CHAPTER XII 

 THE WHEAT COUNTRIES 



Now that we have studied wheat, its form, 

 the manner of its growth, and its uses, we are 

 ready to learn what it means to the life of different 

 peoples. It is of interest to know where wheat is 

 grown, to what extent, and why. So we are to 

 study briefly those countries that rank high in the 

 production of this crop, for the purpose of learning 

 how wheat contributes to their prosperity and how 

 it affects other countries by entering into the 

 markets of the world. Although wheat is grown 

 to some extent in nearly every country, our study 

 must necessarily be confined to the countries 

 where wheat is of considerable commercial impor- 

 tance. By this is meant either the countries which 

 produce much wheat to sell or those which buy 

 from other countries and so are important as 

 markets for wheat. For illustration, Greece, 

 China, and Brazil produce wheat, and they also 

 buy some wheat and flour, but since in those 

 countries the wheat trade is not very important, 

 we omit them from our list. 



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