4 02 Reports on Foreign Crops. 



total yield of cereals in Poland in iqoi is given as about 

 5,000,000 qrs. of rye, 1,572,000 qrs. of wheat, 5,253,000 qrs. of 

 oats, and 1,900,000 qrs. of barley. 



The sugar-beet harvest was good ; the total yield is 

 returned as 22,559,000 cwts. from 162,400 acres. The potato 

 crop did not turn out so badly as was anticipated, and is 

 described as fairly good on the whole. Hay proved a failure 

 in many districts. 



Algerian Harvest of 1899- 1900. 



In his report to the Foreign Office (Annual Series, No. 2,7 10) 

 on the trade of Algeria for the year 1900, Mr. Hay-Newton 

 furnishes the following information respecting the harvest of 

 that year. 



He states that the season may, on the whole, be considered 

 to have given satisfactory results. 



The following table shows the acreage and production of 

 the chief cereals in 1900, with comparative figures for the 

 preceding season : — 





Area. 



Production. 



Crop. 





















1900. 



1899. 



1900. 



1899. 



Wheat, hard 

 „ soft - 

 Barley - 

 .Beans - 

 Oats - 

 Dari - - 



Acres. 

 2,767,630 

 525,920 



3,635*995 

 80,180 

 231,800 

 70,335 



Acres. 



2,726,355 

 532,600 

 3488,835 

 88,495 

 2n,575 

 70,945 



Tons. 

 734,943 

 163,777 

 1,189.557 

 16,534 

 97,836 

 20,790 



Tons. 

 494,696 

 102,749 

 709,751 

 13.973 

 64,829 

 14,263 



Total - 



7,311,860 



7.118,805 



2,223437 



1,400,261 



From the point of view of live-stock owners, the harvest of 

 1900 was a favourable one, for there was an abundant yield 

 of fodder. It is, however, to be observed that the exports 

 of sheep and cattle in 1899 showed a noticeable falling off. 

 In that year, 1,044,000 sheep and 38,000 cattle were exported, 

 these figures showing a decrease of 122,000 and 8,000 respec- 

 tively, as compared with 1898. 



