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Reports on Foreign Crops. 



previous five years. The figures for Central India in 1896-97 

 are exclusive of the acreage and produce in districts from 

 which no returns had been received : — 





Area in Acres. 



Yield in Tons. 



Provinces. 



Of 



current 

 year's 

 crop 

 (1896-97). 



Of 

 previous 



year's 



crop 

 (1895-96). 



Average 

 of fi\ e 

 years. 



Estimated 

 yield of 

 curent 

 year, that 

 is, of area 

 in column 



(1896-97). 



Yield of 

 previous 

 year, that 

 is, of area 

 in column 



(1895-96). 



Average 

 of five 

 years 



I 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



Panjab - • 

 North-West Provinces and 

 Oudh . - - 

 Central Provinces 

 Bombay .... 



Sind 



Berar - . . - - 

 Bengal- - 



Rajputana . . - - 

 Central India 

 Hyderabad- 



Mysore .... 



6,584,300 



3,669,292 

 1,898,022 

 1,391,420 

 402>532 

 381,425 

 1.273,300 

 1,219,139 

 329,352 

 849,438 

 3,871 



6,893,400 



3,896,406 



2,714,454 

 2,288,838 



315,559 

 747,025 

 1,427,400 

 1,306,868 

 2,085,067 

 1,561,698 

 5,456 



7,347,320 



4,798,835 

 3,884,225 



2,435,654 

 552,683 



901,515 

 1,464,000 



1,511,571 

 2,384,831 



1,451,979 

 3,271 



1,872,066 



1,460,340 

 324,755 

 282,623 

 111,322 

 11,841 

 373,600 

 271,286 

 28,3^2 

 23,943 

 413 



1,753,766 



1,236,486 

 368,038 

 454,865 

 71,683 

 48,549 

 345,600 



315,573 

 823,157 

 92,885 



363 



2,147,861 



1,556,418 

 672,219 

 628,743 

 179,395 



85,819 

 473,800 

 372,968 

 709,573 



98,735 

 299 



Total 



18,002,091 



23,242,171 



26,735,884 



4,760,521 



5,510,965 



6,925,830 



Crops in Austria. 



According to the report issued by the Austrian Ministry of 

 Agriculture in the middle of July, the rye crop varied much 

 in condition in different districts, but the yield was expected 

 to be an average one. In the case of wheat the prospects 

 were generally similar to those for rye, but rust had been 

 unusually prevalent. The harvesting of the crop had already 

 begun in some of the central and northern districts. Barley 

 was reported to be very unequal, its condition largely 

 depending upon the date of sowing. Early sown barley 

 had, as a rule, done well, but that sown in the last fortnight 

 of May frequently presented a very unsatisfactory appearance. 

 Maize was in good condition except in some of the eastern 

 districts. Peas and beans were up to the average. 



Potatoes were considered to promise an average crop ; 

 roots were indifferent. 



The hay crop had turned out very satisfactorily, both as 

 regards quality and quantity, but grasses under rotation were 

 not promising, as they had suffered much from drought. 



