maize in other countries 

 Argentina's exports of corn 



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Russia — In comparison with other grains, corn 

 occupies but an insignificant place in Russian agricul- 

 ture, yet the acreage is steadily increasing, and there 

 is abundant evidence that soil and climatic conditions 

 in the southern portion of the empire are such as to 

 permit of a great expansion in production. The rate 

 of yield averages low, a fact which apparently may be 

 due quite as much to poor methods of cultivation as 

 to any natural condition. With corn apparently des- 

 tined to occupy a higher permanent price level in the 

 future, it is probable that Russia will become an in- 

 creasingly important factor in the world's crop. 



CORN CROP OF RUSSIAN EMPIRE 



The following statement shows the acreage and 

 production of corn in the Russian empire' in recent 

 years, according to official statistics of that govern- 

 ment : 



