Cereal Grasses - Including Information on the Growing of Corn, Wheat, Barley and Oats

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ISBN 10: 1446530264 / ISBN 13: 9781446530269

Published by Kellock Robertson Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cereal Grasses - Including Information on the Growing of Corn, Wheat, Barley and Oats
• Publisher: Kellock Robertson Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1446530264
• ISBN 13: 9781446530269
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This text comprises a comprehensive guide to cereal grasses, including information on growing corn, wheat, barley and oats. Full of statistical information, scientific explanations, comments on soil requirements, equipment, machinery, sowing techniques, and much more besides, this text constitutes an invaluable resource for farmers. It will also be of interest to those looking for general information on cereal production, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of agricultural literature. The chapters of this book include: 'On the Growth of Corn', 'Composition', 'Seed', 'Quality and Preservation', 'Product and Vegetation', 'Ripeness', 'On Wheat', 'Species', 'Soil', 'Pressing Machine', 'Seed and Sowing', 'Spring Tillage', 'Succession of Crops', 'Spring-Wheat', 'Produce and Qualities', 'Flour', etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage volume, now complete with a new introduction on farming.