258 REPORTS ON FOREIGN CROPS. 
The winter of 1899-1900 in Nova Scotia was remarkable for 
the absence of snow and heavy frosts, but there was a long 
season of heavy rains, which continued until the end of May. 
The spring was consequently cold and wet, and sowing was 
from one to three weeks late. The early summer was, how- 
ever, too dry, and the hay crop was materially shortened. 
The individual reports, taken as a whole, indicate fair average 
crops, but the yield of hay, potatoes, oats, and some other 
grains was expected to bea little short of the average. There 
was a fair prospect of an abundant crop of fruit ; and an 
increase of beef and dairy cattle, and of sheep, is reported 
from many parts of the Province. 

GRAIN HARVESTS IN VICTORIA. 
The Victorian Government Gazette of the gth June last 
published information relating to the harvests in the Colony 
during the last five years. The following statistics relate to 
the two principal cereal crops for the twelve months ending 
31st March in each year: 




Crop. | 1896. 1897. 1808. 1899. Igo. 
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Wheat :— | 
Area = =**-= acres | 7,412,736 | 1,580,613 | 1,657,450 | 2,154,163 | 2,165,693 
Production - bushels | 5,669,174 7:091,029 | 10,580,217 | 19,581,304 | 15,237,948 
Yield peracre - bushels | 4°Or 4°49 6°38 9°09 7°04 
Oats :— | 
Area - - acres 255.509 419,460 294,183 266,159 271,280 
Production . bushels | 2,880,045 6,816,951 4,809,479 53523,419 6,116,046 
Yield per acre - bushels 11°28 16°25 16°35 20°75 22°55 
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