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Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad. 



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has deceased from 800 cwt. to 7*51 cwt. The total production this 

 year (1,668,742,000 cwt.) is 99*97 per cent, of last year's production 

 (1,669,308,000 cwt.). 



Rye. — The area cultivated this year (94,492,000 acres) is 99*4 per 

 cent, of last year's area (95,087,000 acres). The yield per acre has 

 decreased from 7*65 cwt. to 7*47 cwt. The total production this year 

 (706,518,000 cwt.) is 97*0 per cent, of last year's production 

 (728,073,000 cwt.). 



Barley. — The area cultivated this year (60,704,000 acres) is 102 8 

 per cent, of last year's area (59,057,000 acres). The yield per acre 

 has decreased from 9*36 cwt. to 8'66 cwt. The total production this 

 year (525,856,000 cwt.) is 95*1 per cent, of last year's production 

 (553> o6 4>°o° cwt.). 



Oats. — The area cultivated this year (121,602,000 acres) is 102*3 per 

 cent, of last year's area (118,847,000 acres). The yield per acre has 

 decreased from 9*41 cwt. to 8*65 cwt. The total production this year 

 (1,051,788,000 cwt.) is 94" 1 per cent, of last year's production 

 (1,118,307,000 cwt.). 



Maize. — The area cultivated this year (135,677,000 acres) is 103*8 

 per cent, of last year's area (130,722,000 acres). The yield per acre 

 has increased from 12*27 cwt. to 13*50 cwt. The total production this 

 year (1,832,675,000 cwt.) is 114*3 P er cent °f l ast year's production 

 (1,603,147,000 cwt.). 



Russia. — According to the report of H.M. Consul at Warsaw (Mr. 

 Clive Bayley), dated November 23rd, though the harvest of 1910 in 

 Poland and Grodno was satisfactory, both as regards cereals and pota- 

 toes, the result was not so successful financially owing to a general 

 fall in prices. No definite information was then available as to the 

 total yield of potatoes, though it was stated to be very abundant. 

 Prices are lower than last year on account of the larger supply. 

 During the present year potatoes have been exported from Poland to 

 England and France, and prices were quoted at 2s. 4<i. to 2s. Sd. per 

 Icorzec of 270 lb., delivered free at any railway station in Poland. 

 H.M. Consul at Odessa (Mr. C. S. Smith) also reports an abundance 

 of the potato crop, prices for good table and industrial potatoes being 

 stated to be very low. 



Germany. — The German Imperial Statistical Bureau, in a report 

 dated November 21st, gives the condition of winter wheat as 2*6, and 

 winter rye as 2*7 (2 = good, 3 = average). 



French Potato and Apple Crops. — According to an estimate of the 

 French Ministry of Agriculture, the acreage and production of potatoes 

 in France in 19 10, as compared with the two preceding years are as 

 follows (Journal Ofjiciel, November 22nd) : — 



A rea. 

 Acres. 



Production. 

 Tons. 



1910 

 1909 

 1908 



3,764,000 

 3,822,000 

 3,817,000 



8,271,000 

 16,416,000 

 16,737,000 



