Reports on Foreign Crops. 



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For purposes of comparison it may be useful to reproduce 

 the estimates of the acreage and yields of these crops in the 

 Russian Empire in 1899. These were returned by the Central 

 Statistical Committee as follows : — 



Acreage, 1899. 



Governments. 



Wheat. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Potatoes. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



50 European Governments 

 10 Polish Governments - 

 4 Caucasian Governments 

 4 Siberian Governments - 

 4 Asiatic Governments - 



38,049,400 



T)3°S)3 00 

 5,966,250 

 3,178,950 

 1,248,300 



63,412,700 

 4,811,800 

 615,500 



2 ,3 2 5»3°° 

 56,800 



17,462,300 

 7,063,500 

 1,489,800 

 329,800 

 141,100 



36,116,400 

 2,510,000 

 636,200 

 2,491,402 

 392,900 



6,603,500 

 2,001,600 

 197,700 

 163,400 

 19,600 



Total - - 



49,748,200 



71,222,100 



20,486,500 



42,146,900 



8,985,800 



Production, 1899. 



Governments. 



Wheat. 



Rye. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Potatoes. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Qrs. 



Tons. 



50 European Governments- 



39> 2 3 6 >7oo 



93, 6 5o,3 0 o 



21,514,700 



85,848,000 



17,482,500 



10 Polish Governments - 



2,684,600 



7,859,600 



2,403,200 



5,773,ooo 



5,896,100 



4 Caucasian Governments - 



7,141,800 



888,300 



2,170,400 



1,282,800 



307,600 



4 Siberian Governments - 



5.666,400 



3,550,000 



712,400 



7,857,800 



453,9oo 



4 Asiatic Governments ... 



1,861,400 



76,800 



343.3oo 



1 ,002,400 



33,3oo 



Total 



56,590,900 



106,025,000 



27,144,000 



101,764,000 



24 173,400 



Crops in Hungary. 



According to the Report of the Minister of Agriculture, 

 the crops in Hungary have suffered some injury from bad 

 weather and hail, and there were numerous reports of rust. 

 In general it may be said that the spring was distinctly more 

 unfavourable than last year. Although the appearance of 

 the crops was still tolerable, yet it was to be feared that, if 

 better weather did not shortly set in, the yield would be con- 

 siderably below last year s. 



