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Drill
The drill is used to plant the wheat. It plants it in 10" rows and takes a 30' swath. Normally,...
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Bread
Wheat is sold world wide, which is turned into flour to make foods like bread.
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Auger
Wheat truck
The wheat goes from the grain cart into the truck, which then takes the wheat to an elevator of to store it in a bin on the farm.
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Kids playing
Unloading on the go
To save time and to keep the combine harvesting we unload on the go. The wheat goes into a grain cart, which is being pulled by a tractor.
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Sunset
Combine cutting
Combines come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, but they all do the same thing. They harvest the heads of grain.
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June
Golden wheat
The wheat turns to a golden brown and the heads are heavy with grain. If you are lucky and the...
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Green wheat
The wheat grows taller and grows heads, which are green at first.
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Snow
During the winter it goes into dormancy. Moisture from snowfall helps it get ready to grow in the spring.
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Rain
When the wheat starts growing it is green and needs rain.
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Time to plant the wheat
I live in Smith County, so my father plants sometime around September 15 to October 20.
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Harvest
