Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-17
THE CROPS.
The Harvest OF S0s 'rhrOuc hOut
the World.
From the Boston Journal

from the Boston journal
We have before us n mass Of ayr icultur>
al statistics and reports, Of more or less re
liability, concerning the harvest Of the
present year in Great Britain. Europe, Can.
nda and South America, which we have col
lated and dgesicd with some care, in order
that We might give to our readers. in . very
few woTds.the result of many hours abcr. In
our own country we all know that the harv-
est has been plentcous; the wheat crop be>
ing as large as it has been since 1861, and
the other grains and cereals having yielded
we'll. This il the result when tho country
is taken as . whole. In the British isles
the weather this season has been unusually
variable. There has been much more rain
than has fallen for many years. Tho COW
eminent there makes no returns OF the rec
suit Of the harvest; but the London Times
has for many years employed . number Of
practical agricultural experts as its corres>
pondents in various parts of the kingdom,
and their reports are generally found to be
to.ernbly reliable. The reports Of FIVE Of
these correspondents are before US, and the
substance thsrco! 10, that the wheat crop
IT England and Scotland together will be
below tho average Ia Scotland and the
north Of England the harvest 10 fully three
or four weeks later than usual, and the
weather, - a whole. has been decidedly un
favorable for bringing theserop to msturi>
~. The quantity Of go throughout the
kingdom, sccordiog $780, correspond
ents, will be smaller than usual, and the
quality Of il will be inferior There 10 a
great yield Of straw, bot . deficiency Of
grain; but the crops Of oats and besesy
throughout Eugl.nd, Scotland, ireland. and
Wales are very large and very iins. The
potato crop in the kingdom 10 said 10 be in
critical condition. The potato disease ap-
peared early in the SEASON in The south and
VEST q England, and more lately, owing to
the prevalence Of rain, il has made consid-
cradle progress in Scotland and the north OF
Earland. II is feared that the potato crop,
ns whole. will not be more than one half
OF ITS usual quintity; and this deficiency
viii increase the demand for wheat. barley.
and cats.
The crops m France have not been n nj,
good. The weather has been unfsvorab,e.
and there is serious deficiency in grain
and roots. The grain crop Of Germr n has
been good. but the potato disease has also
prevailed there, and the crops will be def
Gent from cnc-,hird to one-half. The grain
crops Of Belgium, Portugal and Spain are
deficient Switzerland never raises grain
enough for her own consumption, but this
year the usual deficiency seems TO have been
increased. Italy, unlike England, hes suf>
fered from long continued drouth, instead
Of an excess Of raina, snd her grain crop 10
more than usually short. Aleeria, Tunis,
and Morocco are in the same conditions.
But, on the other hand, Ruesia, Turkey.
Austria. and the Danubian principalities
nave excellent whea; crops this year; the
harvest in more than half the South Amer
'can states has been good; and of Mexico.
nosvmhseandng her troubles, il 10 reported
,nss she has raised grain enough to supply
ner own population. 10 summarixe the
praoticai bearing Of the above facts. in the
p'aihess manner, II may be sufficient 10 saw
taat the countri.s which will 10 compelled
% ouy o.esdstuns between the prcse nj time
and the next harvest arc Great Britain
france, Belgium, Portugal, Spain. Svitxer.
land, Italy, Algeria, Tunis, and Morocco.
while the countries which will have grain 10
sell arc The United States, Canaca, Chill. and
some u tAe other South American States
kussie. Turkey, aud the Danubian pr;n,
cipalitics. f''">
The stocks Of old wheat in Great Britain
and France have not been so low since
1894 % they are ct this time. Large pur>
chasss Of wheat have been for some time
past made on French account in the eas.crn
ports: The French government has in0
mated 70 tie citizens that large purchases Of
breadstaas weeld beexpsdicnt For nsny
years past the i0pUsss Of wheat int Oso;k
Britain have steadily increased. 1lis -