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Chapter 
1. 
2. 
CONTENTS 
. Climatic Conditions 
(a) Sunshine 
(0) Temperature 
(c) Rainfall . 
(d) Observations on "the Connection " Between 
Yield and Rainfall 
(e) Winds . 3 
(f) Summary and Conclusions 
Cultural Methods 
. Harvesting 
Note on ‘the harvester’? 
. Marketing 
. Labour Conditions 
(a) Necessity for Skilled Labour 
(b) Characteristics of Farm Labour 
(c) Farm Labour and Trade-unionism 
(d) Labour Bureaux Ae 
(e) Seasonal Labour 
. Government Encouragement 
(a) Experimental Farms : 
(b) The Board of Agriculture 
Survey and Conclusion 
IV.—The Quality of Wheat. 
Introductory 
The Miller’s Coupapeider of Quality 
(a) Impurities 
(b) Percentage of Moisture 
(c) Strength 
(d) Importance of Gluten Content 
. Strong’? and ‘‘Weak’’ Wheats 
. Factors Fostering Strength 
(a) Soil . 
(b) Climatic Conditions 
(c) These Factors in New Zealand 
. New Zealand Varieties 
(a) Tuscan 
(b) Pearl 
(c) Hunter’s 
(d) Other Varieties 
(e) Comparative Production of these Varieties of 
(f) Milling Products and ‘ cabs call of New 
Zealand Wheats 
. Survey 
