UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 SYLLABUS 11 (Revised) 



Contribution from the States Relation* Service 

 A. C. TRUE, Director 



Washington, D. C. 



March 2, 1918 



ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON 

 WHEAT CULTURE 



By 



J, I. SCHULTE, Assistant Agriculturist, Office 

 of Experiment Stations, States Relations Service 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction ............ 1 



History I 



Growth and Requirements * . , ' , . 2 



Description of the Plant s . 3 



Composition .......,,. 6 



Types and Varieties , , , 6 



Improvement of Varieties ,..,.. 7 



Geographical Distribution < 8 



Choice and Preparation of the Soil . . . 8 



Manuring .,..., 9 



Page 



Seed and Seeding 11 



Crop Rotations .......... 12 



Irrigation and Rainfall ....... 13 



Wheat Growing In the Seraiarid Regions 14 



Harvesting 15 



Storage 16 



The Uses of Wheat ........ 16 



Diseases and Insect Enemies ..... 16 



Production, Yields, and Statistics ... 17 



Appendix 19 



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