WHEAT IN THE UNITED STATES 245 



bushels per day. While larger-sized machinery is 

 used than in the East, yet it is not as large as that 

 used in the West. 



The Wheat Supply and Demand in This Region. - 

 Ordinarily the Northeast Central Plains region 

 produces about 18 per cent of the total wheat 

 crop of the United States. Illinois, Indiana, and 

 Ohio are large producers. In Wisconsin, however, 

 wheat has declined greatly in importance. The 

 yield in good years for the region averages from 15 

 to 1 8 bushels per acre, the five states having nearly 

 the same average yield. 



This section is situated very favorably with 

 respect to market conditions. The country is 

 well settled and the roads are generally good. 

 Many of the main traveled roads have been 

 macadamized. A network of railways also places 

 local shipping facilities within easy reach of prac- 

 tically all parts. This region includes many 

 great centers of population, - - Milwaukee, Detroit, 

 Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton, 

 Indianapolis, and Columbus, which furnish good 

 home markets. Not only is this region crossed by 

 the great railroad trunk lines which lead to the At- 

 lantic coast, but it has also the benefit of the Great 

 Lakes waterway. Thus it has export facilities 

 which are not excelled by any inland region of like 

 size in the world. The importance of all these 

 factors is shown by the fact that the farm price 



