1038 Irish Agricultural Labourers in England, [mar., 



for those which appeared in this Journal for last month, p. 951. The 

 production of wheat in Australia in 1910-11 is now reported as 

 48,209,000 cwt., and the production in New Zealand of cereals in 

 1910-11 as follows: — Wheat, 3,904,000 cwt.; barley, 386,000 cwt.; 

 oats, 4,469,000 cwt. ; maize, 234,000 cwt. 



Argentina. — The official estimates issued by the Department of Agri- 

 culture of the yield of wheat, linseed, and oats for 1910-1111 as compared 

 with 1909-10 are as follows : — 



Wheat. Linseed. Oats. 



Tons. Tons. Tons. 



191O-II 3,650,000 674,000 581,000 



I909-IO 3,508,000 705,000 521,000 



It is expected that the quantities available for export in 191 1 will 

 be : — Wheat, 2,200,000 to 2,300,000 tons; linseed, 600,000 tons. — (Review 

 of the River Plate, December 30th, 19 10.) 



According to a report, dated February 1st, furnished by the British 

 Minister at Buenos Aires, the maize harvest has been adversely affected 

 by the drought. Some rain has fallen, but at the time of this report 

 there was reason to believe that there would be barely more than 

 sufficient maize for home consumption. 



Roumania. — The following particulars of the area and yield of 

 certain grain crops in Roumania in 19 10, as compared with 1909 and 

 the average of the five years 1905-9, are taken from the Monitor Oficial 

 of January 26th and February 8th, 191 1 (Board of Trade Journal, 

 February 23rd, 1911) : — ■ 



Wheat 

 Barley 

 Oats.. 

 Maize. 



Average 1905-9. 





1910. 



Area. 



Yield. 



Area. 



Yield. 



Area. 



Yield. 



Acres. 

 4,538,000 

 1,367,000 

 1,028,000 

 5,004,000 



Bushels. 

 71,906,000 

 2I,865,OCO 

 20,571,000 

 76,835,000 



Acres. 

 4,I72,COO 

 1,356,000 

 1, 197,000 

 5,245,OCO 



Bushels. 

 54,997,000 



19,339,000 

 25,143,000 

 67,970,000 



Acres. 

 4,8l2,O0O 

 I,357,O0O 

 1,103,000 

 4,906,000 



Bushels. 



107,337,000 

 28,451,000 

 28,731,000 



100,461,000 



The Monitor Oficial of February 8th gives, in addition, the area 

 sown in the autumn of 1910 as follows : — Wheat, 4,840,000 acres; rye, 

 321,000 acres; barley, 124,000 acres. The corresponding areas in 1909 

 were: — Wheat, 4,766,000 acres; rye, 378,000 acres; barley, 186,000 

 acres. 



A report issued by the Department of Agriculture and Technical 

 Instruction for Ireland deals with the annual migration of agricultural 

 labourers to England and Scotland, and the 

 Irish Agricultural work and earnings of such migratory 

 Labourers in England labourers. 



and Scotland. The number of Irish agricultural labourers 



who went to and returned from England and 

 Scotland in 1909 is estimated at about 20,500. The great majority of 

 the migratory labourers come from Connaught, and within that pro- 

 vince County Mayo has always been the principal source of these 

 labourers. Ulster is the only other province from which there is any 



