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REPORTS ON FOREIGN CROPS. 



[Sept. 1895. 



Peas and beans nearly everywhere presented a very satisfac- 

 tory appearance, although they had suffered somewhat from 

 drought, and here and there from insects. 



Of millet, except in East Galicia, there were good reports. 

 Buckwheat, the principal crop in Galicia, was Ukewise good. 



Rape was, generally speaking, very good. In Galicia bad 

 weather during the harvest had an injurious effect on both 

 quality and yield of rape seed. 



A good yield of flax was expected, and the plant was reported 

 to be very high. 



The general condition of potatoes was also excellent, although 

 here and there they were patchy or unsatisfactory in conse- 

 quence of rotting of the seed potatoes in wet soil, and of the 

 quantity of weeds, cockchafer grubs, &c. Except in the northern 

 districts, very little damage had been done by potato- disease. 



Sugar-beet, the area under which had been reduced in the 

 north-west, had come on well, except where it had been affected 

 by drought : it was generally satisfactory, particularly in 

 Moravia. 



Hay-making was partly over and partly in full swing, 

 especially in the north-east, where, owing to the occurrence of 

 rain, middling harvests had been secured instead of the very 

 inferior crops anticipated. Stilly the quantity was then far 

 below the avemge, and it had been much damaged by the rain. 

 Elsewhere good harvests predominated, and the hay was usually 

 in good condition. The aftermath promised well in Alpine 

 countries. 



Vines were progressing in nearly all cases very satisfactorily, 

 though here and there some damage had been caused by fungoid 

 and other pests. Fruit generally promised well. 



Crops in Hungary. 



According to the Wiener Landwirtschaftliche Zeitung, which 

 quotes from the Report of Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, 

 the weather until 15th July was ver}^ variable, and the crops in 

 Hungary had been considerably damaged by wind, rain, and 

 hail. Rust and mildew were very common in some districts, 

 and the Hessian fly was also troublesome. As a consequence, 

 the cereal crops were very uneven, and it was expected that the 

 harvest would certainly not be above the average. Wheat was 

 the best in condition, but in many places, particularly beyond 

 the Danube, the heat had already damaged the crops to the 

 extent of 20 percent. Wheat occupied some 7,410,000 acres, 

 and the harvest was expected to be over 17^ bushels per acre. 

 In some localities threshing had begun. 



The area under rye had decreased, mainly on account of the 

 winter being unfavourable, and it amounted to about 2,500,000 

 acres. Tlie harvest was in full progress, in many places it was 



