BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE 

 ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 



PAPERS READ AT THE DISCUSSION ON "WHEAT." 



Held at a Joint Meeting betzveen Section B {Chemistry), Section 

 K {Botany), and Sub-section K {Agriculture). 



Winnipeg, Aug. 1909. 



INTRODUCTION 



In planning the programme for the meeting of the Association it 

 was felt that no more appropriate subject could be chosen for 

 consideration than that afforded by wheat, Winnipeg being now 

 the focus point of a great area devoted to the growth of the 

 cereal. Arrangements were therefore made in advance to hold a 

 joint meeting of Sections B (Chemistry) and K (Botany) and of 

 the Sub-Section of Agriculture, for which communications were 

 invited from various gentlemen known to be specially conversant 

 with the subject in one or other of its aspects. The discussion 

 took place on August 30, the President of Section B being in the 

 chair. The papers then presented are here printed, together with 

 an abstract of that part of the address delivered by the President 

 of the Agricultural Sub-section which dealt with wheat ; abstracts 

 of two papers dealing with economic issues, communicated by 

 Professor Mavor and Professor Brigham, are also appended to the 

 discussion. 



The civilised white man appears always to have enjoyed the use 

 of wheat, no tradition being extant as to when it first became 

 available. It holds an unique position among foods, being 



