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From the point of view of production, the total area of the Argentine may be divided
up as follows:
Hectares
Land suitable for cereals 85,000,000
Lucerne and other fodder 25,000,000
Natural pasture 65,530,000
3:75,530,000
Mountains and forests 74,740,000
Lakes and barren land 29,000,000
Total area 279,270,000
The following table, published by the International Institute of Agriculture, shows
the position of the Argentine Republic compared with that of the other large producing
countries in the world during the four years from 1925 to 1928.
Area under Cultivation in Thousands of Hectares.
Wheat .
Linseed .
Oats . .
Maize. .
Argentine
8,000
2,700
1,200
4,200
l6,I00
Russia
28,000
1,600
l8,000
3,000
50,600
United States
22,600
1,200
17,600
40,000
81,400
Canada
9,100
300
5,500
70
14,970
India
12,700
1,600
2,200
16,500
Production in Thousands of Tons
Wheat .
Linseed .
Oats . .
Maize. .
6,000
i,700
900
8,000
16,600
21,000
550
13,800
3,5oo
38,850
22,400
600
20,000
70,000
113,000
12,300
150
7,000
200
19,650
8,700
450
2,000
11,150
Exports in Thousands of Tons.
Wheat .
Linseed .
Oats . .
Maize. .
3,600
1,500
500
6,000
11,600
700
30
32
150
912
3,300
220
450
3,970
6,500
85
420
150
7T55
200
220
427