The Archive · 1936

Restrictions on Wheat

Now Hsinking is calculating on how render Manchoukuo independent of Imported flour and wheat, the frst consideration being that Japan would! maintain her resteletions on Aust an flour, or at least guarantee th Australian four would not come in vid Japan. As soon as the Japanese Gos th fen of the back door, Manchou:

joree permanent restele-'Australian flour. Tt ing of the area to be planted "in wheat. The Government "propose Increase the wheat fields" to about 6,080,000 acres, in order to produce 200,000,000 "Ib. of "wheat annually, Investigations" alming at improving! the quality and also' the cultivation methods are being made by Manchoukuo agricultural experts. "Large scale wheat-farming may offer employment to some of the Japanese Immigrant farmers whom it is proposed to bring into this country.

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