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France. — According to the official report of the Ministry of 

 Agriculture, published on the 14th July, 3,647,000 acres have 

 been planted with potatoes, of which the 



as "passable." 



The official report of the Ministry published on the 2nd August 

 gives the condition of winter wheat as " good " in forty-three 

 Departments, " fairly good " in thirty-eight, and " passable 

 in four. In the case of spring wheat only nineteen Departments 

 are classed as "good," twenty-eight being "fairly good," and 

 three " passable." 



The British Consul-General at Havre, in a despatch to the 

 Foreign Office dated July 18th last, observes with regard to 

 the fruit crops in Normandy that early plums, called " Cherry 

 plums," are plentiful, but the varieties which will follow, such as 

 Gallon and Orleans, are very scarce. Greengages will render 

 half a crop. Garden pears, such as Williams and Duchess, 

 and all the later table pears, including winter pears, will be 

 very scarce, whereas stewing pears will be more plentiful 

 Walnuts and nuts will be plentiful. Cider and table apples 

 will be very scarce, the crop of the former about equalling 

 one-third of an average crop. The official report puts the 

 condition of pears and apples for cider as " good " in four 

 Departments, "fairly good" in ten, "passable" in seven, 

 " indifferent " in nineteen, and " bad " in five Departments. 



Germany. — The condition of crops in Germany in the 

 middle of July is indicated numerically as follows (2 == good ;, 

 3 = average) : — Winter wheat, 2*4 ; spring w"heat, 2*5 ; winter 

 rye, 2-5; spring rye, 2*6; barley, 2*5 ; oats, 2*8; and potatoes, 2-3. 

 The condition of the winter cereals, which in many districts have 

 been unfavourably affected by the prevailing drought, remains 

 generally satisfactory. In many parts of North Germany it have 

 been improved by rain. The spring cereals have suffered more 

 from the heat and drought. Only in a few districts has the rain 

 benefited them, and where it has been insufficient or too late,, 

 they are short in the straw, thin, and affected by weeds and 

 rust. 



Notes on 

 Foreign Crop 

 Prospects. 



condition of rather more than 1,954,000 

 acres is returned as " good," of 1,433,000 

 acres as "fairly good," and 259,000 acres 



