THE FRENCH WHEAT CROP.
According to the Journal de VAgriculture Pratique, the official estimate of the French »*u&t crop by weight, 92,091,739 quintals, /« 42,305,000qrs of 4801b, is fully four ••■-'Hon quarters more than commercial •"WWings; and the Bulletin dcx HaUes •Uurtg | t8 own computation of "j*>'-*oo,GOOqr_. Last year's great crop was n-ully estimated at 43",030,000qr5. The only oy,e *" crops included in the preliminary esti* *"*.le« are meslia (wheat and rye grown together) and rye. The figures, including •creage, are as follows in Knglish equiva-
If there is a serious miscalculation in the JJ«». crop, as intimated above, it has pro* :tl ar * sen from the over-rating of the i_ r ' a ** 9 ' wnic{ * woB commonly reported to ;.*-■"• been greatly reduced by the unfavouf
able character of the see.i time for the winter crop. It is possible, however, that the deficiency was nearly made good by the .•owing of spring wheat. By measure the li?™^ 1 " 1 " 1 ' 6 is 4 1.031.C00qr., against 42,100,00Cqr. for l*st year.
Crop.. 1 iBasnem Quarters, (per Acre. Acre*. Vhtat 1 1895 17,152,000 118S4i 17,263,800 MeaUn - ,18S51 553,945 118941 655.400 Rye /1895 3,805,000 , *~^___11894 l 3,843,000 42,305,000 43,030,800 1,567,750 1,527,600 | 8,340.000 8,390,000 I 19.7 19.9 22.6 18.6 18,1 17.5
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 8271, 23 November 1895, Page 7
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203THE FRENCH WHEAT CROP. Press, Volume LII, Issue 8271, 23 November 1895, Page 7
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