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Reports on .Foreign Crops. 



Crops in Roumania. 



The Roumanian Ministry of AgTiculture published early in 

 September a preliminary estimate of the acreage and yield 

 of the principal crops, except maize, in Roumania in the 

 current year. According to the Cui ienil Financiar the results 

 are as follows : — 



Acres. Bushels. 

 Wheat - - - - 3,590,392 - - - 56,650,275 

 Rye- - - - 476,90s - - - 7,392,921 



Barley - , - - 1,617,479 - " " 28,739,700 

 Oats - - - - 730,996 - - - 16,872,075 



The estimated yields of wheat, barley and oats exceed 

 considerably those furnished by the poor harvest of last year ; 

 they are also superior to the average yields of these crops 

 in the five years 1893- 1897. 



Crops in Nova Scotia. 



According to the report of the Department of Agriculture 

 of Nova Scotia, the season of 1898 in this province has been, 

 upon the whole, satisfactory. The reports of the various 

 crops estimated on information received up to July 4th last 

 showed that the hay crop was an abundant one, being 8 per 

 cent, above a full average crop on uplands, 6 per cent, on 

 improved dykeland, and 4 per cent, on interv^ales. Owing to 

 the excessive crop of last year, there is a greater supply , of old 

 hay still in the country than has been the case for many years. 

 It is expected that the large supply of fodder will lead to an 

 increase of stock for beef and dairy purposes. 



The potato crop promised to be slightly above a full average, 

 and roots generFdly promised well. Grain crops were expected 

 to furnish a larger yield than usual. There has been a notable 

 increase in the acreage devoted to wheat in this province. 

 This is stated to be due to two causes, namely : (i) The yield 

 of last season w^as extra large wherever sown, and gave great 

 encouragement to increased cultivation. (2) The great jump 

 in the price of flour in the early spring, caused by the out- 

 break of the Spanish- American war, made the growth of 

 wheat a leading feature among the farmers generally in 



