Wheat sample

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OBJECT TYPE: DISPLAY
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2580.001

MANUFACTURER: SEARLE GRAIN CO. LTD.
MODEL: WHEAT
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLANTS; COTTON BACKING; GLASS COVER; CARDBOARD BOX AND LABEL; FABRIC TAPE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 46.0 cm
Width: 18.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SEARLE
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY THE 1930S
Canada: THIS WAS PART OF THE ONGOING RESEARCH PROGRAM BEING CARRIED OUT AT THE CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA
Function: USED TO ILLUSTRATE VARIOUS TYPES OF WHEAT THAT SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT BE USED
Technical: PRIME SAMPLES OF PLANTS WERE IMPORTANT FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES IN DOING BOTANICAL RESEARCH. WHEAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CEREAL CROPS GROWN IN CANADA AND THE CEF DID IMPORTANT RESEARCH TO FIND WHEAT THAT GREW WELL IN THE COUNTRY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON TOP: 'S SEARLE GRAIN COMPANY LIMITED S'/ LABEL READS: 'MARQUIS REWARD GARNET RED BOBS/ 222 CERES/ (Rust Area Only) EARLY RED FIFE RED CLUB CLUB/ WASHINGTON PRESTON STANLEY HURON/WHEATS IN BLACK GOOD VARIETIES WHEATS IN RED OUT OF DATE - SHOULD BE DISCARDED'/ ON BACK: '#204'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK TAPE; CLEAR GLASS; LABEL IN BLACK AND FADED RED
Decoration: N/A

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SEARLE GRAIN CO. LTD., Wheat sample, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1987.2580, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2580.001/

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