24 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



f Whitish per cent 



Color JRed percent 



J Hard and vitreous per cent 



ess \Soft and starchy per cent 



Size of JLarge per cent 



Grain \Small per cent 



Unsound grain per cent 



Foreign matter . . .per cent 



Weight of 100 grains grams 



Remarks . 



EXPLANATION OF POINTS 



Color. Whitish wheat is of a clear, somewhat yellowish color. Red 



may be from dull to clear. 

 Hardness. Hard shows little or no starchy portion. Soft shows 



nothing but starch. 

 Bize. Large size grains include those measuring ^ inch or more in 



length and with a proportional width and thickness. 



4. The wheat plant. Go to the wheat field or to some 

 place where volunteer wheat is growing, select a well-devel- 

 oped wheat plant, loosen the soil about its roots, and remove 

 it with as many of its roots attached as possible. Wash the 

 soil from the roots as thoroughly as possible and take to the 

 laboratory for study. Each pupil (or each two) should be 

 provided with a plant, and should examine and report upon 

 all points as follows: 



What kinds of roots has the wheat plant ? Note the enlarged 

 place where the roots and stalk meet; this place is called the 

 stool. The characteristic of the wheat to spread out over a 

 small area and take root is called tillering or stooling. How 

 many stems has your plant? The stems are called culms. 

 How many leaves on your plant? Where do they start? 

 Carefully tear a leaf from the culm, and notice how the lower 



