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In the second week similar conditions continued, rain, hail, and 

 sleet alternating with periods of clear sky. Warmth was "moderate" 

 or "deficient" in all districts, but sunshine "abundant," except in Eng- 

 land S.E. and S.W. By the end of the week a general improvement 

 had taken place. 



By the third week the weather, though still changeable, had on the 

 whole become far more seasonable. Warmth was "very unusual" 

 everywhere except in England N.E., where it was "unusual," and 

 Scotland E. "moderate." Rainfall was less than the normal in Scot- 

 land, but elsewhere there was an excess. Sunshine was generally less 

 than the normal. 



The fourth week was dry and often fine and bright. Warmth was 

 "unusual" in every district (England S.W. "very unusual"), rainfall 

 "light" or "very light," and sunshine "abundant" or "moderate." 



During the twelve weeks of spring up to May 28th the number of 

 ■accumulated day degrees of temperature above 42 0 F. has been in all 

 districts of Great Britain greater than the average for the past twenty- 

 five years, and the number below 42 0 F. has been less. 



The following information has been pub- 

 Notes on Crop lished by the International Institute of Agri- 

 Prospects Abroad- cu i ture) Rome, in the Bulletin of Agricultural 

 Statistics for May (No. 5) : — 



The (average) condition of the crops on May 1st is given in tabular 

 form as follows, and represent the information received up to 

 May 19th:— 



Condition of Crops (100 = average.) 



Winter Cereal 





Wheat. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Germany* 



2'2 



2 4 







Austria* 



2 





2 3 



21 



Bulgaria... 



Il8 



Il6 



117 



Il6 



Denmark 



97 



97 







Hungary 



130 



120 



I30 



125 



Croatia and Slavonia ... 



100 



103 



98 



I05 



no 



Luxemburg 



91 



93 





Roumania 



105 



105 



103 





Sweden ... 



100 



100 







Switzerland 



100 



95 



104 





United States 



947 



1021 







Canada — 









Ontario 



95 

 82 









Alberta 









Tunis ... ... 



100 





99 



lOO 



* The report refers to April 15. Scale : 1 - very good ; 2 = good ; 3 = average ; 

 4 — poor ; 5 — very poor. 

 The following supplementary information is also given : — 

 Germany. — According to the German Council of Agriculture, the 

 condition of wheat has somewhat improved and its development promises 

 well. It is better than in April, 1909, and is also above the ten- 

 year average. Rye, on the other hand, has somewhat deteriorated, 

 and its condition is judged inferior to last month, although better than 

 in April, 1909. 



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