Monography of the Most Important Crops In Chile* 
WHEAT. 
Wheat, the most important of the agricultural products of 
Chile, is the most largely exported. 
It is grown on irrigated and non-irrigated lands, covering a 
large area from the Province of Coquimbo in the north to the 
Province of Osorno in the south. The most productive districts 
are the central provinces. In Coquimbo and the northern dis¬ 
tricts its cultivation is reduced to the narrow valleys that are 
watered by the rivers. From Los Yilos (32° south) it is sown 
on non-irrigated land in certain spots along the coast region, 
and increases as you travel southward. Wheat growing on non- 
irrigated mountainous lands starts at Los Andes. Irrigated 
lands for wheat growing occupy a large portion of the great 
Central Yalley and of the transverse valleys watered by numer¬ 
ous rivers that run from the Cordillera and empty into the 
Pacific Ocean. South of Bio-bio all the crops are on non- 
irrigated lands. 
The total area of land devoted to wheat growing in Chile per 
year can be estimated at one million hectares, although this could 
easily be two or three times greater. 
The crop can be estimated at from eight to ten million hecto¬ 
litres, with an average yield of from eight to ten hectolitres for 
each hectare of land. The production of wheat, however, has 
fallen off within the last few years, owing to numerous circum¬ 
stances, among which unfavorable weather has had its effect and 
a certain quantity of this cereal has been imported during the 
current year to supply, in part, the home consumption. 
The following are the classes of wheat that are most com¬ 
monly raised in Chile: the long, round and black bearded 
“ Candeal ” wheats, cultivated in the northern district and part 
of the central non-irrigated districts; the soft grain wheat is 
characteristic of the central region, such as Oregon, American 
and Australian wheat, while in the south “ Linseed,” “ Chino ” 
and “ Mocho ” wheats predominate. 
Several varieties of spring wheat have been introduced in the 
southern region, and promise to become very important, because 
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