As the total number of steamers in the world was but 24,444 of 45,403,877 tons gross 

 upon the outbreak of war, it will be seen that the steam tonnage owned in the countries 

 at war represents 71 per cent, of the total steam fleet of the world. 



The declaration of war was immediately followed by the complete immobilization 

 of German and Austrian steam shipping, aggregating some 6,187,066 tons. It has been 

 estimated that since the war began 1,200,000 tons gross of German shipping seized 

 at sea or detained in port by the Allies have been restored to traffic. About 1,000,000 

 tons of Allied and neutral shipping have been sunk by the German navy, so that, after 

 making the proper allowances, the total loss of tonnage to navigation since the war 

 began may be put at 5,000,000 tons, or about 11 per cent, of the gross tonnage afloat 

 at the beginning of the war. — Bulletin of Dept. of Trade and Commerce. 



RUSSIA'S AGRICULTURE 



The following statistics of Russia's agricultural production, and facts as to future 

 development were published in an article in "Logging," by the Hon. William P.Anderson, 

 Agricultural Commissioner for the Russian Government in the United States. 



Acreage and Yield of Farm Products in 1912 



Acres Yield 



1912 Poods = 36 lbs. 



Winter wheat, rye and barley 93,672,644 2,085,114,000 



Spring wheat, rye, barley, buckwheat, 



millet and beans 159,520,128 2,986,989,000 



Potatoes 11,544,852 2,318,767,000 



o oo« «„ f 45,807,200 fibre 



FIax 3 » 832 ' 056 \37,972,000seed 



Sugar Beets 1,631,272 7,995,672,000, 



Cotton 1,277,874 26,515,000 



Hay 96,278,480 3,678,470,600 



Enormous quantities of hemp are grown for fibre and seed, and of sunflowers for 

 seed. 



Live Stock in 1912 



Horses 33,280,400 



Cattle 49,398,300 



Sheep and goats 74,066,200 



Hogs 13,512,800 



With 8,950,000 spinning spindles operating in the country in 1913, only 46% of the 

 raw cotton requirements was imported, the balance being raised at home. 



Enormous though her present crops may seem, they give but a faint idea of Russia's 

 potential productiveness, which will be realized only as her millions of virgin acres are 

 brought under cultivation. These enormous resources are being carefully developed 

 through the Departments of Lands and Agriculture. 



Schools of Agriculture have been founded in many parts of the country. Their 

 graduates act as farm advisers or as workers at the Experiment Stations and Fields, 

 214 in number in 1912. 



The Russian Government has placed an agricultural commissioner in the United 

 States with a staff of trained workers, who study American methods of agriculture, and 

 keep. in touch with the work being carried on at Experiment Stations. 



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