CROP PROSPECTS ABROAD. 



[Sept. 1894. 



were sown on 413,686 acres, or 24,000 acres more than in the 

 preceding year, while barley covered 119,528 acres as com- 

 pared with 114,762 in 1893. The acreage under cereals in the 

 different districts is shown below : — 



District. 



Wneat. 



Uats. 



Barley. 





Acres, 



Acres. 



Acres. 



North- western - - - - 



68,938 



72,648 



13,522 



South-western - 



395,500 



123,516 



21,600 



North central - - - - 



214,736 



73,874 



25,468 



South central - - - - 



280,612 



99,648 



39,738 



Eastern _ . _ . 



50,400 



44,000 



19,200 



Total Province - 



1,010,186 



413,686 



119,528 



The acres sown with potatoes and root crops are stated to be 

 13,300 and 7,880 respectively. But these figures are approximate 

 only, for in many cases these crops had not been planted or sown 

 when the reports were sent in. There is a great increase in the 

 area under flax. 



The amount of wheat held for sale by farmers in June was, it 

 appears, inconsiderable, being not more than 140,000 bushels, of 

 which nearly one-half was held in the south central and one- 

 fourth in the north central districts. Eeports from the north- 

 western districts showed practically no wheat at all in farmers' 

 hands beyond what was required for home consumption. 



Nearly 9,000 head of cattle were fed for beef during the 

 winter. 



The condition of meadows and pastures was reported as 

 " good," never better," and " a good bit earlier than usual." 



Over 20 townships were considering the advisability of 

 starting a cheese factory or creamery. 



According to the Canadian Gazette, of August 23rd, the latest 

 mail advices report that the wheat crop in Manitoba and the 

 North- West is expected to yield an average of fifteen or sixteen 

 bushels to the acre. In some districts in Manitoba the yield is 

 confidently put down at twenty to thirty bushels per acre, and 

 in Northern Alberta the crop promises to be quite as heavy as 

 it was last year. Reports from the Regina district, however, 

 state that the average yield will be small. 



The Wheat Crop of India in 1893-94. 



The Board of Agriculture have received from the Department 

 of Revenue and Agriculture of the Government of India a copy 

 of the final memorandum on the wheat crop for the season 

 ending 31st March 1894. 



The harvest is stated to have varied considerably in different 

 parts of India, being decidedly bad in the Central Provinces, 



