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FOREIGN CEOPS^ MAY-JUNE, 1912. 



BRITISH INDIA. 



The Commercial Intelligence Department, India, has published the 



following estimate, by Provinces, of the area and production of 



wheat and flaxseed in British India in 1912 as compared with the 



previous year: 



Area and production of iclicat and lld.rsrr'l in Briti-sh India, by Provinces, 



1912 and 1911. 



WHEAT. 



FLAXSEED. 



United Provinces jniixed' 



Central Provinces and Berar. 



Bombay i 



Bengal 



Bihar and Orissa 



Assam 



Hyderabad 



Total {PH^:: 



848,800 

 747,000 

 1,829.200 

 129,500 

 206,800 

 567,800 

 13,800 

 603, 500 



4,199,400 

 747.000 



472,800 

 656,000 

 1,080,400 

 194,700 

 196,900 

 510,300 

 14,900 

 631,300 



6,388,000 

 5,600,000 

 5,788,000 

 380,000 

 1.528,000 

 4,804,000 

 88,000 

 1,072,000 



3,101,300 

 656.000 



20,048,000 

 5,600,000 



4,116,000 

 5,680,000 

 4,980,000 

 1,132,000 

 1,228,000 

 4,096,000 

 96,000 

 1,216,000 



16,864,000 

 5,680,000 



Including Native States. 



'■ Excluding Mewar. 



GREAT BRITAIN. 



The bulk of the seed for the 1912 winter-wheat crop went into 

 well-prepared soil last autumn during generally auspicious "weather. 

 Germination was, on the whole, gratifying, and during the entire 

 winter and early spring generally mild temperature and copious rains 

 promoted precocious and vigorous growth. The fotal area is officially 

 returned as not quite 2 per cent larger than in 1911. 



The spring months were not wholly favorable to either the agri- 

 eultural or the pastoral industries. Drought prevailed pretty gen- 

 erally throughout the country from late March to early May, tlie 

 adverse effects upon the germination of late-sown crops and upon 

 the growth of pastures being intensified by cold east winds and frosty 

 nights after sunny days. In a report on the agricultural situation, 

 June 1, the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries says : 



The crop reporters of tbe board all refer to the droughty conditions of April 

 and the gi'eater i)art of May as having had a deleterious effect upon the corn 



