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of 333,739,500 bushels. The estimated production of the past 

 harvest is, it will be seen, nearly equal to the average consumption. 



The production of mixed corn is not important, the total 

 yield only amounting to 7,015,338 bushels, while that of rye was 

 58,404,261 bushels, compared with an average of 53,221,387 

 bushels during the five years 1900-04. 



Germany. — The official Report on the crops in Germany in the 

 middle of September deals only with potatoes, clover, lucerne, 

 and grass. The condition of potatoes has fallen off a point since 

 the preceding Report, and it is stated that the prospects of a good 

 crop have gone back somewhat in consequence of the wet. The 

 earlier and better sorts, the harvesting of which had commenced, 

 showed disease and rot to some extent, so that the somewhat 

 sanguine expectations respecting this crop may not be fulfilled. 

 The later sorts seem up to the present to be still sound. 



According to preliminary figures published by the Statistical 

 Bureau, the area under cultivation in the German Empire in June, 

 1905, was as follows 





1905. 



1904. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Wheat 



4,759,994 



4,736,257 



Rye 



15,179,788 



15,065,197 



Oats 



10,329,668 



10,348,512 



Barley .,. 



4,034,076 



4,018,883 



Potatoes 



8,191,985 



8,121,017 



According to the preliminary data published by the Central 

 Statistical Committee on September 14th, the yields of 1905 

 compare with those of the preceding year and with 1899-1903 

 as follows : — 





Average 

 1899-1903. 



1904. 



1905. 



Winter Rye 



Winter Wheat 



Spring Wheat ... 

 Barley 



Oats 



Qrs. 

 99,322,500 

 22,477,500 

 34,927,500 



27,307,5 0 0 

 52,267,500 



Qrs. 

 120,510,000 

 25,642,500 

 51,900,000 

 33,862,500 

 70,785,000 



Qrs. 

 74,310,000 

 24,360,000 

 34,740,000 

 27,705,000 

 49,072,500 



Canada. — Lord Strathcona, the High Commissioner for 

 Canada, received a telegraphic message on the 25th September 

 from the Department of the Interior at Ottawa stating that there 



