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Agriculture in Bavaria. 



The total production of breadstuffs in the Kingdom of 

 Hungary during recent years is given as follows : — 



Period. 



Wheat. 



Rye (Winter). 



Total Breadstuffs.* 



Average, 1885-9 - 

 1890-4 - 



1895 - - - - 



1896 ... - 



Thousands of 

 Bushels. 

 119,950 

 146,017 

 161,523 

 154,637 



Thousands of 

 Bushels. 

 42,204 

 48,298 

 44,441 

 48,694 



Thousands of 

 Bushels. 

 173,320 

 205,330 

 213,885 

 211,696 



* Including also mixed rye and wheat, spring rye, and spelt. 



Agriculture in Bavaria. 



The cereal harvest in Bavaria in 1896 appears to have 

 been on the whole slightly below the average of the pre- 

 ceding decade, only oats yielding a quantity very little above 

 the average. Potatoes were also a little under the average, 

 and owing to a much larger percentage of diseased roots, the 

 quantity of healthy tubers was considerably diminished. 

 Beetroot, whether for sugar or fodder, meadow hay, and 

 lucerne returned an abundant yield, but the quantity of 

 turnips was rather low. 



The latest statistics of live stock relate to the year 1892, 

 when there were 369,035 horses, 3,337,978 cattle, 968,414 

 sheep and lambs, and 1,358,744 pigs. A revision made in 

 1893 gave only 2,989,953 cattle and 1,258,662 pigs. 



An interesting table of the average retail prices of certain 

 common articles of agricultural produce in Bavaria in the 

 years 1877 and 1896 shows that nearly all these commodities 

 have fallen more or less in value during the twenty years, 

 the only serious exceptions being meat (but pork has fallen), 

 while eggs and beer have remained practically stationary. 



One of the chief agricultural industries of Bavaria is the 

 timber trade. It is estimated that 6,197,000 acres, or one 

 third of the total area of Bavaria, is under forest. In Upper 

 Bavaria, however, it is stated that the export of timber is 

 decreasing, while the import of foreign timber is increasing. 



