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Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad. [dec, 



in 19 10, or an increase of o'2 per cent.; while the total area harvested 

 exceeds that of last year by 3*3 per cent. 



Rye. — The production of rye in Russia in Europe is now estimated 

 to be 86,592,000 qr., a decrease of 5,071,000 qr. on the estimate in the 

 previous Bulletin. The total production of rye in all the countries 

 specified (excluding Great Britain, India, Japan, Egypt, and Tunis) is 

 154,517,000 qr., as compared with 165,361,000 qr. last year, or a 

 decrease of 6.6 per cent. The area harvested is greater than that of 

 1910 by i*9 per cent. 



Barley. — The total production in the above-named countries, with 

 the exception of India, is estimated to be 145,002,000 qr., as against 

 145,825,000 qr. last year, or a decline of o'6 per cent. The area har- 

 vested nearly equals that of 1910. 



Oats. — The total production in the countries specified above, ex- 

 cluding Indiaf~and Egypt, is now estimated to be 347,203,000 qr., as 

 compared with 382,365,000 qr. last year, a decrease of 9*2 per cent. 

 The area harvested is very slightly less than in 19 10. 



Maize. — The estimated preliminary figures for Spain, Hungary, 

 Italy, Roumania, Russian Empire, Switzerland, Canada, United 

 States, Algeria, and Tunis place the production at 378,579,000 qr., as 

 compared with 425,095,000 qr. last year, which is a decrease of 10*9 

 per cent. 



Sugar-beet. — The official figures of production in Prussia, Belgium, 

 Denmark, Hungary, Roumania, Russia, and Servia give a total output 

 of 22,445,000 tons, as compared with 29,028,000 tons last year, a 

 decrease of 22*7 per cent., although the area under the crop this year 

 exceeds that harvested in 19 10 by ii'i per cent. The greatest decrease 

 has taken place in Prussia, where the yield is only 5,139,000 tons, 

 against 10,424,000 tons last year. 



The following supplementary notes are given : — 



Argentina. — The final returns of the area under wheat are 17,036,000 

 acres, oats, 2,547,000 acres, and rye, 37,000 acres. 



Chile. — The areas sown to wheat and barley are 1,852,000 acres 

 and 370,000 acres respectively. The estimated yield of wheat is 

 21 bush, per acre, and of barley 41 bush, per acre. The condition of 

 wheat and barley is good. 



Australia. — The area under wheat for the crop year 1911-12 is 

 7,902,000 acres, as compared with 7,207,000 acres last year; the con- 

 dition of the crop on November 1st was average. The area under 

 oats is 689,000 acres. 



New Zealand. — The condition of wheat and oats on November 1st 

 was average, and of barley 20 per cent, above average. 



Austria. — The condition of winter wheat is 2*4; winter rye, 2'2 ; 

 sugar-beet, 3*6; clover. 3'6; meadow land, 2*8; and pasture, 3*1. The 

 final estimates place the maize and potato crops at 3*3 (i^very good, 

 2 = above average, 3 = average, 4 = below average, 5 = very poor). 

 (Deutscher Reichsanzeiger, November 28th.) 



Germany. — The official results of the harvest of 191 1 are given 

 below, with similar figures for 19 10 (Deutscher Reichsanzeiger, Decem- 

 ber 2nd) : — 



