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Wheat farming

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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 wheatfield after the harvest was painted.

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John Wilson, Canterbury region – Agriculture before 1900, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/10320/wheat-farming (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009.