CHAPTER XIV. 



WHEAT 



Introduction. — The annual production of wheat has the 

 greatest money value of the world's crops. 



Average World's Production, 1912-14. 



Europe 1,957,103,000 bushels. 



North America 1,010,606,666 



Asia 



South America 



Australia 



Africa 



The average yields per acre 

 countries for the years 1911 to 



United States 



Russia (European) 



India 



France 



Austria-Hungary 



Canada 



Italy 



Argentine 



Germany 



Australia 



Algeria 



Egypt ... ... 



Union of South Africa — 



1911 



1917-1918 



559,257,000 



181,539,666 



98,073,333 



75,490,000 



in the leading wheat-growing 



1913 are as follows : — 



Bushels. Bushels per acre. 



705,000,000 

 677,800,000 

 368.200,000 

 357,700,000 

 247,030,000 

 228,700,000 

 190,800,000 

 170,200,000 

 160,000,000 



88,930,000 



33,260,000 



33,320,000 



6,034,000 

 10,140,000 

 The production per acre in Europe and North 

 shows a marked increase in recent years — e.g. : — 



Average yield per acre. 



( 1911 to 1913 32-5 



Germany ... { 1900 to 1910 28-9 



1 1890 to 1899 24-5 



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