qualities. 



Wheat should be cut when the grain is in the 

 lirm dough state, as according to analysis this pro- 

 duces the finest quality of flour. With the improved 

 harvesting machinery of the present time there is no 

 excuse for allowing the grain to become over-ripe 

 before it is cut. 



The only harvesting machine in the early part 

 of the last century was the sickle; after this came 

 the scythe with the bow, followed later by the grain 

 cradle, after which a crude style of reaping machine 

 was brought into use. Several inventions followed, 

 but with all of them a man had to put the grain off 

 the platform with a fork or rake. The next im- 

 provement was the "self-raker." 



Sow the Most 

 Productive 

 Varieties of 

 Grain. 



Hybridized 

 Varieties. 



Results from 

 Good Cultiva- 

 tion and Seed. 



When to Cut 

 Wheat. 



Improvements 

 in Harvesting 

 Methods. 



