594 



EXPERIMENT STATION EECORD. 



Final report on grain crops and live stock of the Province of Saskatche- 

 wan {Saskatchewan Dept. Agr. Bui. 2d, 1912, pp. 30, pi. J).— As compiled from 

 returns by individual farmers and the department's regular staff of crop corre- 

 spondents, the total production for the year 1911 of wheat, oats, barley, and 

 flax was 212,710,363 bu. or 67.825.513 bu. over the previous year. This was 

 grown on 8,002,455 acres, an increase of 1.220,390 acres over 1910. 



The number of live stock in the Province was as follows: Horses 574,972, 

 milch cows 231,297, other cattle 546,205, sheep 125,072, swine 333,218, and 

 poultry 4,643,858, all being largely increased over 1901. 



Report of the department of agriculture and immigration for the year 

 ending December 31, 1911 (Rpt. Dept. Agr. and Immigr. [Manitoha], 1911, 

 pp. 113). — The considerable increase in the output of agricultural products in 

 Manitoba for 1911 over pi-evious years is shown in the following table : 



Acreage and yield per acre of crops in Manitoba for a period of years. 



Poultry disposed of by farmers during the year numbered 941,776; farm 

 buildings constructed were valued at $3,273,487; butter marketed by farmers 

 amounted to 4,547,827 lbs. at an average of 21.4 cts. per pound; and live stock 

 in the Provinces numbered 251,572 horses, 407,611 cattle, 37,227 sheep, and 

 192,386 pigs. 



Agricultural statistics, 1911 (Bd. Agr. and Fisheries [London^, Agr. 

 Statis., J,6 {1911), No. 3, pp. 188-21. k, fig. 1).— This report shows by notes and 

 tables the prices and quantity of wheat, corn, barley, oats, live stock, and other 

 agricultural produce in Great Britain in 1911. 



[Agricultural review of Hungary], P. Nash {Daily Cons, and Trade Rpts. 

 [U. S.], 15 {1912), No. 152, pp. 1381-1391).— The grain crop of 1911 is reported 

 at 576,639,000 bu., some 3,000,000 bu. less than in the preceding year. De- 

 creases are also noted in the potato, sugar beet, and tobacco crops. The pro- 

 duction of wine was 105,668,000 gal. as compared with 60,750,000 gal. in 1910. 

 The number of cattle is increasing, but not sufficiently to meet the demand, and 

 imports of meat and butter are necessary. 



The formation is noted of the National Union of Hungarian mortgage banks, 

 planned to assist small farmers by buying large estates, dividing them into 

 small parcels, and selling them on extremely easy terms. The bank also loans 

 money to farmers for investment on their farms to be repaid in small annual 

 sums for periods ranging from 20 to 40 years. The bank is capitalized at 

 $3,045,000, of which the government furnishes $1,624,000. 



Roumanian agricultural statistics, J. B. Jackson {Daily Cons, and Trade 

 Rpts. [U. S.^, 15 {1912), No. 138, p. J084).— Data are reported for the principal 

 crops. " Roumania's agricultural production in 1911 had a total value of 

 $269,042,000, which was $17,273,500 more than in 1910. Cereals made up about 

 83 per ceut of the total." 



