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seven to nine pecks. California reports in favor of three pecks 

 for dry regions and five to eight in the more humid regions. 



Harvesting. When the wheat matures, it begins to take on a 

 rich golden yellow hue. There is not a month in the year that 



Header. 



wheat does not mature in some part of the world. The wheat 

 harvest of the United States begins with Texas in May and ends 

 with the Dakotas in August. In California, which usually has a dry 

 summer, the harvest begins about June 1 and lasts until the close 



Harvesting wheat, California. 



of July. There are five types of machinery for harvesting wheat : 

 (1) the cradle; (2) the self-rake reaper; (3) the self-binder; 

 (4) the header; and (5) the combined harvester and thrasher. 



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