Jan. io, 1914 
Environmental Influences on Wheat 
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Table I. —Composition of wheat grown on different plats of soil in California , in Kansas, 
and in Maryland in 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912 —Continued. 
1911 crop. 1 
Determination. 
Wheat grown in 
California on— 
* 
4 ) 
si 
o 
ea-J 
l' 8 
a 
3 
Wheat grown in 
Kansas on— 
3 
Wheat grown in 
Maryland on— 
California soil. 
Kansas soil. 
Maryland soil. 
Maryland check 
soil. 
8.83 
8.97 
8-93 
8- 73 
27.4 
29.4 
27.1 
26.4 
60. $ 
62. 2 
59*9 
25 
20 
50 
2,00 
2.20 
2*37 
2.31 
11.38 
12.52 
13*52 
13.18 
•85 
.88 
1.04 
.96 
43 
40 
44 
4 i 
2. 04 
2.05 
1.83 
1.87 
2.41 
2 - 33 
2.49 
2.44 
8.08 
8. 22 
8. 25 
8-39 
3*25 
3*45 
3*33 
3-34 
2. 23 
2. 20 
2.10 
2.17 
1.24 
1.16 
1.09 
r.17 
.67 
•65 
•65 
.67 
5<5 
53 
52 
54 
30 
30 
3 i 
3 i 
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 (NX5.7).do_ 
Alcohol-soluble nitrogen.do_ 
Gliadin in protein.do_ 
Fat.do_ 
Fiber.do_ 
Pentosans.do_ 
Sugars.do_ 
Ash.do_ 
Phosphoric acid.do_ 
Potash.do_ 
Phosphoric add in ash.do_ 
Potash in ash.do_ 
38.4 
89 
34-6 
Si 
37 * 7 
46 
9.00 
23-5 12-9 
9 * 30 
13*3 
8.28 
[2.5 
100 100 
44 
10 
60 
88 
35 
76 
3*70 
21.11 
98 
4.09 
23*31 
97 
4 * 07 
23.18 
98 
1.94 
2*95 
8.84 
1-95 
2.94 
9.12 
1.83 
3*17 
9*57 
‘2. 58 
1.14 
.69 
44 
27 
2. 56 
1.18 
46 
2. 78 
1912 crop. 
Physical properties: 
Water. 
.per cent.. 
8*43 
8. 29 
8. 67 
8.70 
io* 55 
10.18 
IO.3O 
10 * 45 
10. 22 
9* 65 
10.13 
10.17 
Weight per 1,000 grains , 
.. .grams.. 
29*3 
30.5 
31*8 
23*9 
22. 0 
21.4 
28.6 
16. 2 
25*7 
25*7 
19.19 
22.4 
Weight per bushel.. 
.. pounds.. 
64.3 
65.1 
57 * 7 
60.1 
60. 3 
Flinty grains. 
.per cent.. 
90 
98 
98 
99 
98'” 
30 
75 
70 
On water-free basis: 
Nitrogen. 
2.05 
2. 24 
2.40 
3*17 
2.68 
2. 78 
3.62 
3 * 29 
1.85 
2.12 
2. 28 
2.05 
Protein (NX5.7). 
_do_ 
11.68 
12. 77 
13.68 
18.07 
15 * 29 
15*87 
20. 65 
18. 78 
10. 54 
12.11 
13 
11.68 
Alcohol-soluble nitrogen. 
_do_ 
.85 
•97 
1. 02 
1.40 
1.14 
1. 20 
I.64 
i *35 
• 70 
*S 5 
.89 
•83 
Gliadin in protein. 
.do_ 
41 
43 
43 
44 
42 
43 
45 
4 i 
38 
40 
39 
40 
Fat. 
_do_ 
1.89 
i* 93 
1.88 
2- 05 
1.88 
2. 17 
1.82 
2. 01 
1. 89 
1.97 
1.88 
2 
Fiber... . 
_do_ 
2. 28 
2. 20 
2. 28 
2. 69 
2.68 
2- 65 
2. 48 
2. 24 
2. 72 
2- 53 
2.88 
2. 87 
Pentosans. 
_do_ 
8.08 
7*95 
8.05 
8. 70 
8.31 
8. 27 
8. 52 
8.98 
8.44 
8. 62 
9*36 
9*03 
■ Sugars. 
,.... do.... 
3.56 
3. 78 
3.80 
3. 91 
3.37 
3. 41 
3. 12 
2. 95 
3. 08 
3. 32 
Ash. 
2.07 
2.14 
2.18 
2. 20 
2.47 
2. 20 
2*45 
2.83 
2. 24 
2. 24 
2.48 
2. 46 
Phosphoric add. 
_do_ 
1.02 
1. 07 
1.09 
I.03 
1.23 
1.02 
1.26 
I* 3 l 
1.14 
1.19 
1. 27 
1.24 
Potash. 
_do_ 
. 62 
.62 
. 62 
*59 
■ 74 
.67 
.66 
* 79 
* 71 
• 72 
.80 
• 79 
Phosphoric acid in ash.., 
52 
50 
50 
47 
50 
46 
51 
46 
51 
53 
51 
50 
Potash in ash. 
30 
30 
29 
27 
30 
30 
27 
28 
32 
32 
32 
32 
1 The data for the 1911 samples grown in California were furnished by Prof. Shaw, of the Universityof 
California, under whose supervision the field work in that State was conducted. 
