THE WORLD'S CEREALS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 123, 18 February 1919, Page 8

THE WORLD'S CEREALS

; , According--to'•information-'recently-'re-jeived bjrthe- Board of ilgriculturo - from the International... Agricultural Institute, ,the total:;.pro(liic.tion. of wheat in Spain, the United;.' Kingdom, Italy, Liixeni. burg, Netherlaiids, Switzerland, Sweden CanadnUtbe.United.iStates, India, Japnn, Egypt, ra'lid'.lTuiiis -is' , estimated at 1073u27,oofloVt;- pi- 18.1 per cent, above last year and 7.1-per. cent, aboye the averngo of the five 'years' l9l2-10.

"The production for 1918-19 is estimated at t;j,3os,ooocwt'., or 29.0 percent:- bqlow 1917-18, and 26.8. per cent, below the average of the five years 1912-16. . . *"' ,: '

.Rye in-Spain, Kuly, Luxemburg, Netherlands,- witzeriand;-- : Swedon, Ireland Canada, and the -States is csti' mated nt.80 ) 277;000civt.V,..0rr31.5 per .cent, above last.year;.and'30.0 per cent above the average for the five~ye,irs. l 9l O -1(S •In Spain the United Kingdom, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland,. Canadn, the United States Japan, Lgypt, and Tunis the production of barley is estimated at 254,235,000cwt or 9.5 per'cent. , greater llujn last year a-nd 12.4 per cent, nbove the average of the fire years 1912-IG. The production of oats in the United Kingdom, Spain, ..Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Sweden 'Switzerland, Canada, the United States, and Tunis is pstimated at 707,901.000cwt or 1.7 per cent..above the 1917'produc tion and 17.3 per ceSt. above the average for tho five years 1912-16. /' 'Maize .in Spain. Italy, Switzwlaml, Canada, and. the United States is estimated n't 1,391,531,000civt., -or 12.9 per cent, below last year/s total and 0.7 percent, below the average of ihe five years 1912-16. .-'

The production of linseed is tijtimated at 21,958,000cwt.; or 22.5 per cent, above last year and 15.1 per cent, below Hie average of the. five years 1912-1 C in Italy, Canada, the "United States, and India." Of potatoes the yield in France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxemburg, Sweden, Canada, and the United States, is estimated, at 579,031,000cwt., or 11.1 per cent, bolon- last year's production and 4.0 per cent, below the average of the five years 1912-10.

Sugar beet production in Sweden, CaniKln. and (lie TJnitfd States is istimated at 131,«2,C00cwt., or G.B per cent ahove last year's production and 6.4 per cent, above the average of ihe five vears Wl°10. '

Italy's rice production is estimated at 9,842.000cwt., or 4.5 per cent, below last year's and 3.(! nor cent, below Ilio fivo years' average 1912-10. '

The general entries for the Taihape Show, to be held on February 26. closed on Saturday last, and show an increase over previous years. In order to meot those intending exhibitors who have neglected to make their entries on the closing date, the coimnitlce have decided to extend the dale for receiving entries till to-morrow (Wednesday), aflcr which date no further entries will be accented.

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