For thousands of years. bread and other wheat products have nourished civilizations. The importance of these products continues today. as those of you who enjoyed a piece of toast for breakfast or a delicious roll for lunch can testify. Kansas has been Americas leading wheatproducing State throughout the 20th century. It was in Kansas that our major wheat crop was introduced to this country. In 1874. Ukranian immigrants in central Kansas planted Hard Red Winter wheat for the first time. Their work began what is today a multibilliondollar industry which feeds much of the world. The Kansas wheat crop this year exceeds 308 million bushels.
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