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