Io4 REPORTS ON FOREIGN CROPS. 


to these returns the acreage and production of the chief cereals 
and of potatoes in 1899 is estimated to have been as under :— 
Acreage, 1899. 


Governments. a EE EE EEE _————————eEe 
Acres. | Acres Acres Acres. | 
= Eee Ce ° 
50 European Governments- - - | 38,049.400 | 63,412,700 | 17,462,300 | 36,116,400 
2) r 2°) 4 ey) 5) / : | 
to Polish Governments - - - | 1,305,300 | 4,811,800 | 1,063,5c0| 2,510,000 | 
Caucasian Governments- - - 5.966,250 | 615.500 1,489 800 | 636,200 | 
4 B) F232) | 525 3 
4 Siberian Governments - 3.178950} 2,325,300 329,800 | 2,491,400 
| i 
o - a j 
4 Asiatic Governments’ - = al 1,248,300 | ~ 56,800 I4I.100 | 392,900 | 
Total - - | 49,748,200 71,222,100 | 20 486,500 | 42,146,900 | 8,985,800 

Production, 1899. 








Wheat. Rye. | Barley.. | Oats. Potatoes. 
Govermments. | 
| 
| 
Qrs Ors. i a@rs. Ors. Tons. 
| | t 
50 European Governments- - - | 39,236,700 | 93,650,3c0 | 21,514,7co | 85,848,000 | 17,482,500 
° | | | 
to Polish Governments - - - | 2,684,600 | 7,859,600] 2,403,200 | 5,773,000} 5,896,100 
. | = - 
4 Caucasian Governments - - - | 7,141,800 | 888,300 | 2,170,400 | 1,282,800 307,000 }- 
4 Siberian Governments - - - | 5,666,400 | 3,55c,000 | 712,400} 7,857,800 4535900 
| { 
: - co | 2 
4 Asiatic Governments - - - | 1,861,400 | 76,8co0 343,300 1,002,40°% 33,399 
Ih: So *. | ae 
| 2 
Total - - | 56,590,900 |106,025,000 | 27,144,000 |101,764,000 | 24,173,400 

The quality of the grain was generally reported to be 
better than that harvested in 1898, but the conditions at 
harvest time were not everywhere favourable. Except in the 
greater part of the Black Soii region frequent rains at the end 
of the summer considerably interfered with the harvest, and 
caused injury to the grain, which germinated on the ground 
andinthe sheaf. The results of the harvest, which are partly 
based on experimental threshings, had been communicated 
to the Central Statistical Committee before this fact was 
krown, and the figures given in the above table should, 
therefore, it is stated, be regarded as a little above the actual 
yield. 
