wheat

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Across
  1. 1. Wheat was first planted in the United States as a ________ crop.
  2. 5. Most wheat grown in ________ is soft red winter wheat used to make cereals, cakes, cookies, and pretzels.
  3. 6. There are about 50 _________ in a head of wheat.
  4. 8. Using a machine attachment called a ________, famers bundle straw to be used as animal bedding.
  5. 10. Wheat plant is an annual _______ plant that grows to be two to four feet tall.
  6. 11. There are 12,000 -14,000 kernels of wheat in a _________.
Down
  1. 2. One ________ of wheat yields 60 pounds of whole wheat flower.
  2. 3. The top of a wheat plant is called ______ or head.
  3. 4. One bushel of wheat yields 42 pounds of _______ flour.
  4. 6. _________ is the largest wheat producer in the United States.
  5. 7. The four basic parts of a wheat plant include head, ______, leaves, and roots.
  6. 9. Wheat is _______ in 42 states in the United States.