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The annexed table gives the number of departments grouped 

 on the above scale according to the condition of the crop. 



Index No. 



Wheat. 



Mixed Corn. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



IOO 



1 



1 



3 • 



2 



3 



99 to 80 



... 31 



31 



42 



• • 25 .. 



27 



79 to 60 



•• 51 



... 35 



35 • 



.. 30 



• 32 



59 to 50 



.. 4 



3 



5 • 



2 



3 



49 to 30 





1 



2 





2 



Mixed corn was not sown in sixteen departments, winter 

 barley in twenty-seven, and winter oats in twenty departments. 



The Swedish Harvest of 1902. 



The official estimate of last year's crops in Sweden indicates 

 that the harvest was one of average yield as regards wheat, rye, 

 potatoes, and hay, and less than the average in the case of 

 barley, oats, and mixed corn. The estimated produce and the 

 decennial average are given below : — 



Crop. 



1902. 



Average, 1892-1901 





Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Wheat 



4,505,600 



4,323,000 



Rye 



22,409,200 



21,884,200 



Barley 



12,586,700 



13, 576,5oo 



Oats 



59,465,500 



6i,i93 ? 300 



Mixed Corn 



9,643,400 



9,102,500 



Peas 



345^700 



1,342,800 



Beans ... 



185,600 



201,000 



Vetches... 



295,100 



684,200 



Potatoes 



54,821,800 



51,569,900 



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