The total grain and pulse raised in that year was set down at 204,165,194 hectolitres.
| Hectolitres. | |
| Maslin | 12,281,020 |
| Barley | 18,184,316 |
| Rye | 32,999,950 |
| Buckwheat | 5,175,933 |
| Maize and Millet | 6,951,179 |
| Oats | 49,460,057 |
| Peas and Beans | 3,318,691 |
Oats, next to wheat is the largest crop grown in France, for the support of two million horses and three and a half million mules and asses.
According to the "Annuaire de l'Economie Politique de la Statistique," there were 13,900,000 hectares (each about 2½ acres) under cultivation with the cereals in France.
The primary article of consumption is wheat. At the rate of three hectolitres (1 qr. ¼ bush.) to each individual, every family would require thirteen to fourteen hectolitres, costing 210 to 280 francs (£8 15s. to £11 10s.) according as the price varies, between its present value fifteen francs, and its occasional cost twenty francs. In the reign of Louis XVI, Arthur Young referred with horror to the black bread eaten by the French. Since that time half a century has passed, and whilst the agricultural produce in France has tripled in value, the labourers who produce it continue, from custom and necessity, to eat a detestable bread made from rye, barley, or peas and potatoes; and, to make the matter still worse, it is badly baked, without yeast, and being sometimes kept for weeks, it becomes covered with mould, and altogether presents an appearance enough to turn the stomach of a savage.
According to Mr. McGregor's estimate some ten or twelve years ago, the land under wheat culture was 13,808,171 acres, producing 191,000,000 bushels; and 11,715 acres with spelt, or red wheat, the yield of which was 374,000 bushels.
The other crops were—
| Acres | Crops, bushels | |
| Maslin | 2,251,438 | 32,000,000 |
| Rye | 6,369,879 | 76,000,000 |
| Barley | 2,936,453 | 45,000,000 |
| Oats | 7,416,297 | 134,000,000 |
| Maize | 1,561,372 | 20,000,000 |
Wheat and oats are grown all over Russia, which is the greatest corn land in the world.