The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-10
THE WORLDS HARVEST.

From the Boston Advertiser.
The rapidly increasing political power
of the Farmers alliance in this country,
the Farmers congress recently held at
Council Bluffs and the international
Agricultural congress, whose session mas
scarcely closed at Vienna, have combined
to turn public attention to that industry
which supplies the granaries of the
world. OF double interest, then. is the
report of the Hungarian minister of agri-
culture upon the wheat crop of the
world. \ study and analysis of this
report is interesting as showing the
variation of the crop in various countries
from that of last year, and the prob
abilities of an adequate supply for the
worlds needs.
In many of the countries of the world
including the United States, the harvest
of this wear will not equal that of last
year. while in other countries the re-
turns show a decided, and in some in
stances a large, increase. OF the coun-
tries of Europe, Great Brituin, France,
Germany, Holland, Switzerland,
Belgium, Denmark. Sweden, Nor
way. Spain and Austria do not raise suf-
ficient grain for the consumption Of their
own people. and are obliged TO rely upon
importation. The shortage Is supplied
from the United States and Canada, and
from Russia, Hungary and the countries
of eastern Europe. 1t Is interesting to
notice that while Austria proper Is
obliged to relv upon the importation of
grain. Hungary has enough and to spare,
not only for the demands of Its nelghbOr
and political confrere, but for a portion
of Europe besides.
The variation in the increase or de-
crease of the wheat crop Of different
countries is interesting. The returns Of
the crop in Great Britain show a slight
increase, as also do those from Switzer-
land, Belgium and Denmark. The in
crease in Germany has been about - per
cent. in Russia about 31t per cent and in
Canada 33 per cent Such a large in
crease in the harvest of Canada Is not
little surprising. in view OF the report
that that of the United States shows
fall off of about 10 per cent. So wide a
variation between the reports of the two
countries leads 70 a suspicion that the In
formation Of the Hungarian minister Of
Agriculture NAV not be entirely correct.
The reports from Spain are depressing,
showing as they do a decrease OF the
harvest of fully % per cent from the
crop Of last year. The decreaZe IN the
French crop Is said TO have been about 10
per cent from last years figures.
The export surplus of some Of the
countries of Europe is a little surprising,
especially that of Hungary, when com
pared with that of the United States.
Twenty-eight million hectOlitres Il put
down as the limit of our possible export
surplus, while that Of Hungary nearly.
if not quite, equals these figures The
surplus Of Roumania Is also large. while
that Of Russia nearly equals those Of
Hungary and the United States com
bIned. Egypt, whose wheat fields have
been popularity believed 10 yield an I'M
menSe surplus, doe not meet these eX-
pectauons this year. although IL exports
viii not hs Insignificant.
To sum up the whole matter, Il Is
found that while in more than one coun-
try there has been a light harvest, AMI IN
one OF two instances the decrea~- from
the weld Of last year has bee large, the
loss has been more than made Up oy the