Though it isn't strictly in my line, I've been asked to go out to Canada and assist in the production of a variety of wheat that will ripen quickly; in fact, I was looking up some information bearing on the matter when you came in.

It's a remarkably interesting subject." They were clever enough to see that this was not an attempt to enhance the value of his services; the man was obviously a botanical enthusiast, and Nevis showed signs of attention.

He had once or twice thought that something might be made out of Canadian land companies.
"One could imagine that," he said.

"I understand that it's a matter of high importance." "The development of the whole northern portion of the prairie country depends on the success of the experiments that are being made," Singleton went on.

"Their summers are hot but short; if they can get a grain that ripens early, they can cultivate vast stretches of land that are now, from economic reasons, uninhabitable, and it would make farming a more prosperous business in other tracts.