EXERCISE No. 17 

 A STUDY OF THE SMALL GRAINS 



Object : To become familiar with the sizes and shapes of 

 the kernels of common small grains. 



Material: Samples of wheat, rye, barley, and oat 

 kernels. 



Method: Make drawings of the kernels of (a) wheat; 

 (b) rye; (c) barley; (d) oats. Show 1st, grain; 2d, crease; 

 3d, hardiness; 4th, comparative size. (Make the drawing 

 of the wheat kernel at least an inch in diameter.) 



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