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WHEATGROWING IN AUSTRALIA. 



standard may be, every 60 Ibs. of wheat is a bushel. The f.a..q. 

 weight is a standard for quality, not quantity. 



There is always a market for Australian wheat, and the price 

 is always equal to what wheat is bringing in the world's main 



FARMERS IN AUSTRALIA ARE NOT HARASSED- 

 BY HIGH RAIL FREIGHTS. 



markets. Australian wheat has a character of its own, and a 

 character that is improving. British millers want it on account of 

 the large amount of flour it produces, and the colour and bloom it 

 gives to their product. The grain is usually bright and clear in 

 texture and rich in gluten, having fine milling qualities. Of late 

 years Australian wheats have been considerably improved in 

 strength, and this factor is continuing, and they undoubtedly pro- 

 mise to more than equal any wheat produced, possessing not only 

 colour and bloom, but also strength, and giving the miller what he 

 wants to produce an ideal article. 



COST OF PRODUCING WHEAT. 



The cost of production of wheat is a most important matter to 

 the grower. As already stated, the comparatively low yields in 

 Australia are amply compensated for by the low cost of producing 

 wheat. 



