Note 28 — Chapter VIII
Reading edition
The following is approximately the yield of the chief wheat-growing countries in bushels per acre:
Denmark42
England29
New Zealand26
Germany23.2
Holland & Belgium21.5
Hungary18.5
France19.5
Austria16.3
Canada15.5
United States12.3
Argentina12.2
Italy12.1
Australia10
India9.2
Russia8.6
Algeria7.5
The low average in Australia, India, and Algeria is due mainly to lack of rainfall; in the United States and Russia, mainly to unskilful cultivation.