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at Odessa, states that abundant rains had fallen in Kherson, Kharkov, 

 Poltava, and other Governments, and the prospects of the grain crops 

 were excellent, and the outlook was good even where continued drought 

 had previously practically destroyed hope of satisfactory crops. 



Canada.— According to the report of the Census and Statistics Office 

 on June 15th, the area under wheat is 7,750,400 acres, the increase in 

 the three prairie provinces being 1,254,000 acres. The condition of 

 winter wheat was 82' 15, and of spring wheat 92*15 per cent, of the 

 standard for a full crop. The area of oats is given as 9,302,600 acres, or 

 1,361,500 acres more than in 1908, the condition being given as 92*32. 

 The condition of the barley crop was 91*49, and the total area 1,864,900 

 acres. There has been delay in farm operations in all parts of Canada, 

 owing to the cold and wet weather in April and May. (Dornbusch, 

 July 8.) 



United States. — According to the Crop Reporting Board of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture, the average condition of winter wheat 

 on July 1st was 82*4, compared with 80*7 last month, 8o'6 on July 1st, 

 1908, and a ten-year average of 79*6. As regards spring wheat, the 

 average condition on July 1st was 92*7, compared with 95*2 last month, 

 89*4 on July 1st last year, and a ten-year average of 87'o. Oats aver- 

 aged 88'3 on July 1st, a falling off of 0*4 since last month, and compared 

 with 857 on July 1st of last year, and the ten-year average of 86*8. 

 There was a very slight decline in the condition of barley, which was 

 90*2 on July 1st, as compared with 90*6 last month, and a ten-year 

 average of 88*3. Rye had improved from 89*6 last month to 91*4 on 

 July 1 st, the ten-year average being 89*6. Maize was much above the 

 average, the figures being 89*3 on July 1st, compared with 82*8 on the 

 same date last year, and a ten-year average of 84*8. There is also an 

 increase in the area of maize, the area planted this year, according to 

 preliminary returns, being 109,006,000 acres, an increase of 8,010,000 

 acres (or 7*1 per cent.) on the area planted last year. (Dornbusch, 

 July 8.) 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have been furnished by the 

 Board of Trade with the following report, based upon about 210 returns 

 from correspondents in various districts, on the 

 Agricultural Labour demand for agricultural labour in June. Farm 

 in England labourers were regularly employed during June 



during June. until towards the end of the month, when there 



was some interruption through rain. Owing to 

 cold and dry weather at the commencement of the month, the crops were 

 somewhat backward, and day labourers w r ere not in much demand ; the 

 supply was in general quite sufficient for requirements. 



Northern Counties. — Correspondents in Northumberland, Cumberland, 

 and Westmorland report that, owing to the cold and dry weather in the 

 early part of June, the crops were backward, and there was but little 

 hoeing to be done. Day labourers were not in much demand, and some 

 could not find work. In Lancashire employment was regular on the 

 whole. The demand for day labourers was rather limited in the early 

 part of the month, but it increased towards the end. Field work in 

 Yorkshire was somewhat interrupted by rain during the latter part of 



