Download or read book Crop Production written by C. Wayne Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-12-12 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the agronomy of the eight major grain, fiber and oilseed row crops produced in the United States: Corn, Wheat, Grain Sorghum, Barley, Rice, Cotton, Soybeans, and Peanuts. For each crop, Dr. Smith presents a structured discussion of: the types of cultivars, the history of the crop, its uses and processing, a detailed discussion of how to plant and grow the crop, the pests and problems involved, and the harvesting, grading and marketing practices.