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THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



generally men who, with some capital, have gone 

 there from the United States or else they are pro- 

 gressive north Europeans. Large farms handled 

 by intelligent labor and the use of modern machin- 

 ery characterize the wheat industry of Canada. 



Plowing and Seeding. - - In the eastern part of 

 Canada a great part of the plowing is done with 



Courtesy Canadian Pacific Railroad. 

 FIG. 115. Plowing for wheat in Canada. 



the small walking plow. This does not hold true 

 for the west, however ; there the two-bottom gang 

 plow, drawn by five horses, is the most common, 

 and the eight and twelve bottom gang with a 

 steam or gas tractor is not an uncommon sight. 

 Since in this country the season in which plowing 

 can be done is short, the work must be pushed 

 rapidly. For winter wheat the ground must be 



