576 



EEPOIiT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



Oudh is 111,028 acres, and this is not by the decrease of the acreage of 

 other crops, but mostly iu the taking np of new land. A similar in- 

 crease was probably made in the other parts of India. 



EXPORTS. 



The exports of wheat from India for the past six years, as shown in 

 the annual trade reports, are as follows : 



Tons. 



1879-'80 109,777 



1880--8I 372,718 



1881-82 993,17(5 



1882-'83 707,220 



1883-'84 1,047,824 



1884-'85 792.714 



As the export for the present year is not yet completed the total may 

 equal twice the amount stated above, or 1,500,000 tons or 56,000,000 

 bushels. 



rORT OF SHIP3IENT. 



The following table shows the amount of wheat exported from each 

 port during the past four years : 



'Export uot complcto. The amount for this year ■will be probably twice the amount above given. 



WHERE IT WENT. 



The countries to which the exports were made are : 



* Erpoi^ not yet completed. 

 TRANSPORTATION. 



Until lately the greatest obstruction to wheat raising in India was the 

 difficulty of transportation. Formerly the wheat was mostly used for 

 local consumption, as the people could not afford to pay the increased 



