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Average sowings per acre in Europe and America; Agricultixral Outlook for April, 

 1915 (Farmers' Bulletin 672), p. 9. 



Wagon hauls for farm products; Agricultural Outlook for April, 1915 (Farmers' Bulle- 

 tin 672), p. 11. ... 



Acreage in early potatoes on the Atlantic seaboard, from the eastern shore of Vugirua 

 to Florida; Monthly Crop Report for May, 1915. 



Production and uses of straw; Monthly Crop Report for May, 1915. 



Percentage of acreage planted in 10 principal truck crops, April 15, 1915, in 6 early 

 truck-producing States; Monthly Crop Report for May, 1915, p. 5. 



Chart showing monthly exports of wheat (including flour) from the United States; 

 Monthly Crop Report for May, 1915, p. 7. 



Cotton, oats, and com planting periods, chart; Monthly Crop Report for June, 1915, 

 pp. 5 and 7. 



Wheat harvest periods, chart; Monthly Crop Report for June, 1915, p. 5. 



Apples carried on railroads and boat lines in the United States, June 1 to November 

 30, 1914; Monthly Crop Report for June, 1915, p. 4. 



TRUCK-CROP ESTIMATES. 



At the beginning of the fiscal year a statistical scientist of the 

 bureau was designated as truck-crop specialist and assigned to the 

 investigation of truck-crop areas and production. He has visited the 

 principal trucking sections, personally investigated trucking condi- 

 tions, and secured the names of approximately 8,000 farmers, growers, 

 dealers, canners, and associations mterested m the growing, handling, 

 and marketing of truck crops, who have agreed to serve as volunteer 

 truck-crop reporters of the bureau. As a result of the investigations 

 of the truck-crop specialist and reports from correspondents, a report 

 showing the estimated acreage, yield, and production of onions and 

 cabbages in the northern belt of States was published in November, 

 1914; a report showing the acreage of onions in southern Texas for 

 1914 and 1915 was issued in February, 1915; an estimate of the early 

 potatoes in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia was 

 issued on April 30, 1915; an estimate of the acreage of watermelons 

 and cantaloupes for 1914 and 1915 in North Carolina, South Carolina, 

 Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas, and California was issued in May, 

 1915; an estimate of the percentage of acreage planted in principal 

 truck crops to April 15, 1915, in six States of early production, was 

 issued in April, 1915, and an estimate of the acreage in corn, peas, and 

 tomatoes under contract to canners in the years 1913, 1914, and 1915 

 was issued in July, 1915. 



The truck crops for which acreage estimates were undertaken by 

 the truck-crop specialist during the fiscal year were watermelons, 

 cantaloupes, cabbages, onions, early potatoes, tomatoes, and straw- 

 berries. As the work on truck crops becomes better organized it is 

 planned to include other crops than those mentioned. 



INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE. 



Monthly reports were made to the International Institute of 

 Agriculture at Rome, Italy, showing acreage, condition, and yield of 

 crops, and numbers of live stock in the United States; and for cereals 

 and cotton, exports and imports. Cable reports from the Institute 

 were received, summarized as news items, and forwarded to the 

 Office of Information for issuance to the press. 



