FOREIGN CROPS, MAY-JUNE, 1912. 



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ROUMANIA. 



The Aveather during the spring, excepting a cold spell in late April, 

 was generally propitious, and the appearance of the fields as a whole 

 is said to suggest a prosperous season. 



A comprehensive view of the agricultural resources of the country, 

 as illustrated by statistics of the area under and production of dif- 

 ferent crops during the last three years, has recently been published 

 and is reproduced below : 



Area and production of sijecificd crops in Rouniania, 1911-1909. 

 [From Statistiea agricola a Romaniei, 1911.] 



Crop. 



Wheat 



Rye 



Barley 



Oats 



Com 



Millet 



Buckwheat 



Colza 



Sunflower seed. 



Flaxseed 



Hemp seed 



Peas 



Lentils 



Beans 



Haricots 



Potatoes 



Anise seed. . . 

 Mustard seed . 

 Poppy seed. . 

 Rice 



Sugar beets 



Onions 



Alfalfa and clover 



Other artificial meadows 



Turnips, swedes, etc 



Natural meadows 



Plums 



Toiiacco. 

 Chicory. 



Cabl age 



Watermelons and melons! 

 Pumpkins 



Vines. 



Acres. 



4,769,435 



325, 668 



1,253,294 



991,896 



5,152,655 



97.380 



1,532 



157,788 



9,916 



52, 197 



15,224 



31,950 



2,132 



539 



191,973 



2 1,252,273 



1 29, 729 



2 60, 932 



262 



119 



151 



2 



33, 613 



8,908 

 143,896 

 255,650 



2,224 

 984,711 

 180,264 



24,690 

 255 



13,425 

 17,658 

 f 1680 



\2 1, 102, 790 



176, 523 



Acres. 



4,814,044 



429, 611 



1.357,545 



1,103,944 



4,908.046 



67,263 



1,661 



237, 404 



1,661 



33,116 



14,352 



23, 299 



5,896 



358 



170,055 



2 1 , 127, 330 



125,432 



2 49,887 



131 



116 



96 



15 



32.909 



8,686 

 119,727 

 212,106 



2,110 

 977, 676 

 173, 946 



23, 544 

 156 



14,008 



20, 885 



1437 



2 975, 091 



183,385 



Acres. 



4,173,628 



337, 450 



1,357,039 



1.197,209 



5,247,102 



150,190 



3,467 



170,860 



1,544 



30, 079 



15, 968 



32,852 



6,395 



680 



1 76, 413 

 2 1,202,443 



'21,374 



2 50,996 



104 



7 



27 



28,184 



9,306 



105,428 



277, 973 



1,176 



1,010,216 



170,966 



20, 391 



49 



15,975 



19,921 



1432 



2 1,014,536 



182,800 



Production (Winchester bushels). 



' Planted alone. 



2 Planted with corn 



BUr.GAKIA. 



According to the latest advices, the prospects for the cereals — 

 wheat, rye, barley, oats, and rye — were very good in northern Bui- 



