Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-17
Crops ofIS77 Throughout the
World.


This country is the greatest OF grair
merchants. and II is well, with the
opening OF the new year, to take ar
| account Of stock. Let as sum up the
results Of the harvests of 1877 both ir
our own land and In Earepoan States.
As regards France, the grain crop o
the year shows an Average return IL
point OF qusntity, but decline Ia re-
marked in weight and quality AZ com
pared with the yield of 1876. In the
case Of wheat, for instance, the def,
cienry Is reekoned at from Eve "a
seven per cent, and there 10 no doubt
that France will be Obliged to supple
inent her native resources. to some
extent, by importations OF this staple.
Great Britain Is less fortunate than
france. In England, the yield 0l
aheat, barley, and Osts Is considerably
below the sversge. The results are
similsIin Scotland and ireland, and q
further source of loss to the letter
country Is the fact thst prevailing
humidity Of the atmosphere. AS
regards Italy. very diff rent returns
s:e offprd by different localities.
Throughout the Southern provinces,
formerly comprised, III the kingdom
of Naples, thA crops seem to ave been
excelienf in respec' oj quality, ii. hough
the Gusrti:y fe.l somewhat short of the
expectations If the -pEing. Ia Tuscany
ard the cnuGtry os AocDna, snd
taruus ttu, the ol.i States Of the
C,'urrn, the amount vi vrsin harvest
ed u thirty per cent. below the yield
81 sversge yesrs
20 -X.H n.y. Hn
ports tro'r, the c.aiatrIes VII IN ;acke
ZAP tue German Empire are Ier;cie,lly
nDfivor bio L. ln.. Rhine province
"heai exb bits s gan III ten per cen.
. rver Fhe nofmai q,ao'ity, bat else
Waeie IN Pru-7i, av-ry spe'.i7s Oi grain
sh VISA G.eliu. OF from * To- seven.
ietn per cent. We fGd o5ar!y
equivalent yesu!;s in Rsden and
urtenburg, bu. in SsxOny the cTop
Gi wheat il r9usl tn the average, snd
In paris of Bavaria ii rose some seveuv
teen per @ nj. aboVe the normal level.
In the latter cnuntry, moreover, tllo
volume of harley harvested Is at least
quarter larger than the usual n turn.
In the G'rmsn provinces of Austria
the smOunt Of wheat is between two
snd three million quintals in excess Of
the products OF ordinary years. l9e ~
In Hungary the amornt Of wheat
garnerei is extremely sAtisiacturg. As
rulsr this country Ia nble to export
from three to four million quintals,
but the products of 1877 will more
than double that surplus. We may
add that, In other respects, the past
year has been q profitable one to the
Hungarian az riculturist, nearly allsor:s Q
OF grain giving returns far above the
average. We come nowtI Russia, the
great rival OF the United States, as q
purveyOr Of grain, and here we Rnd @
marked variance Of results according
to localities. Ia the plains Of the
Vistuia. and generally within the
limits OF Russian Poland, the yield Of
wheat shows decline of from ten to
fifteen per cent. below ordinary years.
Throughout eentra. aud southern
Russia, ,on the other hand, the wheat
crop is excellent, and presents over the
returns OF 1873 an excess of twenty five
per cent. A marked falling of, how
ever, is observed in the yield of barley
and cats.
Such is the record Of 1877 for most of
the graip.producing countries OF
Europe. l., tie United States the
hafvests of the year are on the whole
eIninenfly satisfactory. Thus our yield
of wheat, which in 1876 was 256 600. 600
bushels, rose last season to 325, 600, coo.
The quantity of corn Is computed at
1900, ,000, 600 bushels, representing
gain OF about 4Q.900, 900 bushels. In
view Of all the facts here stated, there
is no doubt that the foreign demand
for productions will EXHIBIT o large
increase during the next flve or six
mouths. anu that the existing situation
is peculiarly favorable TO the American
agriculturist.