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WHEAT PRODUCTION IN NEW ZEALAND 



TABLE XVII. 

 THE NEW ZEALAND VAKIETIES JUDGED BY POINTS. 



6. Survey. 



It has been shown above that the quality of wheat 

 is the resultant of a variety of causes, among which 

 climatic conditions and the fertility of the soil predom- 

 inate. Further, it was indicated that the relative 

 importance of the influence of climatic conditions was 

 very much greater than that of soil fertility; for, in 

 many countries a rich black soil does not produce wheats 

 of very high " strength." Heredity, too, was shown to 

 exert an influence on "strength," for certain varieties 

 remain "weak" wherever grown, while one variety, Red 

 Fife, at least retained its "strength" even when grown 

 in England, where the climate and soil essentially favour 

 the growth of a "weak" variety. How far these con- 

 clusions are correct will be shown by comparing New 

 Zealand varieties with those of other countries which 

 are competitors in the same market. 



