Jan. io, 1914 
Environmental Influences on Wheat 
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Table II. —Composition of wheat grown on plats of California, Kansas, and Mary¬ 
land soils in California, in Kansas, and in Maryland —Continued. 
1912. 
Analysis of wheat grown on— 
Determination. 
California soil in— 
Kansas soil in— 
Maryland soil in— 
California. 
Kansas. 
Maryland. 
j California. 
Kansas. 
Maryland. 
California. 
Kansas. 
Maryland. 
Physical properties: 
Water. 
.per cent.. 
8.29 
io- 55 
10.22 
8.67 
10.18 
9 - 65 
8. 70 
10.45 
10.13 
Weight per 1,000 grains. 
.. .grams.. 
30-5 
22.0 
25- 7 
31-8 
21.4 
25 - 7 
23-9 
16.2 
19.9 
Weight per bushel. 
.pounds., 
65.1 
57. 7 
Flinty grains. 
.per cent.. 
98 “ 
98 
30 
98 
100 
75 ~ 
99 
On water-free basis: 
Nitrogen. 
2.24 
2.68 
1.85 
2.40 
2. 78 
2.12 
3 - 17 
‘ 3-29 
2.28 
Protein (N X 5-7). 
_do_ 
12.77 
15.29 
10.54 
13-68 
15-87 
12.11 
18.07 
18. 78 
13 
Alcohol-soluble nitrogen 
_do_ 
■97 
1.14 
• 70 
1.02 
1. 20 
.85 
1. 40 
1-35 
89 
Gliadin in protein. 
43 
42 
38 
43 
43 
40 
44 
41 
39 
Fat. 
....do.... 
1-93 
1.88 
1.89 
1.88 
2.17 
1.97 
2.05 
2. 01 
1.88 
Fiber. 
_do_ 
2.20 
2.68 
2.72 
2. 28 
2.65 
2 - 53 
2. 69 
3-24 
2.88 
Pentosans. 
_do_ 
7 * 95 
8.31 
8.44 
8.05 
8. 27 
8.62 
8- 70 
8. 98 
9-36 
Sugars. 
... .do.... 
3 * 78 
3.80 
3.08 
Ash. 
_do_ 
2.14 
2.47 
2.24 
2.18 
2.20 
2. 24 
2.20 
2.83 
2.48 
Phosphoric add. 
_do_ 
1.07 
1.23 
1.14 
1.09 
1.02 
1.19 
1-03 
i- 3 i 
1. 27 
Potash. 
... .do.,.. 
• 63 
. 74 
, 71 
. 62 
• 67 
. 72 
* 59 
* 7 ° 
.80 
Phosphoric acid in ash. 
_do_ 
50 
50 
5 i 
50 
46 
53 
47 
46 
5 * 
Potash in ash. 
30 
30 
32 
29 
30 
32 
27 
28 
32 
TablB III. —Averages and extremes in wheat grown on plats of California, Kansas, and 
Maryland soils in California, in Kansas, and in Maryland . 1 
California. 
Kansas. 
Maryland. 
Determination. 
Averages. 
Extremes. 
Averages. 
Extremes. 
Averages. 
Extremes. 
Mean. 
Divergence 
from mean. 
1 Minimum. 
Maximum. 
Mean. 
Divergence 
from mean. 
Minimum. 
Maximum. 
Mean. 
Divergence 
from mean. 
Minimum. 
a 
J 
s 
10. 66 
Physical properties: 
Water.per cent.. 
8.98 
0.31: 
8. 29 
9.68 
9 - 53 
o- 57 
8. 79 
io- 55 
9 - 53 
0.46 
8.83 
Weight per 1,000 grains, 
grams. 
30- 2 
4-5 
21. 5 
37 - 7 
19.1 
4-5 
12.9 
26.1 
25. 6 
2. 7 
19.9 
3 i -5 
Weight per bushel, 
pounds. 
62.8 
i -5 
61. 5 
65. 1 
57-2 
.8 
55-8 
58.3 
60.1 
1 
57-7 
62. 2 
Flinty grains. per cent.. 
86 
17 
46 
100 
99 
1 
98 
100 
35 
30 
0 
85 
On water-free basis: 
Nitrogen.per cent.. 
2.42 
•35 
1. 86 
3-17 
3 * 30 
.41 
2. 68 
4.09 
2.18 
•23 
1. 80 
2.69 
Protein (N X 5-7). 
per cent. 
13* n 
2.01 
9. 61 
18. 07 
18.83 
2-34 
15.29 
23-31 
12.43 
1.29 
IQ. 27 
15*33 
Alcohol-soluble nitro¬ 
gen.per cent.. 
.93 
.18 
• 70 
1. 40 
1. 27 
.09 
1.14 
i *44 
.90 
. 10 
.70 
1.10 
Gliadin in protein, 
per cent. 
41 
2 
35 
44 
42 
1 
41 
44 
40 
1 
38 
44 
Fat.per cent.. 
1.97 
. 12 
1. 82 
2. 13 
2 
.08 
1. 86 
2.17 
1.94 
. 14 
I. 67 
2.16 
Fiber.do_ 
2- 34 
. 11 
2. 15 
2. 69 
2.89 
.18 
2. 65 
3- 21 
2. 63 
-13 
2. 33 
3. 01 
Pentosans.do_ 
8-45 
. 22 
7 - 95 
9 - 25 
8.76 
. 26 
8. 27 
9.12 
8.56 
.29 
8. 08 
9 - 36 
Sugars.do_ 
3- 61 
. 22 
3- 21 
3 - 91 
3-3 2 
. 08 
3 -13 
3 - 4 i 
3 - 03 
. 18 
2. 64 
3 - 45 
Ash.do- 
1. 90 
. 16 
1. 63 
2. 20 
2. 30 
.28 
1.97 
2. 83 
2. 22 
.09 
2. 07 
2. 48 
Phosphoric acid.. do- 
. 90 
• 13 
.68 
I. 09 
1. 02 
•17 
. 80 
1. 31 
1.18 
•05 
1.09 
1. 27 
Potash.,do_ 
• 57 
. 06 
•45 
• 65 
.68 
.04 
. 61 
■ 79 
.67 
•05 
• 57 
.80 
Phosphoric acid in ash, 
per cent. 
47 
2 
42 
50 
45 
4 
4 i 
50 
53 
2 
5 i 
59 
Potash in ash, per cent.. 
29 
1 
27 
33 
30 
1 
27 
31 
30 
2 
27 
32 
1 Not including check plats. 
