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Wheat farming

Wheat farming

During the 1870s and 1880s, wheat growing boomed in Canterbury. The crop remained significant until the early 1900s, when this scene of a field after the wheat harvest was painted.

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Private collection
Watercolour by I. Burt

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John Wilson. 'Canterbury region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/canterbury-region/7/3