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vafcion will contribute much to the success of the farmer in 

 his effort to combat insect pests and plant diseases. 



NOTEBOOK QUESTIONS 



1. Why is wheat a more popular cereal for bread than 

 corn ? 



2. How does wheat rank in production of bushels with 

 the other leading farm crops in this country? What is the 

 leading wheat country of the world? Which states of this 

 country lead in wheat production? 



3. W T hat is the average yield per acre in your state ? What 

 yields have good farmers and state experiment stations 

 obtained ? 



4. What does it cost to produce an acre of wheat in your 

 locality? What is the current price of wheat on the market? 



5. What good qualities should be sought in choosing a 

 variety of wheat to sow? 



6. What is the value of grading seed? How is it most 

 simply done? 



7. W^hat is the place of wheat in a good system of crop 

 rotation ? 



& What fertilizers are needed in most soils to insure a 

 larger crop of wheat? 



9. What are the best methods of combating diseases and 

 insect pests of wheat? 



10. What is meant by " bonanza " wheat farming? Where 

 is it practiced? What is the future of this method? 



11. What is the value of covering winter wheat with 

 straw? 



12. Since we can open up little more land to cultivation, 

 and the population of our country is increasing at the rate 

 of twenty-five per cent each decade, how is the bread supply 

 of the future to be obtained? 



