Cereal Production of Russia. 



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European Russia the net production, after deducting the 

 quantity required for seed, of wheat, rye, and oats in each of 

 the past twenty-seven years. The net figures are given in 

 quinquennial averages in the table below : — 



Years. 



Wheat. 



Rye. 



Oats. 



1870-74 



1875-79 

 1880-84 

 1885-89 

 1890-94 



Qrs. 

 17,882,000 

 15,931,000 

 22,558,000 

 22,368,000 

 28,216,000 



Qrs. 

 57,936,000 

 55,302,000 

 57,320,000 

 68,962,000 

 68,683,000 



Qrs. 

 42,788,000 

 43,619,000 

 49,817,000 

 48,235,000 

 5o,733>ooo 



1895-97 (3 yi-s.) 



29,634,000 



66,747,000 



51,153,000 



The quantity of grain used for seed, according to the tables 

 issued by the Committee, varied from one-third to one- 

 seventh of the gross crop. 



\_Bullefin Ritsse de Statistique Financiered April- June, 1898. i 



Analyses of Imported Dairy Produce. 



Dr. T. E. Thorpe, Principal Chemist of the Government 

 Laboratory, in reporting upon the work performed in his 

 department on behalf of the Board of Agriculture during the 

 years ending 31st March, 1897 and 1898,* gives the results of 

 the examination of samples of imported butter taken at the 

 ports of entry by the Customs authorities during this period. 

 The arrangement under which such samples are taken was 

 sanctioned by the Treasury, at the request of the Board of 

 Agriculture, in May, 1895 ; and the particulars for the period 

 prior to 31st March, 1896, which have been already made 

 public, are here added to those now detailed by the Principal 

 Chemist, so as to present in a succinct form the results 

 obtained from the commencement. The following table 

 accordingly shows the total number of samples analysed, 

 and the number found adulterated, between May, 1895, and 



* Parliamentary Papers C. 9034 and 9035, price l^d. each. 



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