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April 1 st the conditions of wheat, barley, and oats were good, and of 

 rye, average. 



Hungary. — Though the winter has been long, and little snow has 

 fallen to protect the crops, they have only slightly suffered, and pro- 

 gressed well during the mild weather in March. Damage caused to 

 cereal crops by mice : 7*2 per cent, of the total area sown. Damage 

 caused to cereal crops by frost: 3'! per cent, of the total area sown. 

 Area resown : 2*8 per cent, of the total area sown. 



Italy. — The condition of the winter cereals is good almost every- 

 where. 



Roumania. — The condition of wheat and rye is good, of barley 

 average, and of oats excellent. Weather conditions are favourable. 



Russia in Europe. — Though the past winter has proved a cold one, 

 it has not unfavourably affected the wheat crop, except in the south-east 

 of the country. Snow has been relatively scarce, and disappeared in 

 the south and south-east (Government of New Russia) by the beginning 

 of March. In the rest of European Russia the crops were still under 

 snow at this date. 



Tunis. On April 1st the condition of wheat, barley, and oats 



was good. 



Germany. — The report of the Imperial Statistical Bureau gives the 

 condition of the crops in the middle of April as follows : — Winter wheaty 

 2'7 ; winter rye, 2'8 (2 = good, 3 = average). Considerable damage from 

 mice was reported from some districts, and it is feared that their ravages 

 will be extended in the immediate future. On the whole, the condition 

 of the winter-sown crops is not especially favourable. 



France — Damage to Crops by Frost. — According to a dispatch, dated 

 April 20th, received from H.M. Consul-General at Marseilles, great 

 damage was caused to the crops in the south of France by the frosts 

 which occurred early in April. The fruit crops have either suffered 

 severely or been entirely lost in the Departments of Bouches-du-Rhone, 

 Gard, Herault, Vaucluse, Ardeche, Pyrenees Orientales, and Var. 

 In the Basses-Alpes, Vaucluse, and Ardeche, almonds have suffered. 

 Vegetables have been destroyed in Bouches-du-Rhone, and Gard ; pota- 

 toes have been damaged in Vaucluse. 



Production of Cider and Perry in France. — According to the report 

 of the French Ministry of Agriculture, the production of cider and. 

 perry in France during 19 10 is estimated at 237,485,000 gallons, as com- 

 pared with 174,861,000 gallons in 1909 (Journal Officiel, December 

 22nd, 1910). 



Austria. — The Ministry of Agriculture gives the condition of the 

 crops in the middle of April as follows: — Wheat, 2*6; rye, 2*9; barley, 

 2'8; oats, 2'6 (2 = over average, 3 = average). Wheat and rye have come 

 through the winter well, but are backward owing to the cold weather 

 at the beginning of April. The young shoots of late-sown plants, 

 especially rye, have suffered from frost. The unfavourable weather 

 also delayed spring sowings of barley and oats. 



Fruit Crop of Austria. — The fruit crop was reported to be in a 

 healthy condition at the end of March, owing to the absence of winter 

 frosts, especially in the north of Austria. The damage caused by 

 frost to the young shoots in more exposed districts is unimportant. 



