88 WHEAT 



handling and distribution are cumbersome and 

 more expensive than they need be. We need co- 

 operation along the whole line, and a spirit of 

 friendliness and fairness among all those interested 

 in order that these conditions may be improved. 

 The present condition calls for a careful investiga- 

 tion and such reorganization of our methods and 

 practices as may be found necessary in order that 

 the farmers' products may be more fully utilized 

 and placed in the hands of the consumer without 

 unnecessary waste, and at a reasonable cost. 



COST OF PRODUCTION* 



The cost of raising wheat varies greatly in 

 different sections of the United States. The pro- 

 duction of a bushel of wheat in Washington costs 

 20 to 35 cents; in Oregon, twenty cents; and in 



Fig. 26. Wheat field on Burlington farm, Holdrege, Nebr. 

 Yield, 52 bushels per acre. 



*Data from Book of Wheat Dondlinger. 



