FOREIGN CROPS, MAY-JUNE, 1912. 



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Area and production of loheat in Australia, etc. — Continued. 



PRODUCTION. 



state. 



Queensland 



New South Wales. 



Victoria 



South Australia . . . 

 Western Australia. 

 Tasmania 



1911-12 1 



Bushels.^ 



393,238 



25,391,876 



21,550, 2> 4 



21,661,815 



5,312,188 



852,576 



Total Commonwealth 75,161,977 98,109,436 93,262,982 64,563,551 



1910-11 



Bushels. - 

 1,054,593 

 28,793,242 

 3o, 910,151 

 25,111,985 

 6,083,401 

 1,156,064 



190»-10 



1908-9 



Busheli.^ 

 1,621,118 

 29,431,216 

 29,687,105 

 25,925,944 

 5,778,927 

 818,672 



Bushels.^ 



1,240,705 



15,971,231 



24,081,387 



20,008,990 



2,538,376 



722,862 



1907-8 



Bushels."' 

 715,384 

 9,444,432 

 12, 482, 136 

 19,738,614 

 3,017,893 

 664,538 



46,062,997 



1 Preliminary. 



2 Winchester bushels reduced from imperial. 



RUSSIA. 



An official report has been recently received showing the condition 

 of the crops in Russia on July 1, 1912, as compared with June 1, 1912, 

 and July 1, 1911. The figures follow: 



Condition of crops in Russia. 

 [l=very good; 2=good; 3=medium; 4=poor; 5=very jwor.] 



Crops. 



Winter wheat 

 Spring wheat. 

 Winter spelt . 

 Winter rye. . . 

 Spring rye... 

 Spring barley 



Oats 



Peas 



Crops. 



Beans 



Vetch 



Potatoes 



Sugar beets 



Winter rapeseed 



Clover 



Lucerne 



July 1, June 1, July 1, 

 1912. 1912. 1911. 



Approved : 



James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



Washington, D. C, July 10, 1912. 



ADDITIONAL COPIES of this publication 

 ■tx. may be procured from the Superintend- 

 ent OF Documents, Government Printing 

 OflSce, Washington, D. C. , at 5 cents per copy 



