WHEAT 



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Polish wheat is 

 oharaoterized by 

 very large kernels. 

 It is not suitable 

 for breadmaking, 

 but for the manu- 

 facture of maca- 

 roni. 



One-grained 

 wheat {einkorn) 

 is another un- 

 promising kind. 



43. Varieties 

 of winter wheat. 

 — Although 

 more than a 

 thousand vari- 

 eties of wheat 

 are known, 

 those exten- 

 sively grown in 

 the cotton-belt 

 are probably 

 less than a 

 score in num- 

 ber. Among 



Fig. 17. — Heads or Wheat. 

 On left, Golden Chaff ; in center, Currell ; 



the most pop- ^ -/-■,- 

 ular and pro- 

 ductive varieties are the following : — 



Bliie Stem or Purple Straw. — This is so named 

 because of the purplish tint on the upper part of the 

 ripened straw. It is beardless, and hence suitable for 



