CONTENTS 
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Chapter V.—Improvement of Wheat by Selection in New Page 
Zealand (contributed by F. W. Hilgendorf, D.Sc., 
Biologist to the Canterbury Agricultural College). 
1. Historical zt 
2. Choice of a System for ‘New Zealand 
3. Scheme of Work 
4. Experimental Error 
5. Details of Experimental Work 
6. Results 
7. Further Work in Hand 
Chapter VI.—History of Wheat Production in New Zealand. 
. Early History 
. Period of Expansion 
. Depression 
. The Rise of ‘‘High’’ Termine 
. Cultivation and the Yield 
. Cyclical Changes of Production 
(a) 1869-1876 a , 
(b) 1877-1886 
(¢) 1887-1895 
(a) 1896-1902 
(e) 1902-1913 
7. Relation between Supply and Price 
Correlation ij 
aor WD 
8. Competition of Other Industries Jor the Use of the 
Land 
(a) Sheep-farming 
(6) Dairy-farming ae 
9. Competition of Other Countries 
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Effect of English Prices on the 2 Export ¢ of Wheat te 
from New Zealand 
10. Conclusion 
Chapter VII.—The Price of Wheat. 
1. General Remarks on Price Determination 
2. The Wheat Market 
3. Supply and Demand a 
(a) Factors on the Supply Side 
(6) Factors on the Demand Side 
(c) The Equilibrium of Demand and Supply 
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