of little use to
found such returns on estimates purely conjectural.

From the best statistical accounts that can be obtained, the wheat
annually produced in the United Kingdom.

England, Scotland, Ireland is 111,681,320 bushels.
In France it is 198,660,000 "
United States 100,503,899 "

The amount of seed ordinarily sown to the acre in France is from two
to three bushels. The return of crop for the seed sown is represented
as in the best districts averaging 6.25 for one; in the least
productive 5.40 for one. My readers may be curious to know the
calculations which have been made in some other countries in regard to
this matter.

CENTRAL EUROPE
Increase
Countries. Year. for seed sown.
Spain 1828 6 for one
Portugal 1786 10 "
Tuscany 10 "
Plains of Lucca 15 "
Piedmont--Plains of Marengo 4 to five
Bologna 15 "
Roman States--Pontine marshes 20 "
Ordinary lands 8 "
Kingdom of Naples--best districts 20 "
Ordinary lands 8 "
Malta--the best lands 38 to 64 "
Ordinary lands 22, 25, 30 "

NORTHERN EUROPE.

Sweden and Norway 1838 4.50 for one
Denmark 1827 6 "
Russia, a good harvest 1819 5 "
---- province of Tambof 1821 4.50 "
---- provinces north of 50 deg. latitude 1821 3 "
Poland 1826 8 "
England 1830 9 "
Scotland 1830 8 "
Ireland 1825 10 "
Holland 1828