446 EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE. 



CXXVI. CROPS. 



The crops cultivated in France are the usual cereal grains, 

 wheat, rye, barley, and oats ; but what may be called the pecu 

 liar crops, yielding an immense pecuniary value, are wine, silk, 

 and sugar. 



1. WHEAT. In gross amount, the wheat grown in France 

 constitutes an immense crop. With the exception of Russia, 

 from which no accurate statistical returns have been obtained, 

 and in European Russia comparatively little wheat is grown, the 

 bread used being chiefly of rye, it is stated, that more than half 

 of the wheat grown in Europe is produced in France. From 

 the best statistical accounts that can be obtained, the wheat 

 annually produced in the United Kingdom, 



England, Scotland, Ireland, is . 111,081,320 bushels. 

 In France it is 198,660,000 &quot; 



The amount of seed ordinarily sown to the acre is from two 

 to three bushels. The return of crop for the seed sown is repre 

 sented as, in the best districts, averaging 6-25 for one ; in the 

 least productive, 5-40 for one ; but the mean average return for 

 the seed in the principal wheat-growing departments is reckoned 

 at 6-07 for one. These accounts must be considered as uncer 

 tain. Any person having experience in the case, knows how 

 difficult is even an approach to accuracy. My readers may be 

 curious to know the calculations which have been made in regard 

 to some other countries in this matter. 



NORTH EUROPE. 



Countries. Year. Increase for seed sown. 



Sweden and Norway, . . . 1838 . . 4-50 for one. 



Denmark, 1827 . . 6 



Russia, a good harvest, ... 1819 .. 5 &quot; &quot; 



, Province of Tambof, . 1821 . . 4-50 &quot; &quot; 



, Provinces north of 50 



latitude, . . 1821 . . 3 &quot; &quot; 



