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Flint corn (Zea mays var. indurata; also known as Indian corn or sometimes calico corn) is a variant of maize, the same species as common corn. [1] Because each kernel has a hard outer layer to protect the soft endosperm , it is likened to being hard as flint , hence the name. [ 2 ]
Top view of a Spanish threshing board Bottom view of a Spanish threshing board. A threshing board, also known as threshing sledge, [1] is an obsolete agricultural implement used to separate cereals from their straw; that is, to thresh.
Edson Masunda (born 27 April 1985), better known by his stage name Flint Bedrock, is a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter and music producer. [2] Born in Seke, Harare Flint moved to London at the age of 17 before settling in Leeds in 2005 where he began his music career. [ 3 ]
The Wayoh reservoir, viewed from the Edgworth side with the Entwistle viaduct in the background.. The West Pennine Moors is an area of the Pennines covering approximately 90 square miles (230 km 2) of moorland and reservoirs in Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. [1]
Arrowheads are attached to arrow shafts to be shot from a bow; similar types of projectile points may be attached to a spear and "thrown" by means of an atlatl (spear thrower). The arrowhead or projectile point is the primary functional part of the arrow, and plays the largest role in determining its purpose. Some arrows may simply use a ...
Worldwide Agricultural Machinery and Farm Equipment Directory "Gold Harvest Feeds The World" page 90 Popular Mechanics, July 1949, cutaway illustration of the John Deere open cab one-man self-propelled combine of the type common for decades after World War Two; Pictures of combines with corn and wheat heads Archived 2005-10-30 at the Wayback ...
Knapping is the shaping of flint, chert, obsidian, or other conchoidal fracturing stone through the process of lithic reduction to manufacture stone tools, strikers for flintlock firearms, or to produce flat-faced stones for building or facing walls, and flushwork decoration.
In Canada, modern farm implements made large scale wheat farming possible from the late 1840s. By 1879, Saskatchewan was the center, followed by Alberta , Manitoba and Ontario , as the spread of railway lines allowed easy exports to Britain.