Increase of Arable 



would be maintained there is no doubt that 

 much larger areas of wheat would be 

 grown. 



Table XV. 

 Budget for Wheat Growing per Acre. 



A new factor materially affecting wheat 

 growing is the advent of new varieties of 

 wheat, which on the one hand may increase 

 the yield up to 50 per cent., and on the 

 other provide a better milling wheat than 

 the old varieties. In fact, some of the new 

 varieties will make excellent flour without 

 the addition of any extraneous wheat. 



The following table gives the results 

 achieved on certain arable farms. A 

 German farm of 1000 acres is included for 

 the sake of comparison. 



* Including rent and rates. 

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