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have annually about 3,000,000 acres; Central India and Bom- 

 bay about 2,000,000 acres each; Bengal about 1,500,000 acres; 

 and Rajputana, Hyderabad and the Northwest Frontier Prov- 

 ince each about 1,000,000 acres. Beror and Sind are the only 

 other important wheat-growing provinces, and each has an 

 annual area of about 500,000 acres. The wheat is harvested 

 during our spring months. The wheat from the Central Prov- 

 inces is shipped from Bombay. That of the Punjab is collected 

 at Multan and shipped from Karachi. There has also been a 

 large export of flour, which is ground at Bombay and other 

 centers. 



AREA, PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF WHEAT IN INDIA, AND THE 



GAZETTE PRICE OP BRITISH WHEAT 



(In round millions) 



Argentina's Wheat Production. The wheat industry of Ar- 

 gentina is similar to that of Russia in some of its most impor- 

 tant phases. While the country is of much smaller extent, its 

 land, climate and railroad extension are available potentials 

 for an enormously expanded wheat production. As in Russia, 

 the wheat area cannnot be definitely determined without years 

 of experimentation and a great increase in population. Here, 



