By WILLIAM C, EDGAR. 
The Story of a Grain of Wheat. 
By WILLIAM C. EDGAR, Editor of “The North- 
western Miller.”” Illustrated. Cloth, $1.00 net; post- 
age, 10 cents additional. 
The story of wheat is a marvelous one, and is here 
told with all the interest of a narrative. A short chapter 
dealing with the character of the berry itself, and its ene- 
mies, diseases, and pests, precedes its earlier history from 
its probable birthplace in the valley of the Euphrates to 
its cultivation in modern times. Then follows a review 
of Britain’s supplies and requirements, with a brief review 
of the fields of France, Germany, and other European 
countries. India is considered as a wheat producer, and 
Russia’s ability to compete in the world’s markets is dis- 
cussed. 
This book will merit the attention of the general 
reader who may not be practically interested in wheat 
and its products, because of its direct and lucid narrative, 
telling the story which appeals to all human kind—the 
story of man’s long-continued struggle for plenty and his 
final triumph over savagery and want. Its special and 
exceptional value, however, beyond its intrinsic worth, 
will be to those who are concerned directly or remotely 
in the making of flour, its handling and sale, or its man- 
ufacture into bread. By these it will be welcomed as a 
book of record and reference, an exponent of the funda- 
mental principles of their particular industry and an im- 
partial history of its achievements, written by one who is 
in full sympathy with its broader and higher aspirations. 
Dy APPLE TION “AND CO Mae AN YY, eN El ox, Olke: 
