WHEAT 



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Polish wheal is 

 eharaeterized bj' 

 I'ery large kernels. 

 It is not suitable 

 for breadmaking, 

 but for the manu- 

 facture of maca- 

 roni. 



One-grained 

 wheat (eitikorn) 

 is another un- 

 promising kind. 



43. Varieties 

 ofwinterwheat. 



— Although 

 more than a 

 thousand vari- 

 eties of wheat 

 are known, 

 those exteii- 

 sivel}' grown in 

 the cotton-belt 

 are jjrobably 

 less than a 

 score in num- 

 ber. Among 

 the most pop- 

 ular and pro- 

 ductive varieties are the following : — 



Blve 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 suital)le for 



Fig. 17. — Heads of ^\'heat. 



On left, Golden Chaff ; in center, Currell ; on 

 right, Club. 



