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last year, or a decline of o'6 per cent. The area planted nearly equals 

 that of 1910. 



Oats. — The revised figures for Canada place the yield for this cereal 

 at 105,848,000 cwt., a reduction of 5,881,000 cwt. on the former estimate. 

 The total production in all the countries named above (excluding India 

 and Egypt) is 965,199,000 cwt., as compared with 1,064,278,000 cwt. last 

 year, or a decline of 9'3 per cent. The area planted is very little below 

 that of 1910. 



The following supplementary notes are given : — 



Russia. — In addition to the preliminary figures of the harvest of 

 191 1 included in the general totals, the Institute has received from the 

 General Direction of Agriculture preliminary figures for the probable 

 yield of the more important cereal crops in Russia in Europe (including 

 Ciscaucasia). These estimates have been calculated, for winter cereals, 

 from the results of trial threshings, and for spring cereals from the 

 number of sheaves harvested per deciatine, or from the general aspect 

 of the crops. The figures are :— Winter wheat, 97,348,000 cwt. ; spring 

 wheat, 147,601,000 cwt. ; total wheat, 244,949,000 cwt. Winter rye, 

 372,920,000 cwt.; barley, 176,677,000 cwt.; oats, 235,472,000 cwt. 



Chile. — The areas sown to wheat and barley during the autumn of 

 191 1 are 1,852,000 acres and 370,000 acres respectively. The condition 

 of each of these crops on October 1st promises a yield 20 per cent, above 

 the average. Weather conditions are favourable, and the germination 

 and development of spring cereals are good. 



Australia. — The area sown to wheat in 191 1 is 7,862,000 acres, being 

 an increase of 12 per cent, over the area sown in 1910. The condition 

 of the crop on October 1st was average. 



New Zealand. — -The condition of winter wheat, barley, and oats on 

 October 1st was average. 



Sweden. — The German Consul-General in Stockholm reports on 

 October 23rd that the Swedish Agricultural Department estimates the 

 condition of the crops as follows : — Winter wheat, 3*6 ; winter rye, 

 3'4; barley, 3*5; oats, 3*1; potatoes, 2*7 ; sugar beet, 2*7 (5 = very 

 good; 4 = good; 3; = average 2= poor; i=very ipoor). (Deutscher 

 Reichsanzeiger, October 31st, 191 1.) 



United States. — The Crop Reporting Board of the Department of 

 Agriculture reports that the preliminary returns of the production of 

 maize in 1911 indicate a total yield of about 2,776,301,000 bush., or an 

 average of 23*9 bush, per acre, as compared with 27'4 bush, per acre 

 in 1910, and a ten-year average of 26*0 bush. The general average 

 as to quality is 8o'6 per cent., as compared with 87*2 last year, 84*2. in 



1909, and 86"9 in 1908. The preliminary estimate of the average yield 

 of potatoes is 8o'6 bush., against an average yield of 93*4 bush, in 



1910. The indicated yield is given as 281,735,000 bush., against 

 328,787,000 bush, in 1910. (Dornbusch, November 8th, 191 1.) 



Sugar Beet in Prussia. — From a report received from the Foreign 

 Office the estimated yield of sugar beet for the whole of Prussia at the 

 beginning of October is 5,139,395 tons, or 5*94 tons per acre, as compared 

 with 11*90 tons per acre in 1910. 



Hops.— From reports received through the Foreign Office, it is 



