Small Grains 131 



Planting the seed. 

 Harvesting of rye. 

 Enemies of rye. 



Barley 



Distribution and characteristics of barley. 



Uses of barley. 



Climate and soils for barley. 



Planting the seed. 



Harvesting of barley. 



Enemies of barley. 



Rice 



Distribution and characteristics of rice. 



Uses of rice. 



Climate and soils for rice. 



Cultural methods. 



Buckwheat 



Distribution and characteristics of buckwheat. 

 Cultural methods. 



THE staple small grain is wheat, the flour of which is baked 

 into the many kinds of bread so much prized by the Caucasian 

 races. Vast areas of North America are devoted to the grow- 

 ing of this cereal and many machines have been devised to 

 aid in its culture and harvesting. The milling of wheat into 

 flour is itself a large industry and gives employment to thou- 

 sands of persons. In many parts oats is an important crop. 

 It is the most used of any of the grains as feed for horses, and 

 in the form of oat-meal is an important article of human food. 

 Rye is not extensively grown in the United States, but in some 

 regions it is an important crop. The grain is used chiefly as 

 live-stock feed, although some of it is milled into flour for human 

 consumption. Barley is the malt-producing grain. As will 

 be learned later, about half the barley grown in the United 

 States has been used for the making of beer and other malt 

 beverages. As a live-stock feed, barley has considerable value 

 and in some regions is fed extensively. Rice in Asia feeds mil- 

 lions of people, but its production in the United States is lim- 



