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The total acreage sown in 1897, according to informa- 

 tion received up to September last, was given by the Russian 

 Society of Sugar Manufacturers at 1,004,000 acres, which 

 shows an increase over 1896 of 121,000 acres. This area was 

 expected to yield 5,837,000 tons of beetroot, or an average 

 of 116 cwts. per acre, as against 5,364,000 tons, or an average 

 of 121 cwts. per acre in 1896. 



The quantity of sugar which may be expected from the 

 1897 harvest is given as 612,000 tons, or 32,000 tons less 

 than the forecast of September, 1896. 



The last harvest, on an increased acreage of 121,000 acresr 

 shows a corresponding increased yield of 473,000 tons of roots ; 

 but when the quantity of sugar expected to be produced is 

 compared we find that, whereas one ton of sugar was pro- 

 duced from 8.3 tons of roots in 1896, it is very probable that 

 9.5 tons of the last crop will be required for the same 

 quantity of sugar. The reserves of sugar having previously 

 been considerably diminished, and — keeping in view 

 the comparative increasing demand of the home market, as 

 well as the necessity of setting aside the reserve stock 

 prescribed by the imperial ukase — it is supposed that there 

 will be a much smaller quantity available for export from 

 the production of last year's harvest. 



The yield of sugar in other beet-producing countries ot 

 Europe in 1897 was estimated to be considerably below that 

 of the previous year, viz.: Germany, by 31,000 tons; 

 Austria - Hungary, by 108,000 tons ; Belgium, by 56,000 

 tons ; and Holland, by 36,000 tons ; while France was 

 credited with 50,000 tons more than in 1896. 



Insurance of Cattle in Germany. 



An appendix to the Report of the Royal Commission on 

 Tuberculosis* contains an account, by some members of 

 the Commission who visited Germany for the purposes of 

 the inquiry, of the operations of certain societies in that 

 country for the insurance of cattle destined for slaughter 



* C. 8831. Price 3s. iid. 



