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Crops in France. 



[JULY, 



Returns made to the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture showed that the area of winter wheat in cultivation on 

 May ist was about 27,083,500 acres. This was 



^ Crops in the 4022,700 acres less than the area sown in 

 United States. , * 7 , . • 



the autumn, and 5,427,000 acres less than the 



area of winter wheat harvested last year. The average condition 

 on June ist was 777 compared with 82*2 on the same date of 

 1903. The area of spring wheat sown was about 17,141,000 

 acres, or 1 16,000 acres less than last year. Its average condition 

 on June 1st was 93*4. The total .reported area in oats was 

 about 27,646,000 acres, having an average condition on June ist 

 of 89*2 ; this only differs very slightly from the area sown 

 last year. 



The French Ministry of Agriculture has issued the pre- 

 liminary estimate of the area under the principal crops in 

 1904. In the case of wheat the area is 

 Crops in France, slightly greater than that of last year ; and 

 the condition of the crop on the 15th of 

 May, 1904, was described as good on about one-half of the 

 area, and on the remainder as fairly good. 





Area. 



Crop. 













1904. 



1903. 



Wheat 



Mixed Corn 



Rye ... ... ... ... ... ... 



Barley 



Oats -.. 



Green Fodder 

 Rotation Grass 

 Permanent Pasture ... 

 Potatoes 



Acres. 



16,240,000 

 394,000 

 3,199,600 

 1 73&200 

 9,572.500 

 1,572,200 

 7,124, 100 



12.834.. 100 

 3,522,100 



Acres. 



16,144.800 

 417.800 

 3-3H>300 

 1,871,100 

 9,716,300 

 1,600.800 

 7,036.700 



12,940,400 

 3,604,800 



