The Chronicle, PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1913. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE Ob AGRICULTURE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 May 1913, Page 2

The Chronicle, PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1913. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE Ob AGRICULTURE.

The March number of the Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics, published under the direction of Professor I'lnberlo Rieci, by the International Institute of Agriculture, lias jusappeared. The information con taincd in this number is about loin times as; groat (is thai of the preceding numbers on account of tin important additions which have beet. made in connection with the commerce, visible supplies, and prices of agricultural products. The first part of the Bulletin contains the figures of the harvest of 1012-1."! in the Southern Hemisphere. and late! with the help of these figures, and .adding those of the harvest of liJ'l'j in the Northern Hemisphere, the cereal production of the world in 1!)12 and IM2-1U h established.

Wlieat. -For tlio total of tlm 27 following countries: flonnany. Austria. Ik'l.niuni. Buliinrin. Doiunavk, Spain. Franco, Great Britain and Irelnnd. Hniiftarv ('Kiniidoiii). It.iiv. Luxonl)iir<i, Norway. Nrllierl iikls. Rouniania. Russia in iMiropo (li'i Governments). Switzerland. Canada. Fiiited States. India. .Jjipaii. Russia in Asia (10 Governments). lOffypt. Tunis. Argontino. Australia. New Zealand, the production of I!)!:.' and 19112-13 is e ( ,ual to \W>.WA.V2\ quintals against f1'20.071.570 quintals in mil and 1911-12, that is to sa.\ 107.G per cent, of tlie latter production. Rarloy. — For tlie snino countries. I'xcppt Tndiii, Argon tine and Aus tralia, tliat is for 21 countries, tin production of U)V2 and 1912-1:5 is equal tu M1G.78U.277 quintals against 298,091.22-1 quintals in 191J anu 1911-12, or 10(5.3 per cent, of the latter production.

Oats.— I/or the sanii: countries a:. for wheat except India, Egypt, and Australia, that is for 2-1 countries, the production of 1912 and 1912-13 is equal to (J73,635,350 quintals against 558,81L',2-13 quintals in 1911 and 1911-12. that is to say 120.5 por cent, of the latter production.

Maize.—For the total of the 17 following countries: Austria, Ikilgaria, Spain. Hungary (Kingdom). Italy, Jioiiinania. l?.iissia in Europe (Chi Governments). Switzerland. Canada. United States, Japan. liu.ssin in Asia (10 Governments). Algeria. Kgy|)t. Tunis. Argentine, New Zealand, the production of 1912 and 1912-13 is equal to 1.015.750.115 quintals against 875,214.701 quintals in 1911 and 1911-12, or ll(i. per cont. of tho latter production.

The Bulletin afterwards gives tin. production of rice in 1012 in the Northern Hemisphere which amounts to 349.0 U,128 quintals against 393.217,930 quintals in 1011. that is to say 80.0j»ei' cent, of the latter production. These totals refer to "• countries ("Bulgaria, .Spain. Italy, United States. India, Japan, Egypt) but the greater part has heen harvested in India which produced 204.1.82.084 quintals in 1912 against 300\5G0,313 quintals in 1011. The harvest in Tndia has been deficient, the production of 1912 being 13.5 per cent, loss than in 1911. For the same countries, the Bulletin furnishes the production of sugarcane, which, in 1912-13, has been 25,029,519 quintals of ■ raw sugar against 24,904,328 quintals in 191112. or 104.1 per cent, of the latter production. Some pages later on Rivo information concerning the crops of the agricultural year 191213 in the Northern Hemisphere. Jt is possible, to say. in a general manupr, that the condition of the crops on Ist March, 1913. is about average, and also in some cases good for autumn crops. With regard to spring sowing, it seems that the cold, dry weather which has prevailed lately has been favourable. This is so at least for Europe. This Bulletin commeuces in the following •pages a regular service of commercial statistics limited to certain agricultural products. In eight tables it gives the imports and exports of the different countries during the month of January, 1913, for eight products: wheat, wheat flour, rye, 'barley, oats, maize, rice and cotton, followed by special tables giving the monthly imports and exports oi wheat and cotton respectively, from the commencement of the commercial season of tli most important iin-

porting and oxportiug countries. Sonic tables come next which reproduce tho official figures concerning visible supplies of wheat, ryo, harloy, oate and maizo of certain countries. Finally, tho Bulletin gives two largo tables where tho cash and future prices of the six products wheat, rye. barley, oats, niaizo and cotton are found. The prices are those obtained at tho most important markets on the five last Fridays before the publication of the Bulletin and compared with those of Friday. L"th March. 1012.