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World's Wheat Crop.— According to estimates made by two of the 

 leading Corn Trade papers, the wheat crop of the world for 1909 is 

 likely to be considerably above the figures for 

 Notes on Crop the two previous years. 

 Prospects Abroad. The following table shows the total produc- 



tion compared with that of previous years as 

 given in Beerbohm's Com Trade List (August 20th), and in Dorn- 

 busch's Evening List (August 20th). Beerbohm's figures are given in 

 quarters of 480 lb., while Dornbusch's are in measured quarters. 



Beerbohm. Dornbusch. 

 In thousands of qrs. 



1909 421,120 421,470 



1908 397,84° 392,486 



1907 395, 1 7=1 390,804 



1906 431,955 422,655 



1905 414,735 416,659 



1904 392,660 . 388,088 



World's Grain Crops. — The Hungarian Minister of Agriculture 

 issued his preliminary estimate of the world's Grain Crops on August 

 31st, based as regards foreign countries on Austro-Hungarian Consular 

 reports, and as regards Austria and Hungary, on the official Govern- 

 ment reports. The estimates for last year are also revised. The wheat 

 crop is put at 430,520,000 qrs. (of 480 lb.), as compared with 397,810,000 

 qrs. for 1908. 



The totals for the various crops are as follows : — 



1909. 1908. 



Thousands Thousands 



of qrs. of qrs. 



Wheat ..." .. ... 430,520 397,8io 



Rye 204,990 198,040 



Barley 203,720 179,603 



Oats 459,579 397,45° 



Maize 478,240 449,010 



The deficit of wheat in the importing countries is estimated at 

 71,454,000 qrs., while the surplus available for export in the exporting 

 countries is 80,804,000 qrs. 



Russia. — A report from H.M. Consul-General at Odessa, dated 

 August 24th, and an earlier report, dated August 12th, from the British 

 Consul at Kieff, show that the general condition of the crops in their 

 respective districts is satisfactory. 



Germany. — The report of the Imperial Statistical Bureau on the 

 state of the crops in the middle of August, gives the arithmetical 

 condition as follows : — Winter wheat, 2*7 ; spring wheat, 2*4 ; winter 

 rye, 2 5 ; spring rye, 2 4 ; barley, 2*3 ; oats, 2*2 ; and potatoes, 2*3. The 

 reports received as regards winter cereals are generally very favourable, 

 and spring-sown corn was nearly everywhere reported as satisfactory or 

 good; oats in particular had much improved since the previous month. 



The condition of potatoes was at the date of the report somewhat 

 less favourable in many districts than in July. Insect pests and fungi 

 were rather prevalent. In most parts of the Empire, however, the 

 potato crop had made good progress. 



In a statement issued on September 1st by the German Landwirt- 

 scliaftsrat, the probable yield of crops in Germany is estimated as 

 follows, expressed as percentages of an average crop : — Winter rye, 



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