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bushels, but dropped to 73,894,000 in 1912. 1 

 This fluctuation is not unusual in amount. 

 Generally speaking, the total production of 

 Australia is about the same as that of Kansas. 

 White wheat is used almost universally as seed, 

 and the varieties of commercial importance have 

 all been introduced from foreign lands. The 

 grain is of a bright, clear color, of even texture, is 

 rich in gluten, and is of fine milling quality. 



Production of Wheat, 1913 



The Transportation of Wheat. Roads and Rail- 

 roads. Transportation facilities are still inade- 

 quate. Since there is but one partly navigable 

 stream on the whole continent, chief dependence 

 must be placed on roads, many of which the state 

 builds and maintains with convict labor. The 



'Year Book of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1913. 



