A species of crow. It differs from other birds of the crow family in having a naked spot at the base…
An important and largely cultivated cereal. It is excelled by rice alone with reference to the number…
A village on the Grain Coast, a coastal area in western Africa, between Cape Mesurado and Cape Palmas.…
This illustration shows buyers wheat buyers waiting to get their hands on some product.
"a, axis cylinder; b, inner border of white substance; c, c, outer border of same; d, d, tubular membrane;…
A machine invented by Andrew Meikle to seperate grain from stalks and husks.
A stool used to stack hay on so that it becomes ready faster than when it is stacked on the ground.
"The stock is of iron in large as well as small anchors, and is made with a mortice, to fit over the…
"Greek architecture is distinguished for nothing more than for the grace and beauty of its mouldings;…
"a, Starch cells of the Pea, showing grains of starch in the interior. b, Seperate starch grains, with…
A butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. It has wings that are dark red with a yellow border.
"A market-town and municipal borough of England, in the county of Cheshire, near the border of Staffordshire,…
"A contemporary portrait of the Black Prince when he was not armed, which consequently may be agreeably…
"A grain of wheat. Vertical section, showing (b) the endosperm, and (a) embryo." — Encyclopedia…
"A grain of wheat. Commencement of germination, showing (b) the pileola and (c) the secondary rootlets…
"Granulating machine. A, hopper, with raising arrangement; B, endless band; C, C, C, C, four pairs of…
"Cloves are the flower-buds of the Clove-tree. The genus to which this tree belongs is of the natural…
"Corn Fly (Chlorops taeniopus): a, a portion of a culm or stem of wheat with swollen joint, caused by…
"Comparison of the sixth prosomatic limb of a recent scorpion (B), of Palaeophonus (C), and of Limulus…
A grass grown for its grain and forage. It is part of the wheat group and is closely related to barley…
"Take a piece of ivory, or any other substance that will sink in water, and weigh it accurately in the…
A heavy border which shuts out a bleak field. In front of this border is an ideal place for flowers.