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Russian Harvest, 1902. 



According to information received through the Foreign Office, 

 the Central Statistical Committee of the Ministry of the Interior 

 have published the following estimates of the yields of the 

 leading crops in 1902 in 72 Russian provinces, including 

 50 Governments of European Russia, 10 Polish Governments, 

 four Caucasian Governments, four Siberian Governments, and 

 four Asiatic Governments, viz. : — Rye, 23,000,000 tons ; wheat, 

 16,000,000 tons ; oats, 13,000,000 tons ; barley, 7,000,000 tons ; 

 •other grain, 6'ooo,ooo tons ; and potatoes, 2,800,000 tons. 



Crops in Belgium. 



The Moniteur Beige of the 15th December last publishes the 

 following data relating to the yield of the principal crops in 

 Belgium in 1902, the quantities being given per acre: — 

 Wheat, 34*0 bushels ; rye, 32*6 bushels ; winter barley, 49-5 

 bushels ; spring barley, 40*6 bushels ; oats, 59^6 bushels ; flax, 

 3*9 cwt. of seed and 4*9 cwt. of fibre; sugar beet, 11*9 tons; 

 mangolds, 17*6 tons ; potatoes, 5*5 tons ; clover, 2*3 tons ; 

 meadow hay, 2*1 tons. 



Crop Prospects in France. 



An official report on the condition of the autumn-sown cereal 

 crops in France was published in the Journal Officiel of the 

 19th ultimo. 



The acreage under wheat, mixed corn, rye, barley, and oats 

 is given for each department, and the following numerical 

 method is adopted to indicate the condition of the crops ; the 

 figure 100 denotes " very good " ; 80, " good " ; 60, "fairly good " ; 

 50, " passable " ; 30, " mediocre " ; and 20, " bad." 



