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in 1900 in 19 departments, the increase ranging from one to five 
per cent. in 15 departments, and from six to ten per cent. in 
the four others. The acreage has not varied in 43 depart- 
ments, but 20 show a decrease ranging from one to five per 
cent., 3 from six to ten per cent., and there is a diminution of 
twelve per cent. in one department. 
As regards winter rye, the increase is greater than 1900 
by ten per cent. in one department, and by five per cent. or less 
in four departments. No change has taken place in 54 
departments, but 21 departments show a diminished acreage 
of five per cent. or less. The decrease ranges from five to 
ten per cent in four departments, and it reaches twenty per 
cent. in the case of Ille-et-Vilaine. 
The condition of the winter wheat crop is returned as 
SVETY) good” in eleven departments, “good” in sixty, 
“medium” in thirteen, and ‘ passable” in two. The 
corresponding number of departments is 15, 63, 6, andt 
respectively, as regards the winter rye crop. 

THE NORWEGIAN HARVEST OF 1900. 
A report has been published by the new Agricultural 
Department of Norway furnishing the results of the past year’s 
harvest in that country. The estimated yields of the prin- 
cipal crops are shown below, together with the estimated 
average production of the five years 1886-1890 :— 
1g0o. Average 1886-90. 
Bushels. Bushels. 
Wheat and rye - : - 1,159,000 = 1,164,083 
Mixed corn - - - 1,406,000 - 1,400, 732 
Barley - - - - - 3,801,000 - 4,077,378 
Oats - - - - - 222,000 - 9,461, 198 
Potatoes - - - : - 22,216,000 - 23,039,013 
CROPS IN RUSSIA. 
The Central Statistical Committee of the Ministry of the 
Interior have recently issued the following estimate of the 
