DCHP-3

fall wheat†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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wheat sown in the fall, ripening during the following spring or summer.

Quotations

1823
Notwithstanding the failure of Fall wheat sown last year, considerable quantities have again been sown this fall. . . .
1836
The best fall wheat, sold by Messrs. Woods and Davidson, weighed 62lbs per bushel.
1960
With the exception of fall wheat (the development of which aroused some interest on the part of the French authorities), the practice of farming in New France differed little from that in the Old World.