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THE GEAIN CROPS. 



CENTRAL 



Countries. 

 Spain .... 

 Portugal .... 

 Tuscany .... 

 Plains of Lucca . 

 Piedmont — Plains of Marengo . 

 Bologna .... 

 Soman States — Pontine marshes 



Ordinary lands 

 Kingdom of Naples — best districts 



Ordinary lands 

 Malta — the best lands 



Ordinary lands 



NORTHERN EUROPE. 



Sweden and Norway 

 Denmark . 



Russia, a good harvest 



province of Tambof 



provinces north of 50 dc; 



Poland 

 England 

 Scotland 

 Ireland 

 Holland 

 Belgium 

 Bavaria 

 Prussia 

 Austria 

 Hungary 



Switzerland, lands of an inferior quality 



Of a good quality, 8 ; of the best quality 

 France, inferior lands, 3 ; best lands 



(Statistique des Cereales de la France par 



latitude 





Increase 



Year 



for seed sovi'^n 



1828 



. 6 for one 



1 / ou 



1 n 





• 10 „ 





. 15 „ 





4 to five 





15 





. 20 „ 





. 8 „ 





. 20 „ 





. 8 „ 



38 to 64 „ 





22, 25, 30 „ 



1838 



4.50 for one 



1827 



. 6 „ 



1819 



■ 0 „ 



1821 



. 4-50,, 



1821 



• 3 „ 



1826 



. 8 „ 



1830 



. 9 „ 



1830 



■ 8 „ 



1825 



. 10 „ 



1828 



. 7-50 „ 



1828 



. 11 „ 



1827 



. 7to8„ 



1817 



. 6 „ 



1812 



. 7-05,, 



1812 



• 4 „ 



1825 



. 3 „ 

 ■ 12 „ 







• 6 „ 



Moreau de Jonnes. 



STATISTICS OF WHEAT CULTUEE. 



As wheat forms tlie principal nutritious food of the world, claiming 

 the industrious application of labor over the greater part of 

 Europe, throughout the temperate regions of Asia, along the 

 northern kingdoms of Africa, and extending far into the northern 

 and southern regions of the American continents ; as it has been 

 cultivated from time immemorial, and has produced in various 

 climates and soils many varieties ; it is surprising that so little is 

 generally known of the distinct varieties best adapted to par- 

 ticular climates — and that in Great Britain and the United 

 States we have yet to learn the variety which will yield the 

 largest and best amount of human food ! 



At the Industrial Exhibition in 1851, twenty- six premiums 

 only were distributed for specimens of wheat ; of these, five were 

 awarded to British farmers, three to Erance, three to E-ussia, 

 three to Australia, three to the United States, and one each or 

 severally to other nations. Some beautiful specimens of wheat 

 were exhibited from South Australia, weighing seventy pounds a 

 bushel ; which were eagerly sought after for seed wheat by our 



