CHAPTER VII 



SMALL GRAINS 



Wheat 



Distribution and characteristics of wheat. 

 Kinds of wheat. 



Spelt group, durum wheat group, bread wheat group. 

 Uses of wheat. 

 Soils for wheat. 

 Seeding of wheat. 



Rate of seeding. 



Methods of seeding. 



Depth of planting. 

 Harvesting of wheat. 

 Weeds of wheat fields. 

 Insects of wheat fields. 



Hessian fly, chinch-bug. 

 Fungous diseases of wheat. 



Loose smut, stinking smut, rust, scab. 



Oats 



Distribution, yields, and characteristics of oats. 



Kinds of oats. 



Uses of oats. 



Climate and soils for oats. 



Preparing the ground for oats. 



Planting the seed. 



Harvesting of oats. 



Enemies of oats. 



Rye 



Distribution and characteristics of rye. 



Uses of rye. 



Climate and soils for rye. 



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