i9i i ] Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad. 



789 





IQII. 







Qrs. 



Qrs? 



Wheat 



18,671,255 



17,730,624 



Barley 



17 /HI 112 



I ? Q(K. l88 



Oats 



CzL.4.22. t^6o 



55,809,066 



Rye 



49,893,583 



48,263,743 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Potatoes 



33,821,782 



42,769,796 





Tons of hay. 



Tons of hay. 



Clover (including " Clover 







and Grass Mixtures" 



6,956,833 



n,75i>7°5 



Lucerne 



1,074,274 



1,631,569 



Permanent Grass / Irrigated 



2,159,089 



2,762,914 



for Hay \Other ... 



17,495,203 



25,033,182 



Argentina. — The Buenos Aires Handels-Zeitung of November 4th 

 states that the recent rains which extended over the whole agricul- 

 tural territory have assured a good wheat yield. The condition of 

 the crop at present is excellent. A total yield of about 5,500,000 tons 

 is anticipated. (Dornbusch, November 25th.) 



Denmark. — According to a preliminary report of the Statistical 

 Office, this year's cereal crop was very satisfactory in yield. Yield 

 and condition of wheat and rye vary considerably in the different dis- 

 tricts ; the quantity is given as above middling and the condition as 

 much above middling. The yields of barley and oats were also much 

 above average, except on the islands, where they were somewhat smaller. 

 Potatoes had suffered from the drought and field vermin, and crop 

 results were therefore less favourable. The potato crop may still be 

 called an average one, but the yield of sugar-beets is below middling, 

 though excellent in quality. (Dornbusch, November 30th.) 



Canada. — The following report on crop conditions in the first week 

 of November has been issued by the Ontario Department of Agricul- 

 ture. Fall Wheat: The quality of this grain ranges from fair to 

 good, with occasional reports of the sample being light in weight. 

 The average yield per acre, 21*4 bush., is considerably below that of 

 recent years. Spring Wheat : Comparatively little now grown in the 

 province. This year's produce is a fairly good crop in every way. 

 New Fall Wheat: In the western half of the province, where most of 

 the fall wheat is raised, a slightly increased area has been put in. 

 The bulk of the new seeding found a good bed, and the young wheat 

 was looking well. Barley : The crop is practically free from dis- 

 coloration, but the bulk of the grain is not as plump as usual. The 

 yield, 26*3 bush, per acre, is close to the average. Oats : Oats were 

 relatively the poorest of the cereals, as to both yield and quality. The 

 grain is light in weight. The yield per acre is estimated at 31*4 bush, 

 per acre, as against an average yield of 35*5 bush, per acre. 



Russia— From a report received from the Foreign Office the con- 

 dition of the winter sowings of rye, wheat, and barley up to October 

 28th is "unsatisfactory" in one government only; "satisfactory or 

 more than satisfactory " in 58 governments ; " fairly good " in eight 

 governments, and "good" in seven governments. 



United States. — The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Statis- 

 tics estimates the newly-seeded area of winter wheat to be 0*9 per 

 cent, larger than the revised area sown in the fall of 19 10, this being 



