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REPORTS ON FOREIGN CROPS. 



United States Harare st of 1897. 



The report of the Statistician of the Department of 

 Agriculture of the United States for January last contains 

 the final estimate of the acreage and yield of the principal 

 crops of 1897. 



The total area and production of the cereals, potatoes, and 

 hay are given below, the quantities being shown in Winchester 

 bushels : — 



Crop. 



Area. 



Production. 



1897. 



1896. 



1897. 



1S96. 









Winchester 



Winchester 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Maize 



80,095,101 



81,627,000 



1,902,968,000 



2,283,875,000 



Wheat - 



39,465,066 



34,619,000 



530,149,000 



427,684,000 



Oats 



253730,375 



27,566,000 



698,768,000 



707,346,000 



Rye 



1,703,561 



1,831,000 



27,363,000 



24,369,000 



Barley - 



2,719,1 16 



2,951,000 



66,685,000 



69,695,000 



Buckwheat 



717,836 



755,000 



14,997,000 



14,090,000 



Potatoes 



2,534,577 



2,767,000 



164,016,000 



252,235,000 









Tons. 



Tons. 



Hay - - - 



42,426,770 



43,260,000 



60,664,876 



59,282,000 



The average value of wheat on the farm was estimated at 

 3s. 4d. per bushel, an increase of 4d., as compared with last 

 year, and of is. 2|d. compared with the previous year. The 

 wheat acreage exhibited a remarkable recovery, the tota;l of 

 39,465,000 acres being the highest recorded with the 

 exception of the years 1884 and 1891. The yield of 

 530,000,000 bushels was not equal to that of 1891, when 



