Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-06
FOREIGN CROP PROSPECTS.
Returns Very Flatteriug From the
United Kingdom.
GRAIN CONDITIONS GRATIFYING
Wheat i'm Both England and Ireland
Promising Big Yield Scots
lands Cereals Badly Affected
by the Drouth.
Crops I'm the United Kingdom.

ICopmtOht 1889 By James Gordon Beatstt.1
LONDON July 5-lNew York Herald
Cable-Special to The BEE. THE following
is a summary Of the canvass made by the Her
aid throughout the United Kingdom as to the
crop prospects for the present year: The
prospects for bountyful CROPS n England,
Scotland and Ireland are quite favorable.
The reports furnished by special correspond
ents of the Herald of the conditions IN the
farming districts of England are very full
and also very cheerful. The reports from
Ireland are also gratifying The crop pros
poets in Scotland were more than usually
favorable until the drought set in, but even
in Scotland farmers have not given up the
battle The outlook III the districts border
ing on Surrey Hill Is satisfactory and the
harvest south of the Thames promises to be
much better than usual. In Leicestershire
the prospects are much better than at the
same time last year and an average yield OF
wheat is expected. In East Worcestershire
the hay crop is good but the roots are back-
ward. In Durham the condition of crops
generally but of hay particularly, is very
satisfactory: twenty-four hours of rain is
needed. The prospects are considered un-
usually fine in Worcestershire. The same
may be said for East Kent, though only an
dNcttBc CEup VI hopo 10 iOOhSu lOEs IOT
quality and quantity the hay crop of Somer-
set is better than for twenty years. In
Hereford the hay crop is the best since 1868.
1t has been exceedingly hot and dry In Corn
wall since May. Much therefore depends on
the weather in that county; rain ls badly
needed Rain is also wanted in Lincoln
shire. but good harvest is expected In
Worcestershire. Grain crops are above the
frllif prOSppctS nOt Y00l.
Somerset farmers want rain but are 10
cheerful spirits. From Grantham comes
word that considerable rainfall is needed.
Crops in Huntingtonshire look well.
Hay is particularly heavy. Rain would
benefit all crops in Berks. The grass crop Is
heavy; other crops are up to the average.
An unusually large harvest is looked for in
Norfolk. Not for years have the prospects
been so bright.
Appearances indicate extraordinary crops
in Kings county, Ireland, but some farmers
predict crop failures unless rain soon falls.
An immense crop of hay has been gathered.
In Derry and Donegal the crops are the best
for many years and give promise of being
from | to 10 per cent above the average. A
general report from Dublin states that the
crops never looked finer Spring was early.
Early planted potatoes are in good conditions;
late ones need rain for an average crop. The
crops all around seem good for an
increase of 25 per cent above the average
for twenty years. Crops in Galway are
rather backward The beginning of the sea-
son was very wet, but there has since been
much dry weather. Wheat is safe to yield
largely. Rain might make an all around
average in west Cork. Crops are generally
fiourishing and 80 per cent above the average
yield will not surprise the farmers. In Scot
land the prospects were finer earlier in the sea-
son. The weather has been too dry recently,
at least such is the word from Glasgow. Ad-
vices from East Lothian, on the other hand,
indicate fine crop. Wheat ana barley look
especially we'll; 20 per cent of an increase is
looked for. Reports from Edinburg are sat-
isfactory. Rain is said to be needed for the
root crop, Three weeks ago prospects In
Lanarkshire were brilliant. There has been
drought since, though hopes are yet enter
tanned of all average crop.