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North Carolina received 13 cents per bushel more for 

 his product than did the farmers in New York. 

 The explanation for this price condition is that 

 this is an importing region, and is not favorably 

 located to receive the wheat sent out by the 

 wheat regions of the West. The facts that the 

 local demand exceeds the supply and that location 

 conditions make wheat importation costly neces- 

 sarily result in high prices. One of the importation 

 difficulties becomes apparent when we realize that 

 the great export routes of the interior pass north of 

 this section and directly through the northeastern 

 states. Importation in that section is thus rendered 

 easy and consequently lower prices result. 

 % The high wheat prices, however, of the Southeast 

 are serving to increase the amount of production. 

 The region has many advantages and its difficulties 

 can be largely overcome. The future will prob- 

 ably see a moderate increase in its importance as a 

 wheat producer. 



The Northeast Central Plains Wheat Region. - 

 This region comprises the states north of the Ohio 

 and east of the Mississippi rivers. Considering 

 the extent of the area, its unity as a wheat-pro- 

 ducing region is marked. The soil is nearly all 

 of glacial origin and varies from light sandy to 

 heavy clay. The greater part of it is a sandy loam 

 free from bowlders. Since the fertility is high, 

 commercial fertilizers are not used to any great 



