214 THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



railways are also owned largely by the states. 

 Unfortunately, however, the various states have 

 different gauge roads, a fact which causes reload- 

 ing at state lines. 



The Exportation of Wheat. - - Although her total 

 production is not much greater than that of one 

 of the largest wheat-producing states of our own 



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FIG. 93. Characteristic wheat stacks in Australia. 



country, Australia exports large quantities of 

 wheat. This is because of her small population. 

 The exports in 1911 amounted to over 63,319,000 

 bushels. The amount which was exported by the 

 United States in the same year was 83,330,000 

 bushels. The principal export centers are Mel- 

 bourne and Sydney. The latter city is the terminal 

 for many steamship lines. Most of the export 

 trade is to Great Britain and to British colonies, 



