Properties of Colorado Wheat 
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Water applied later than this does but little or no good and 
may do harm. 
If the plants are kept wet by frequent rains and heavy dews 
the quality of the wheat is lowered. 
Rust is the most dangerous enemy of high quality in wheat 
that we have. 
Wheat should not be exposed to the weather after harvesting; 
the sheaves should not be left lying on the ground till threshed. 
