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WHEAT 



the wheat from suffering so much from rusts and hot 

 weather. Wheat, after corn, in a rotation gives good 

 results. Grass seeds planted with wheat do better than 

 with oats, because they get more light and moisture. The 

 oats, having more leaves, give more shade and transpire 

 more than wheat. 



FIG. 65. Cutting wheat with a binder. The crop is heavy as is shown by the numerous 



bundles. 



Harvesting. Wheat is cut and tied into bundles with 

 a binder. If left too long before cutting, it will shatter, 

 thus losing much of the grain. The milling value is also 

 better when the wheat is cut before it becomes too ripe. 

 The cut grain is shocked, with one or two bundles placed 

 on top as "caps," for protection from rains. It may be 

 threshed out of shocks if the weather is good; otherwise it is 



