Harvest scenes of the world . ^1, t im ?? A Stripper Harvester in Australii i. c^^Ui57Ii^Z:;^S£^ Owing to the small population and relatively large exports,Australasia, producing a wheat crop of 88,800,000 bushels,8,000,000 of which comes from New Zealand, is almost asimportant in the markets of importing countries as Indiawith a crop of 368,000,000 bushels. Australasia exportsnearly half of its total yield, whereas India, after feedingher teeming millions, has little left for export, ffi Because ofthe severe droughts, Australia is almost as uncertain inthe matter of crops as India. During the

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Harvest scenes of the world . ^1, t im ?? A Stripper Harvester in Australii i. c^^Ui57Ii^Z:;^S£^ Owing to the small population and relatively large exports,Australasia, producing a wheat crop of 88,800,000 bushels,8,000,000 of which comes from New Zealand, is almost asimportant in the markets of importing countries as Indiawith a crop of 368,000,000 bushels. Australasia exportsnearly half of its total yield, whereas India, after feedingher teeming millions, has little left for export, ffi Because ofthe severe droughts, Australia is almost as uncertain inthe matter of crops as India. During the last two decades,Australia has had a number of crop failures which madeit necessary to import wheat. W Australia exports consider-able flour, as well as wheat, to South Africa. However,the greater part of the wheat export goes to the UnitedKingdom; Germany, France, and Belgium also receivesome. In April, Australian grain shipments begin toarrive in Europe, shipments from Argentina havingarrived a month earlier. Seeding time in Australia begins in May and continues through

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