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45.7, 43.2 and 47.3 bushels respectively for the 

 years 1890 to 1898. The averages of all the 

 States for the same periods were 23.1, 28.7, 26.8 

 and 25.9 bushels. The relatively high yield of 

 the New England States is due to the intensive 

 methods of farming practiced over a small area, 

 in which either stable manure or artificial fer- 

 tilizers are largely used. 



Corn crop of the world.— Before leaving this 

 subject it will be well to note the extent of the In- 

 dian corn crop of the world. About 80 per cent 



COUNTRY. 



United states 



GanaUa 



Austria-Hungary. ... 



France 



Italy 



Portugal 



Roumanla 



Russia 



Japan. .^ 



Gucbtn Cblna 



Natal... 



Arffentlue Republic. . 

 New Soutb Wales. . . 



New Zealand 



Queensland 



Victoria 



of that grown is produced in the United States, 

 while the large share of the balance is grown in 

 a few countries along the lower Danube river 

 in Europe, in Spain, Argentine Republic and 

 Mexico. An entirely satisfactory statement of 

 the world's crop cannot be secured, owing to 

 the fact that statistics are not available of the 

 crop grown in Mexico and many other coun- 

 tries. The above table is as recent a statement 



* Commercial estimates. 



