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REPORTS ON FOREIGN CROPS. 



United States Harvest of 1897. 



The report of the Statistician of the Department of 

 Agriculture of the United States for January last contains 

 the final estimate of the acreage and yield of the principal 

 crops of 1897. 



The total area and production of the cereals, potatoes, and 

 hay are given below, the quantities being shown in Winchester 

 bushels : — 





Area. 



Production. 



Crop. 











1897. 



1896. 



1897. 



1896. 



Maize 

 Wheat - 

 Oats 



Rye - - - 

 Barley - 

 Buckwheat 

 Potatoes 



Hay 



Acres. 

 80,095,101 

 39,465,066 



25,730,375 

 1,703,561 

 2,719,116 

 717,836 

 2,534,577 



42,426,770 



Acres. 

 81,627,000 

 34,619,000 

 27,566,000 

 1,831,000 

 2,951,000 

 755,000 

 2,767,000 



43,260,000 



Winchester 



Bushels. 

 1,902,968,000 

 530,i49,ooo 

 698,768,000 

 27,363,000 

 66,685,000 

 14,997,000 

 164,016,000 



Tons. 

 60,664,876 



Winchester 

 Bushels. 

 2,283,875,000 

 427,684,000 

 707,346,000 

 24,369,000 

 69,695,000 

 14,090,000 

 252,235,000 

 Tons. 

 59,282,000 



The average value of wheat on the farm was estimated at 

 3s. 4d. per bushel, an increase of 4-d., as compared with last 

 year, and of is. 2|d. compared with the previous year. The 

 wheat acreage exhibited a remarkable recovery, the total of 

 39,465,000 acres being the highest recorded with the 

 exception of the years 1884 and 1891. The yield of 

 530,000,000 bushels was not equal to that of 1 891, when 



