WHEAT. [_Page 20._


1. Wheat is a plant of the _grass_ kind, but grows higher than common
grass. It is grown from seed, which is grains of wheat kept until hard
and dry.

2. Ruts are made in the soil by a plough, and into these the seed is
cast. Then the soil is covered over them by a harrow, drawn by a horse.

3. Rain and warm sunshine help the grains to grow. They grow into tall,
jointed stems, and soon the ears of wheat appear. They are green at
first, but the sun ripens them and turns them yellow.

4. Then the wheat is cut, and the new grains are threshed out from the
husks which are called chaff. The tall stems make straw. The grains are
ground into flour by the miller. We use flour for making bread, cakes,
and puddings.

_Write and learn:_

Wheat is--
A grass plant.
Grown from seed.
Green at first.
Yellow when ripe.