LIST OF TABLES 



Page 

 I. Average Annual Production, and Average Annual 



Imports in Importing Countries 5 



II. Average Annual Production, and Average Annual 



Exports in Exporting Countries ... ... ... 6 



III. Monthly prices in Christchurch from February, 1898, 



to July, 1914 11 



IV. Annual Average Production in Producing Areas 



during the decade 1901-10 16 



V. Possible Extension of Production in Australia ... 20 



VI. Wheat Production in Australia 1916-17 21 



VII. Average Annual Yield per acre ^1902-11) in leading 



countries ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 



VIII. Available Plant Pood in New Zealand Soils 34 



IX. Temperature in Canterbury and Otago 40 



X. Correlation between Yield per acre for Canterbury 



and rainfall (May-November) ... ... ... 42 



XI. Correlation between Yield per acre for Victoria and 

 compoBite winter rainfall (May-October) at 



several stations 48 



XII. Wheat Yield and Rainfall: 



Canterbury (1871-1913), Victoria (1884-1918), 

 Lincoln College (1906-1914), Roseworthy College 



(1904-14) 50 



XIII. Moisture in Fallowed and Non-fallowed Land at 



Rutherglen College, Victoria ... ... ... 53 



XIV- Yield of Wheat grown on Fallowed and Non-fallowed 



Land in Victoria, 1908 54 



XV. MiUing Products of New Zealand Wheats 77 



XVI. Strength of Flour from New Zealand Wheats ... 77 

 XVII. The New Zealand Varieties judged by Points ... 78 



XVIII. Correlation between Supply and Price for New 



Zealand (1869-1914) 122 



XIX. Increases in the Prices of Wool, Frozen Mutton and 



Wheat during the Decade 1900-1909 126 



XX. Annual net Exports of Exporting Countries, which 

 competed with New Zealand, during the last three 

 Decades 129 



