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The Kural Economy and Statistical Department pub- 

 lishes the following figures of hectares sown with cereals : 



1916|17. 1917|18. 1918)19. 



Wheat .... 6,511,000 7,234,000 6,870,000 



Linseed .... 1,298,000 1,308,600 1,383,650 



Oats 1,022,000 1,295,000 1,206,000 



Maize .... 3,629,570 3,527,000 

 Average Prices 



1917, wheat 10.40 to 20.10 



linseed . 13.45 , 26.45 



oats 4.75 



6.50 



maize 



12.10 

 14.00 



1918, wheat 11.30 , 13.30 



linseed 15.80 , 26.70 



oats 5.00 , 7.00 



. maize 4.30 , 7.50 



Year 1917 



Exports of : Tons. Value $ gold. 



Wheat .... ' 935,828 60,632,191 



Linseed .... 141,308 12,928,966 



Oats ..... 271,713 10,589,801 



Maize 893,939 39,262,221 



Year 1918. 



Tons. 



Wheat .... 2,291,338 

 Linseed .... 417.897 



Oats 525,083 



Maize 625,549 



Export, Pastoral, 1917: $ gold . . . 376,035,267 

 Agriculture, 1917 : $ gold . . . 144,483,271 

 Whereas the cattle breeders were responsible for 40 

 per cent, of the total exports before the war, they had 

 increased their participation to 70 per cent, of the grand 

 total of our exportation five years later ; the cereal farm- 

 er whose share had previously been approximately 60 

 per cent, of the total value exported has reduced his con- 

 tribution to the total exports to barely 25 per cent. 



Even then on the basis of increased value of our 

 produce only one side of our camp business has gone 

 ahead : curiously the rise in value has been least experi- 

 enced in pastoral products, excepting wool. The remain- 

 der of the items which contribute to the total for cattle 

 raising industry, have experienced an increase exceeding 

 barely 20 per cent, over the whole period, actually less 

 than the cereals. 



To begin with then we have not been able to main- 

 tain our previous averages all around : Animal Products 

 have gone ahead, and Agriculture remained stagnant. 



