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this standard, the yield of wheat, rye, clover, lucerne, and 

 meadow hay were below the yield of 1898, while wheat, 

 barley, oats, and potatoes were higher. 



Spanish Wheat Harvest of 1899. 



The official estimates of the results of the past year's 

 harvest in Spain were published in the Gacetta de Madrid of 

 February 28th last. According to the returns collected by 

 the Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of the Interior, 

 the total area of irrigated and non-irrigated land under 

 wheat in 1899 was 9,049,000 acres, and the crop obtained 

 from this acreage is estimated to have amounted to 97,680,000 

 bushels, thus representing a yield of 107 bushels per acre. It 

 was calculated that the quantity of wheat required for con- 

 sumption in the year succeeding the harvest would amount to 

 82,895,000 bushels, and that 13,149,000 bushels would be 

 employed for seed. 



Swedish Harvest of 1899. 



According to the returns issued by the Swedish Statistical 

 Bureau, the harvest of 1899 was below the average. There 

 was a good yield of wheat and a moderate one of rye, but the 

 produce of other grains as well as of potatoes was well below 

 the average. As to forage crops the yield was not sufficient 

 everywhere to meet the requirements. The estimated produce 

 of the several crops is shown below. 



Crop. 



1899. 



Average. 

 1889-9S. 





Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Wheat 



4,293, 3°° 



4,151,125 



Rye - - 



20,773,775 



21,533,875 



Barley - - - - 



11,329,725 

 52,038,525 



13,986,500 



Oats - 



61,376,425 



Mixed Corn 



8,582,750 



8,627,025 



Peas - - - - - - 



1,115,950 



1,444,300 



Beans - - 



187,550 



198,275 



Vetches 



562,374 



7U,975 



Potatoes - 



32,877,350 



52,374,850 



