Translation of "Espiga" in English

(Se estropearon el lino y la cebada, pues la cebada estaba ya en espiga, y el lino en flor. El trigo y la espelta no se estropearon por ser tardíos).

The flax therefore, and the barley were hurt, because the barley was green, and the flax was now bolled; but the wheat, and other winter corn were not hurt, because they were lateward.

La niña curiosa arrancó una espiga de trigo y fue sacando los granos uno por uno, dejándolos caer en la tierra, para así observar cómo las hormigas se los iban llevando al hormiguero.

The curious girl yanked out a spike of wheat and was taking out each grain one by one, letting them fall on the earth, so as to observe how the ants were taking them to the anthill.