Harvest and Crop Reports. 



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Argentine Maize Crop. 



According to information received through the Foreign Office, 

 the area sown with maize in the Argentine Republic this year 

 is about 4,363,000 acres. There appears to be a fair prospect of 

 a good crop, both as regards quantity and quality, and it is 

 estimated that the total yield is likely to amount to about 

 3,657,000 tons. 



The German Harvest oe 1902. 



The annual statistics relating to the principal crops in 

 Germany, which have now been published for the year 1902, 

 are shown in the following table, together with the figures for 

 the previous year : — 



Crops. 



Area. 



Total Yield. 



Average 

 Yield per 

 Acre. 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 



I90I. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Wheat 



4,723,171 



3,906,107 



17,909,319 



11,473,891 



379 



2 -94 



Rye 



15,201726 



I4»355,978 



43,593,972 



37,480,214 



2-87 



2'6l 



Barley ... 



4,060,742 



4,592,385 



17,082,251 



18,299,272 



4/21 



3-98 



Oats 



10,266,036 



10,896,188 



52,749,420 



49,803,004 



5-14 



4*57 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Potatoes 



8,004,225 



8,197,515 



42,763,890 



47,904,787 



5'34 



5-84 



Clover (hay) ... 



4,753740 



4,45 6 -7i5 



9,493,989 



6,655,094 



2*00 



i*49 



Lucerne (hay) . . . 



559,497 



550,306 



1,320,061 



1,152,375 



2"36 



2*09 



Permanent Grass 



14,695,347 



14,682,898 



25,598,95! 



22,010,528 



174 



1 '50 



(for hay) 











