506 Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad. [sept., 



ioi'o; spring rye, 92*3; winter wheat, 94*8; spring wheat, 97*4; barley, 

 102*4; and oats, 105*8. 



The Imperial Statistical Bureau published on September 2nd the 



follows 



showing the area 



under crops in June, 



1909. They are 



Winter wheat 

 Spring wheat 



1909. 

 acres. 

 ... 4,044,777 

 580,821 



1908. 

 . acres. 



4,145,727 

 509,228 



Total 



4,625,598 



4,654,955 



Rye 



Barley 



Oats 



Potatoes 

 Hops ... 



... 14,897,528 



4,066,618 



10,643,931 



8,209,621 



71,553 



15,116,721 

 4,024,314 



10,558,751 

 8,132,840 

 88,587 



Austria. — The report of the Ministry of Agriculture on the condition 

 of the crops in the middle of August states that the harvest has been 

 delayed by two or. three weeks owing to the weather. The quality of 

 the grain is generally very good. The wheat crop is backward, and 

 varies considerably in different districts. 



Hungary. — According to the report of the Hungarian Ministry of 

 Agriculture for the middle of August, it appears that the wheat crop 

 is of good quality on the whole, though the yield is materially less than 

 that of 1908. Barley is satisfactory both in quality and quantity. 

 Potatoes have suffered in some places from want of rain, but the early 

 crop has proved satisfactory, while the late crop promises to be fairly 

 good, and in places very good. 



Early hops have been gathered with moderate results, and the quality 

 is good. Later hops promise to give a satisfactory crop. 



The yields are now estimated as follows : — 





1909. 



1908. 





qrs. 



qrs. 



Wheat 



... 15,360,000 



18,117,000 



Rye 



... 5,702,500 



5,526,000 



Barley ... 



8,544,000 



6,737,5oo 



Oats . 



9,603,000 



7,250,000 





cwts. 



cwts. 



Maize ... 



... 83,478,000 



75,907,000 





tons. 



tons. 



Potatoes 



... 4,541,000 



4,771,000 



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

 for August, the percentage condition of the principal crops on July 1st 

 was : — Winter wheat, 76*53 ; spring wheat, 84*57 ; oats, 8778 ; barley, 

 83*84; and potatoes 92*03. 



It was too early at the end of July to procure estimates of spring 

 grains for the maritime provinces, but for Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, 

 Saskatchewan, and Alberta, with an area of 7,022,000 acres in spring 

 wheat, the estimated yield is 22*60 bushels per acre, which makes an 

 aggregate of 158,762,000 bushels. Spring and winter wheat taken 

 together show a total in the five provinces of 174,314,000 bushels grown 

 on 7,684,300 acres. Last year the area was 6,541,900 acres, and the 

 estimated yield at the same date was 130,263,000 bushels, which was 

 afterwards reduced by unfavourable weather in August. 



