Book contents
- The American Steppes
- Studies in Environment and History
- The American Steppes
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures, Maps, and Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Dramatis Personae
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part I Contexts
- Part II Transfers
- Chapter 4 Wheat
- Chapter 5 Soil Science I
- Chapter 6 Soil Science II
- Chapter 7 Shelterbelts I
- Chapter 8 Shelterbelts II
- Chapter 9 Tumbleweed
- Conclusion
- Archival Collections Cited
- Index
Chapter 4 - Wheat
from Part II - Transfers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 March 2020
- The American Steppes
- Studies in Environment and History
- The American Steppes
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures, Maps, and Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Dramatis Personae
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part I Contexts
- Part II Transfers
- Chapter 4 Wheat
- Chapter 5 Soil Science I
- Chapter 6 Soil Science II
- Chapter 7 Shelterbelts I
- Chapter 8 Shelterbelts II
- Chapter 9 Tumbleweed
- Conclusion
- Archival Collections Cited
- Index
Summary
The subject of this chapter is the introduction and success of varieties of wheat from the steppes in the Great Plains. After considering the types of crops grown in the two regions, it analyzes the various ways in which they made the journey: with immigrants, especially Mennonites; introduction by government “plant explorers”; exchanges between Russian/Soviet and American crop scientists; and the international grain trade. The persistence of stories about the role of Mennonite immigrants is subjected to particular scrutiny.
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- The American SteppesThe Unexpected Russian Roots of Great Plains Agriculture, 1870s–1930s, pp. 129 - 187Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020