282 THE WHEAT INDUSTRY 



the general average production per acre is high. It 

 even exceeds by five or six bushels the average 

 yield in the wheat regions of thFTrmtccT States. 



Since the cost of production must include de- 

 livery to local markets, the profit very often is 

 influenced by the condition of the roads at market- 

 ing season. In the newly settled regions, road 

 building is not far advanced and distances to 

 markets are often great, - - as much as twenty or 

 thirty miles in some instances. The local market- 

 ing conditions vary so greatly in different sections 

 that any average costs of marketing that could be 

 stated would have little value. 



Canada wheat lands have been low priced in 

 proportion to production values. It is evident 

 when one considers the interest on the money in- 

 vested that wheat can be raised more cheaply on 

 land that sells for $10 or $15 per acre than on land 

 valued at $150.00 per acre. At this time, with the 

 low-priced land and the high yield of wheat, the 

 average cost of production in Canada is estimated 

 to be about 40 cents per bushel. This, however, 

 does not include expense of marketing. Of course, 

 as the land becomes higher priced the cost of pro- 

 duction will be relatively increased. 



The Exportation of Canadian Wheat. - - Canada 

 has become one of the great wheat-exporting 

 countries of the world. Her exports of wheat 

 and flour are now nearly as great as those of the 



