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Reports on Foreign Crops. 



It will be seen from the above figures that, so lar as the 

 five cereal crops are concerned, there was, on the whole, no- 

 significant change in 1900 either in area or production, 

 though an increase was noticeable in each ; the area har- 

 vested with cereals being 34,862,200 acres against 34,215,100 

 acres in 1899, an increase of about 1-9 per cent, while the 

 total production was 125,680,400 qrs., or about 930,000 qrs. 

 more than in the previous year. Proportionately to their 

 area, however, the yield of wheat, rye, and barley was 

 slightly less than in 1899, while that of spelt and oats was 

 the same. 



With regard to potatoes, an increase of about 2*8 per cent, 

 may be observed in the area, while the yield per acre was. 

 also somewhat greater than in 1897. The quantity of tubers 

 reported to be diseased was 903,300 tons, so that the net 

 yield may be put at about 39 million tons. The yield of 

 hay from clover, lucerne, and permanent grass was in each, 

 case below that of the previous year. 



Swedish Harvest of 1900. 



According to the Report of the Swedish Statistical Bureau,, 

 the harvest of 1900 was fairly good. The cereal crop was 

 probably the largest ever harvested in Sweden, and the 

 potato crop was also large and of a very good quality. With 

 regard to hay, however, the yield was indifferent, though of 

 excellent quality. The estimated production of each of the 

 principal crops is shown below : — 



Crop. 



1900. 



Average, 

 1 890- 1 899. 





Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Wheat --"--.>. 



5,086,400 



4,221,000 



Rye ------ 



25,204,600 



21,583,100 



Barley ----- 



14,329,400 



i3,753:Ooo 



Oats ' 



67,131,400 



61,774,400 



Mixed Corn ->..--- 



10,983,000 



8,829,700 



Peas - 



1,346,700 



1,410,700 



Beans ------ 



218,300 



201,600 



Vetches - - -' 



795>3o° 



700,100 



Potatoes - - ~ - 



67,770,700 



48,807,300 



