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last decade wheat has been the principal crop, and approxi- 

 mately 50,000,000 bushels have been exported annually. The 

 total area of Argentina is over a million English square miles, 

 an area equal to all of that portion of the United States which 

 lies east of the Mississippi, with the Dakotas, Minnesota and 

 Iowa added. Wheat growing began in the north and extended 

 in that direction farther than was advantageous. It is esti- 

 mated that there are at least 60,000,000 acres of land that will 

 eventually be producing wheat. One great advantage is that 



WHEAT STATISTICS OF ARGENTINA 

 (In round thousands) 



the land can be worked at almost any time of the year, for the 

 climate is comparatively moderate. It is probable that the de- 

 velopment of the wheat industry in Argentina will be more 

 rapid than in Russia. 2 



Canadian Wheat Production. Canada has greater possibil- 

 ities of an immediate and rapid increase in wheat production 

 than any other country. It holds this position of pre-eminence 



1 U. S. Dept. Agr., Bu. of Sta., Bui. 27, 1904. 



2 Bicknell, Wheat Production and Farm Life in Argentina, U. S. 

 Dept. Agr a Bu. of Sta., Bui. 27, 1904. 



