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HARVEST AND CROP REPORTS. 



Crops in the United States. 



The United States Crop Reporter gives, as a preliminary 

 estimate of the average yield of spring wheat, 14*4 bushels per 

 acre. Applied to the preliminary estimate of the area, as given 

 in the last number of the Journal, viz.: 17,257,000 acres, this 

 would indicate a production of some 248,500,000 bushels, or a 

 total production, including winter wheat, of nearly 660,000,000 

 bushels. 



Of other crops, the following preliminary estimates are 

 given : — Maize, 2,313,000,000 bushels, or 25*8 bushels per acre ; 

 oats, 787,000,000 bushels, or 28*4 bushels per acre. Barley is 

 expected to yield 26*4 bushels per acre ; potatoes, 847 bushels ; 

 and hay, 1*54 tons per acre. 



The French Harvest of 1903. 



The following table, which has been compiled from figures 

 published in the Journal Officiel of 21st October and 

 1st November, shows the preliminary official estimate of the 

 area and production of each of the principal corn crops in 

 France for the past season, with comparative figures for 1902 : — 



Crop. 



Area. 



Production. 



1903. 



1902. 



1903. 



1902. 



Wheat 



Mixed corn 

 Rye 



Barley ... 



Oats ... 



Acres. 

 16,144,800 

 417,800 

 3,311,300 

 1,871,100 

 9,716,300 



Acres. 

 16,833,000 

 468,000 

 3,466 500 

 1,882,900 

 9,851,000 



Bushels. 

 353,940,200 

 8,173,700 

 59,073,300 

 45,894,7oo 

 305,647,600 



Bushels. 

 351,989,700 

 8,728,800 

 49,904,800 

 45,718,600 

 286,142,400 



