Grain

Grain is the small edible fruit of cereal plants. Grain is ground into flour at a mortar or watermill and baked to make bread. It is the key ingredient for beer, a morale-boosting beverage. Grain is one of the most durable foods available, and is the best resource for sustaining larger populations, even if processing it is more labor-intensive. Grain is planted in Spring and harvested in Fall. Harvested grain keeps for 2 years and can be used as fodder for livestock but it is better to use straw.

Grain Crops
Grain-producing crops are also sometimes called grain in common parlance but technically bear specific, varietal names. In Dawn of Man there are four types: Einkorn, Emmer, Barley, and Rye. Each cereal has its own strengths, but crop diversity lowers the risk of disease destroying an entire food supply.


 * Einkorn: A low-yield, ancient hulled wheat common to hill country. A shorter variety, einkorn is one of the first domesticated cereals. It is 25% more resistant to disease.
 * Emmer: a hybridization of wild wheat, collected as one of the first domesticated cereals. Emmer has a chance for 25% extra grain on harvesting.
 * Barley: A hardy, nutritious grass discovered alongside einkorn and emmer but gives a 25% chance of yielding more straw.
 * Rye: a cold-resistant, well-rounded Copper Age crop. It has a 15% resistance to disease and 15% chance of yielding more grain.

Values
Worth 1 value in all eras.