Reports on Foreign Crops. 



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The acreage under the principal crops in 1897 is estimated 

 to have been as follows : — 



Governments, 



Wheat. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Potatoes. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



50 European Governments- 

 10 Polish Governments 



3 Caucasian Governments - 



4 Siberian Governments ... 

 4 Asiatic Governmenf; 



35,610,278 

 1,210,559 

 5.589,894 

 3,121,392 

 1,206,270 



62,653.557 

 4,788,45s 

 570,642 

 2,358,353 

 90,137 



17,220,711 

 1,045,283 

 1,485,678 

 356,500 

 152,588 



36,210,478 

 2,506,345 



715,451 

 2,394,506 



395,912 



6,328,257 

 1,916,625 

 166,169 

 151,189 

 17,480 



Total - 



46,738,393 



70,461,144 



20,260,760 



42,222,692 



8,579,720 



The estimated produce of the foregoing crops is given 

 below : — 



Governments. 



Wheat. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Potatoes. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Tons, 



50 European Governments 



10 Polish Governments . . - 



3 Caucasian Governments - 



4 Siberian Governments - - - 

 4 Asiatic Governments 



29,726,430 

 2,219,050 

 3,723,760 

 5,337,670 

 1,381,580 



65,997,710 

 6,306,830 

 437,140 

 3,255,820 

 96,820 



24,327,360 

 1,910,020 

 1,330,310 

 732,010 

 248,980 



55,960,510 

 4,251,800 

 684,520 

 6,088,650 

 875,130 



15,694,580 

 5,814,750 

 233,090 

 419,410 



35,380 



Total - 



42,388,490 



76,094,320 



28,548,680 



67,860,610 



22,197,210 



The estimated area under buckwheat in the seventy-one 

 governments was 6,309,000 acres, and the production 

 3,887,000 quarters ; maize was grown on 2,597,000 acres, 

 which produced 6,043,000 quarters ; millet on 7,425,000 acres 

 from which the estimated crop was 6,739,000 quarters ; and 

 spelt on 1,184,000 acres, which yielded a total crop of 

 1,1 12,000 quarters. 



The Swedish Harvest of 1897. 



The Swedish Statistical Bureau has issued the following 

 estimated results of the crops of 1897. These figures are 

 arrived at by calculations based on the quantity of seed sown 

 and on reports received from the prefects of provinces. In 

 the case of wheat and rye the yield was very good, and the 

 weight of grain per bushel was somewhat higher than the 

 average for the last ten years. The quality of the crops is 



