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a good effect on the spring corn. Potatoes in many instances 

 have come up irregularly, and their growth has been somewhat 

 retarded by cold wet weather ; on heavy land it has not been 

 possible to do the necessary weeding, but as warm dry weather 

 occurred shortly before the issue of the report this work is 

 expected to be got on with and the growth of the crop much 

 encouraged. 



Hungary —ThQ official report of the Minister of Agriculture 

 up to the 15th June gives the following preliminary estimate of 

 the probable yield of crops in Hungary : — 





In tons (of 2,204 lb-)- 





1906. 1905- 



Wheat ^ ... 



Rye 



Barley 



Oats 



46,098,700 

 12,883,900 

 12,789,500 

 11,266,000 



42,867,832 

 13,739,126 

 13,597,440 

 11,322,978 



The cold wet weather which was experienced in the first half 

 of June made the prospects for the wheat harvest somewhat 

 less favourable than they were. 



France. — The official report of the Ministry ot Agriculture 

 estimates the area under the crops on the 15th May, 1906, as 

 follows. The figures for the same date in 1905 are given for 

 comparison : — 





1906. 



1905. 





^ Acres. ^ 



Acres. 



Winter wheat 



' I5'539,i55 



15,678,252 



Spring wheat 



495,434 



370,546 



; Mixed corn ^ 



372,236 



373,101 



Rye 



3,079,820 



3,136,457 



Barley 



1,762,367- . 



1,784,263 



^ Oats ... 



9,493,778 



9,415,205 



The condition of the crops is stated to be good in the case of 

 winter wheat on an area of 4,490,800 acres, fairly good on 

 10,400,800 acres, and passable on 647,500 acres. In the case of 

 spring wheat the condition on 1,235 acres was declared to be 

 very good^ good on 259,300 acres, fairly good on 203,100 acres. 



