APPENDIX 171 



Agricultural Products 



A comparative table of the production of four cereals 

 in the United States and Russia in the year 1913 

 follows : 



Russia United States 



Bushels Bushels 



Wheat 955,98o,ooo 763,380,000 



Oats 1,222,875,000 1,121,768,000 



Barley 562,800,000 178,189,000 



Rye '999,514,285 41,381,000 



The harvest of potatoes in Russia for 1913 was 

 78,246,000,000 Ibs. (1,304,100,000 bushels). 



The output of sugar from the beet root in Russia in 

 1913-14 was 3>3 2 5>595472 Ibs. (1,662,797 tons). 



The output of tobacco in Russia in 1913 was 

 248,472 pounds. 



The output of cotton in Russia in 1913 and 1914 was 

 1,025,640 bales. 



Attitude of the Russian Government towards the Development 

 \of Education and Industry as Evidenced by Appropriations 



1903 IQI3 Increase Per Cent, of 



ROUBLES ROUBLES ROUBLES Increase 



Government Railroads 416,300,000 591,700,000 175,400,000 42 



Department of Trade Industry 40,200,000 60,900,000 20,700,000 51 



Department of Transportation^ 

 exclusive of Government Rail- 

 roads 32,900,000 52,800,000 19,900,000 61 



Department of Posts and Tele- 

 graphs 39,100,000 80,000,000 40,900,000 105 



Department of National Edu- 

 cation 39,400,000 142,900,000 103,500,000 263 



Department of Agricultu-e 31.500,000 135,600,000 104,100,000 330 



