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has gone, have paid ^,^5, 144,386 for butter, and 

 ;^2,592,5o4, which is fortunately, together, 

 about a mihion sterhng less than what we 

 expended last year. With reference to eggs, 

 " the cry is, still they come," in greatly in- 

 creased quantities, the number of great hun- 

 dreds received this year being 4,161,519, as 

 againct 2,922,889, and the cost ;^i, 62 1,021, 

 to compare with ;j^i, 083,391. These con- 

 stantly recurring and progressively increasing 

 figures, should arouse the attention of those 

 who have the means of keeping poultry, to 

 devote themselves more earnestly than they 

 have yet done to this branch of agricultural 

 husbandry. 



The imports of wheat during the month 

 exceed those of the corresponding term of 

 last year by nearly 700,000 qr., and in the 

 longer period the increase is much about the 

 same. Barley and oats were also in excess 

 of last year's importations, and the sums ex- 

 pended larger, as the following tables shew: — 



QUANTITIES. 



Ten Months 

 ended Oct. 

 31, 1871. 

 Wheat. Cwt. 



Russia i3.3iO'475 



Denmark 85,113 



Germany 2,447,256 



France 122,004 



Austrian Territories ... 239,147 



Turkey, Wallachia, ) o .. 



and Moldavia \ i' 3^9, 766 



Egypt 544,866 



United States 10,832,561 



Chili 411,085 



British Nortli America 2,426,248 



Other Countries 556,817 



Total 32,365>33S 



VALUE. 



Russia ;^7,S75.666 



Denmark 53>2i7 



Germany ^ 1,607,711 



France 62,978 



Austrian Territories ... 158,475 

 Turkey, Wallachia, \ 



and Moldavia \ "25,410 



Egypt 297,297 



United States 6,492,870 



Chili 271,132 



British North America 1,427,530 



Other Countries 346,240 



Ten Months 

 ended Oct. 

 31. 1872. 

 Cwt. 

 14,688,056 



350,055 



3,402,556 



1,891,905 



42,232 



745.424 



1,980,440 

 6,386,928 

 1,247,441 



997,117 

 1,384,398 



33,116,552 



;^8,664,235 

 237,240 



2,303,333 



1,220,019 



25,229 



400,138 



989,666 

 4,122,296 

 824,831 

 657,306 

 925,249 



QUANTITIES. 



Ten Months Ten Months 



ended Oct. ended Oct. 



31, 1871. 31, 1872. 



Cwt. Cwt. 



Barley 6,445,039 10,921,911 



Oats 9,179,741 ■ 10,026,597 



Peas 715,086 994,485 



Beans 2,391,497 2,534,376 



Indian Corn or ) z- ^^ 



Maize \ 14,260,760 20,553,505 



VALUE. 



Barley ;^2,526,455 ;^4,358,738 



Oats 3,471,507 3,628,760 



Peas 313,112 430,472 



Beans 1,029,110 1,020,068 



Indian Corn or ) ^ ,^_ _„ „ ^^ 



Maize 1 5,467,574 7,320,151 



QUANTITIES. 



Ten Months 

 ended Oct. 

 31, 1871. 

 Wheat Meal, and Flour, Cwt. 



Germany 77^,327 



France 14,409 



United States 1,603,807 



British North America 295,445 

 Other Countries 662,023 



Total 3,347,011 



VALUE. 



Germany £l2A,l2>1 



France 13,032 



United' States 1,298,236 



British North America 226,374 



Other Countries 651,896 



Ten Months 



ended Oct. 



31, 1872. 



Cwt. 

 841,286 

 750,045 

 459,941 

 239,201 

 763,852 



3,054,325 



^784,258 

 • 674,645 



375,715 

 208,257 



782,383 



Total ;ifi9,oi8,526 ^20,369,542 



Total ;^2,9i4,275 .^2,825,258 



Turning to manurial substances, we find a 

 considerable increase in the receipt of bones 

 in the ten months, and for this valuable sub- 

 stance we paid ;^547,i9o. Guano, although 

 a large increase is noted on the month, shews 

 a decrease in the longer period, the amount 

 we invested in it this year being ^1,0 12, 3 19, 

 as against ;^i,842,896 in the corresponding 

 term of 187 1. Nitrate of soda was in greater 

 demand in the ten months, the sum we ex- 

 pended upon it being ^^i, 042, 967, to con- 

 trast with ^2^886,289. 



With reference to feeding stuffs, we observe 

 that there was a falling off in oil-cake to the 

 extent of nearly ;!^2oo,ooo, only ;,^i, 072, 216 

 being given for it, in comparison with 

 ;^i, 268,763 last year up to date. Cotton- 



