Our Wheat Article      

   By Izzy, Brooklynn

Introduction                

Do you like Bread, Cake, and Doughnuts?  Well if so you’re going to love WHEAT!

History of wheat     

Wheat was first grown on the mountains in the southeastern turkey. Also grew in the middle East Wheat was first introduced to America on the 15th century.Wheat was first grown around 9,000 years ago. In 2013 China produced 96% of our wheat.Long before the beginning of agriculture they gathered wild wheat for food. About by 4,000 B.C.,farming wheat had became a thing and spread through Asia, Europe, and Northern Africa. BY 6000 B.C.,farmers were milling cereal grains by hammering them with stone pestles and were toasting milled grains.People in some areas grew so much grain they feed people in different lands.

Were it grows and why    

Wheat grows in all different places but the main place we are talking about is Pennsylvania. The reason it grows well in Pennsylvania is because we grow it in the summer and April. It is warm in the summer and April. Also it needs lots of sunshine and rain. It needs 12-15 inches of rain.

Products you can make with wheat   

Wheat products we can make are flour, bread, cakes, cookies, pastries, and other baked goods. You can also make pasta, pizza, breaded and battered foods, cereals and some canned soups. Also you can make crumpets, muffins, noodles, biscuits, cereal bars, and more! Wheat is a very popular crop and is used in lots of things.  

 Facts About Wheat        

Wheat covers more of earth’s ground than any other food crop.Wheat is one of the worlds most important crop.Young wheat plants have a bright green and look like grass.The main parts of a mature

Conclusion     

In conclusion we think that wheat is very helpful.  It’s important to the PA agriculture. It’s worth 212 million.

Works Cited    

ExplorePAHistory.com – Stories from PA History, explorepahistory.com/story.php?storyId=1-9-4&chapter=1.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., kids.britannica.com/students/article/wheat/277720/210174-toc.

“Free Image on Pixabay – Wheat, Ear, Wheat Field, Nature.” Free Photo: Wheat, Ear, Wheat Field, Nature – Free Image on Pixabay – 2713927, pixabay.com/en/wheat-ear-wheat-field-nature-2713927/.

Jones, Stephen. “Wheat.” World Book Student, World Book, 2018, worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar600120. Accessed 9 Feb. 2018.