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The condition of winter wheat crops on July 1st was stated 

 to be " very good " in 1 department, " good " in 44, " fairly 

 good " in 36, " fair " in 5, and " indifferent " in 1 department. 

 The condition of spring wheat was reported " very good " in 1 

 case, "good" in 26, "fairly good" in 17, "fair" in 3 depart- 

 ments, and " indifferent " in 1 department ; while in 39 depart- 

 ments no-spring wheat was grown. 



Winter and spring oats. were reported to be "very good" 

 in 5 and 2 departments respectively; "good" in 29 and 28; 

 " fairly good " in 28 and 41, and " fair " in 2 and 9. No winter 

 oats were sown in 22, and no spring oats in 7 departments. 



The condition of winter barley was estimated to be " very 

 good" or "good" in 31 departments, "fairly good" or "fair" 

 in 27, and "bad" in 1. The corresponding figures for the 

 spring barley crop were 29, 44, and 1 department, respectively, 

 while in 1 department the crop was " indifferent." No winter 

 oats are grown in 28 and no spring oats in 12 departments. 



Crops in Poland. 

 According to information received through the Foreign Office 

 from His Majesty's Consul at Warsaw, the harvest in Poland 

 this year is, generally speaking, expected to be satisfactory, 

 notwithstanding the unfavourable weather in the early part of 

 the season. Thus, good rye and wheat crops are expected ; 

 while oats and barley are expected to be about average. It is, 

 however, stated that the harvesting of winter grains is about 

 three weeks late, and this will, in due course, delay the getting 

 in of the spring cereals. In the north of Poland, beet and 

 potatoes are disappointing, the crops in certain districts being a 

 complete failure ; but in the remaining parts of Poland both of 

 these crops should give a fairly good yield, and in Lithuania 

 also the potato crop may be expected to be satisfactory. 



