Harvest scenes of the world . ne hundred fourteen Stacking Hay in Argentina, South America 1. SO[/T^J^^ER£C^ South America is among the large wheat-producing countriesof the world. In 1909, Argentina exported more flour andwheat than the United States—and this fact has led to anerroneous impression as to the relative production of wheatin the two countries. About 50,000,000 acres are under culti-vation in Argentina. Of the cultivated area, about 30,000,000acres are in grain, I 5,000,000 in alfalfa and other grasses. WAccording to statistics prepared by the United States De-partment of Agricult
Harvest scenes of the world . ne hundred fourteen Stacking Hay in Argentina, South America 1. SO[/T^J^^ER£C^ South America is among the large wheat-producing countriesof the world. In 1909, Argentina exported more flour andwheat than the United States—and this fact has led to anerroneous impression as to the relative production of wheatin the two countries. About 50,000,000 acres are under culti-vation in Argentina. Of the cultivated area, about 30,000,000acres are in grain, I 5,000,000 in alfalfa and other grasses. WAccording to statistics prepared by the United States De-partment of Agriculture, the wheat production of the worldduring 1912 was 3,745, bushels, of which the UnitedStates furnished 720,000,000 bushels, and Argentina 200,000,-000 bushels In other words, the United States producedapproximately 20 per cent of the worlds wheat crop, whileArgentina produced about 5 per cent. The United Stateshas been exporting about 1 5 per cent of its total wheat crop,while Argentina exported 80 per cent of its is this difference in the proportion of the prod
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