CONTENTS 



V PACK 



Introduction ... ... ... ... i 



I. On the General Economic Position of Wheat-growing and the Special 

 Considerations affecting the North- West of Canada. By Major P. G. 

 Craigie, C.B., with resume of Papers by Prof. J. Mavor and Prof. 



A. P. E rich am ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 



II. The Factors Determining the Yield of Wheat. By A. D. Hall, M.A., 



F.R.S., and E. J. Russell, D. Sc. ... ... ... ... ... 13 



III. The Breeding of Wheat. By Prof. R. H. Biffen, M.A. ... ... T9 



IV. Wheat-breeding in Canada. By C. E. Saunders, Ph.D. ... ... 25 



V. The Influence of Good Seed in Wheat Production. By Professor C. A. 



Zavitz ... ... ... ... ... 32 



VI. Individuality in Plants. By L. S. Klinck... ... ... 37 



VII. Quality in Wheaten Flour. By A. E. Humphries ... ... ... 39 



VIII. The Chemical Properties of Wheaten Flour. By E. Frankland 



Armstrong, Ph.D., D. Sc. 45 



IX. An Analysis of the Factors Contributing to Strength in Wheaten Flour. 



By W. B. Hardy, F.R.S. ... ... ... ... ..i .... .... 52' 



X. Chemical Work on Canadian Wheat and Flour. By F. T. Shutt, 



M.A., F.I.C.... ... ... ... ... ... ... 56 



XI. A Comparison of the Baking Qualities of the Flour from some of the 

 Grades of Wheat Produced in the Western Provinces of Canada. By 

 Professor R. Harcourt ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 66 



XII. The History of the Wheats. By Dr. Otto Stapf 71 



Concluding Remarks ... ... ... ... ... 83 



