Agricultural irade of India. 



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mile. Angora goat farming is a prosperous industry, and 

 the production of mohair has largely increased. The 

 total production was in 1899 greater than that of any other 

 country in the world, exceeding even Turkey by over 25 per 

 cent, in the lower grades of hair. The quality and quantity 

 are, however, inferior to the finest Turkish mohair. Ostrich 

 farming at the Cape was at first a very speculative industry, 

 lout during the last fifteen years it has become fairly stable 

 and highly successful. 



The following yield of the crops during the year ending 

 31st May, 1899, are the most recent figures available : — 



Crop. Muids. Bushels. 



Wheat - - - - 740,000 -.- . 2,220,000 



Barley - 277,000 - 831,000 



Oats ... . 604,000 .... 1 ,8 1 2,000 



Rye .... 101,000 - 303,000 



Mealies - 953,000 ... - 2,759,000 



Kaffir Corn - - - 669,000 ... - 2,007,000 



The potato crop yielded 400,000 muids, or 1,200,000 

 TDushels. 



Nearly 42,000,000 bundles of oat-hay were harvested. 

 The cultivation of lucerne gives satisfactory results through- 

 out a large area in the Colony, where the rainfall is from 

 twenty to forty inches ; from four to six crops being obtained 

 in summer and two in winter. 



Fruit culture is regarded as in its infancy at the Cape. 

 The colony produces wine, which finds a ready sale. The 

 value of wine and brandy produced in 1899 was estimated 

 at ;£ 34,900 and ^7,670 respectively. 



The Agricultural Trade of India. 



The official review of the trade of British India with foreign 

 countries for the year ending 31st March, 1901 (Cd. 827), 

 which has been recently published, contains much informa- 

 tion relating to the agricultural exports and imports of 

 India. 



The Report states that trade generally was depressed 

 during the first six months of the year, and that its revival 



