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Journal of Agricultural Research 
Vol. I, No. 4 
Table I .—Composition of wheat grown on different plats of soil in California, in Kansas, 
and in Maryland in iqoq, iqio, iqii, and IQI2. 
CRIMEAN WHEAT. 
Original seed and 1909 crop. 
Determination. 
Physical properties: 
Water.per cent.. 
Weight per 1,000 grains, 
grams. 
Weight per bushel, .pounds.. 
Flinty grains.per cent.. 
On water-free basis: 
Nitrogen.do- 
Protein (NX 5 - 7).do- 
Alcohol-soluble nitrogen, 
per cent. 
Gliadin inprotein. .percent.. 
Fat.do- 
Fiber.do- 
Pentosans.do- 
Sugars.do — 
Ash...do- 
Phosphoric acid.do— 
Potash... .do- 
Phosphoric acid in ash, 
percent. 
Potash in ash.percent.. 
9.20 
26.3 
57-7 
2. 58 
14- 75 
1.03 
40 
8. 70 
2. 52 
2.05 
.96 
•55 
46 
25 
Wheat grown in 
California on— 
*3 
9.64 
36* 2 
62.7 
100 
2.59 
14.76 
1.23 
46 
1. 
8.98 
34*6 
61. 5 
100 
2. 78 
IS. 84 
1.16 
41 
1.82 
2- 33 
8.49 
3. 21 
1. 63 
.68 
• 45 
42 
28 
9.00 
36.4 
61.5 
75 
2.01 
11. 46 
.82 
4 i 
1. 82 
2.43 
8.16 
3- 73 
1. 63 
. 70 
.46 
43 
29 
8. 88 
25*4 
97 
2.03 
n* 57 
•7i 
35 
1. 84 
2 - 39 
8. S3 
3 - 26 
1. 90 
.89 
• 56 
47 
3° 
Wheat grown u 
Kansas 1 on— 
vv titat gwwii J.JJL 
Maryland on— 
9. 56 
21. 2 
85 
2. 69 
15- 33 
1. 10 
41 
2. 16 
2. 69 
8-37 
2. 89 
2- 39 
I. 23 
51 
9. 48 
23. o 
80 
2 - 57 
14.65 
1.05 
4 i 
2. 05 
2. 62 
8. 31 
2. 64 
2. 30 
1.18 
* 63 
5 i 
27 
9. 22 
22. 2 
d S 
£ 
jg 
TURKEY WHEAT. 
1910 crop. 
Determination. 
Wheat grown in 
California on— 
Wheat grown in 
Kansas on— 
Wheat grown in 
Maryland on— 
California check 
soil. 
California soil. 
Kansas soil. 
Maryland soil. 
California soil. 
Kansas soil. 
Kansas check 
soil. 
Maryland soil. 
California soil. 
Kansas soil. 
Maryland soil. 
Maryland check 
soil. 
Physical properties: 
Water. 
.per cent.. 
9. 81 
9. 68 
9.67 
8.99 
9-39 
9-03 
9 - 30 
9.12 
9,00 
10.66 
9 - 73 
Weight per 1,000 grains.. 
31- 2 
28.3 
34-3 
21. 5 
26.1 
22. 6 
23-3 
24.0 
28.0 
3 i -5 
25*9 
A . . * . 
Weight per bushel.. 
. .pounds.. 
60. 5 
61.8 
58.3 
56.9 
57 - 2 
55-8 
57 * 7 
Flinty grains. 
.per cent.. 
99 
100 
70 
100 
99 
100 
IOO 
100 
0 
0 
0 
On water-free basis: 
Nitrogen. 
2.16 
2 - 39 
I. 86 
2. 86 
2. 80 
3- 28 
3-23 
3- 12 
1.80 
1.90 
2.05 
Protein (NXs- 7 ). 
_do_ 
12. 31 
I 3-63 
10. 60 
16. 28 
15.98 
18. 73 
18. 41 
17. 81 
10. 27 
10. 85 
11. 68 
Alcohol-soluble nitrogen. 
... .do.... 
.96 
I. os 
• 74 
1.23 
I. 44 
I. 32 
1. 29 
• 75 
Gliadin in protein. 
.... do.... 
44 
44 
40 
44 
41 
41 
41 
39 
Fat. 
2. 01 
2. 13 
2-13 
2.11 
1.86 
2. 04 
I. 81 
2.02 
1.67 
1. 76 
1. 78 
Fiber. 
2. 26 
2. 15 
2. 28 
2-35 
2. 72 
2. 79 
2. 78 
2. 80 
2.65 
3 * 01 
2. 63 
Pentosans. 
8. 27 
8. 32 
8-57 
9 - 25 
8. 64 
8-93 
8. 78 
8. 64 
8. 70 
8- 54 
8.84 
Sugars. 
3 - 40 
3 - 53 
3- 81 
3 - 43 
3 -13 
3-38 
3 * 11 
3*33 
2.90 
2. 99 
3. 06 
Ash . 
_ do _ 
1.87 
1. 84 
1. 82 
2. 05 
1. 99 
1. 97 
2. 29 
1.97 
2.09 
2. 07 
2. 22 
Phosphoric add . 
_ do _ 
.84 
• 79 
.86 
1. 02 
.85 
.81 
1. 08 
. 80 
1. 09 
1. 21 
Potash . 
.... do _ 
. 60 
.61 
. 5 s 
• 65 
. 61 
. 66 
. 69 
. 64 
. 57 
. 61 
Phosphoric acid in ash. .. 
. do _ 
45 
43 
47 
50 
43 
4 i 
47 
4 i 
53 
59 
Potash in ash. 
. do _ 
32 
33 
30 
28 
3 i 
3 i 
30 
3 ° 
28 
27 
1 Owing to a severe drought the crop failed to mature. 
