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it is of good milling quality. Much spelt and 

 emmer are grown. 



Marketing the Crop. Germany, like France, has 

 highly developed transportation facilities in its 

 excellent wagon roads, canals, and railways. The 

 numerous large cities demand more wheat than 

 the country produces, so prices are good and mar- 

 kets easily accessible. Most of the wheat is 

 handled in sacks and sold to local mills. 



Wheat Imports. - - As a world's wheat market, 

 Germany is especially important since, with the 

 exception of Great Britain, she imports more 

 than any other country. Her imports equal 50 

 to 60 per cent of her own total production. Great 

 quantities of wheat grown in the United States 

 thus find markets in German cities. For this 

 wheat Hamburg and Bremen are the greatest 

 import centers. A great deal of wheat is also 

 bought from Russia, much of which is shipped by 

 rail. But a very small percentage of the wheat 

 imported is in the form of flour. The Germans 

 prefer to do their own milling. 



The Wheat Region of the United Kingdom of 

 Great Britain and Ireland. - The United King- 

 dom lies in about the same latitude as Manitoba, 

 Canada. Because of its insular location in the 

 belt of prevailing westerly winds, the climate is 

 mild and equable. The winters are rainy and 

 chilly, and the summers warm but not hot. 



