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22; Hungary, 20f; Germany, 14J ; Denmark, 4i. This plant is a spe- 

 cies of cabbage, raised lor its seed, from which a kind of lamp-oil is ex- 

 pressed. The largest proportion of hemp is raised in Hungary, amount- 

 ing to Gl pounds per cajyita; Germany averages 50 ; Finland, 43J ; France, 

 32^ ; Sweden, 20f ; Roumania, 12^ ; Belgium, 8|. In flax Ireland takes 

 the lead, producing 13.9 pounds per capita ; Belgium, 10.14; Holland, 7^; 

 France, 3, &c. France is the great sugar-beet country of Europe, her 

 crops averaging 531 ])Ounds per capita ; nest Holland, 2C0 pounds ; Bel- 

 gium, 233 pounds; Hungary, 8S|; Germany, 74.3. Of hops, Germany and 

 Great Britain each average about 4i- pounds per capita ; France less 

 than 2, &c. Tobacco-culture is limited in Europe, yet Hungary produces 

 5 pounds j)cr capita, and Germany 4J ; smaller products are noted in 

 Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Holland, Belgium, France, and Roumania. 

 Yield of crops. — The following tables present the returns of agri- 

 cultural production in Europe : 



