11.   In agriculture, ample rainfall provided excellent conditions for spring planting and small grain crops were in good condition.

12.   The Kazak Agricultural Ministry blamed a severe drought for the small grain harvest, Interfax reported.

13.   They are about the size of a small grain of rice.

14.   Borrowers use the loan to plant a crop, buy a cow or chickens or establish a small custom grain mill.

15.   Small grains of sand filling the air allowed for an unusual refraction of light, offering Vladivostok residents a unique illusion of a yellow sky and a blue sun.