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Danish Harvest in 1897. 



The average price at this time for a native horse runs from 

 150 dols. to 4C0 dols. {£12 to ;£32), though some fetch as 

 much as 600 dols. or 700 dols., while imported stock often 

 bring from 1,000 to 2,000 dols. {£^0 to ^160). The mules 

 are particularly fine, and are far superior to the horses for 

 long journeys or heavy loads ; they are also, as a rule, higher 

 priced than the native horses, and cost from 200 dols. 

 to 1,000 dols. [£i6 to £Zo), 



There are considerable numbers of sheep and pigs raised, 

 but the former are poor and small, and provide neither 

 particularly good mutton nor good wool ; swine, however, are 

 raised in large numbers and fetch a high price, 10 dols. (i6s.) 

 often being given for a quite small hog, while a large and 

 fat one commands about 25 dols. {£2). Pork, it appears, is 

 one of the favourite foods of the native, and the large 

 demand for it, and the cheapness of feeding the live stock on 

 nourishing roots, acorns, and maize, ensures a satisfactory 

 profit to the breeder. 



[Foreign Office Report, Annual Series. No. 2,12,9. Price 2\d?\ 



The Danish Harvest in 1897. 

 Thv'? harvest in Denmark in 1897 was a small one, and 

 medium crops only were obtained, but as prices ruled high 

 the result was satisfactory. Wheat gave the best return, and 

 the yield was heavy and over the average. Rye did not give 

 such a good return, as it suffered considerably from frost and 

 rust disease, and was not harvested in good condition. 

 Barley and oats gave the poorest yields obtained for 

 many years, owing to unfavourable weather and disease. 

 Mixed seeds, beets, and potatoes did fairly well, whilst hay 

 gave a very good return, and was cut and stacked in splendid 

 condition. Beans, peas, and buckwheat were an average 

 crop. 



The gross value of the harvest in 1897 for the whole country 

 is calculated to have been about £17,770,030. viz., ;£9,ooo,ooo 

 for the islands and £8,770,000 for Jutland. When compared 

 with the harvest of 1896, which amounted to £16,474,000, an 

 increase is shown of £1,296,000. Compared with the average 



