Middletown transcript., 1896-10-24
OF Interest
To Farmers
EURoPE's GRAIN CROP.


Re ports Of the Agricultural Depart.
ment issued by the chief statisticiau
show that the wheat crop of Great
Britain has been somewhat reduced In
the north of Scotland by continued
wet weather in September, which prac-
tically ruined most Of the wheat then
ungathered. In the southern counties
harvesting was completed before the
bad weather set in and the wheat is Of
a finer milling quality than has been
known for some years. The report
contin ues:
'sFifty million bushels would be a
liberal estimate for the product Of
Great Britain. The barley crop has
been shortened and seriously injured
in quality by the rain. Hay and oats
are short, not only here, but on the
Baltic. Hence it may be expected
that there will be a good market for
imported hay, and that the enormous
consumption of corn in the United
Kingdom during 1866 will be equaled
in the coming year. It is practically
certain that the end of the current har-
vest year will see no great sur
pluses, and it is reasonable to suppose
that we shall see no further reduction
Of wheat area such as have been OBJ
servable in the records Of the last few
years."
France-There is no material loss in
wheat from bad harvest weather. The
crop is, however, somewhat effected.
The estimate as TO the wheat crop Of
the national association Of French mill
lers is higher than the official estimate.
The millers figures are as follows:
Acreage, 16, 1865. 600; bushels. 344, ,OOO,-
600. Official estimate: Acreage, IT,
103, ,OOO;. bushels, 1921, 200, 600. Last
years. crop grown on II, 1850, 900 acres
was 333, ,000, 900 bushels.
Germ any.-The wheat crop is a poor
average except in Prussia. The aver
age production Of this cereal in Ger
many is small in comparison with that
of rye and potatoes. The estimate of
the rye crop, 315,0OO,eO0 bushels, is
considerably over the average and is
believed to be excessive, Potatoes are
expected to yield only half crop. It
may be expected that the wheat impor-
tations Of 1896-97 will exceed the aver
age and that larger proportion than
usual will come from the United States.
This would of course, be nullified by
any considerable advance. in the price
of wheat.
Denmark-Wheat is good average.
The sowings Of winter wheat are now
we'll along.
Spain-In the estimate by the Hun
garian minister Of agriculture Of the
wheat crops of the world he considered
that Spain would harvest 72, 1856, 900
bushels. The deficit of the year is es-
timated by him to exceed $4,000, 900
bushels, more than double that of last
year.
Austria Hungary.-The wheat crop
is below the average and reports as to
the corn crop are not optimistic.
Italv.-There is an average crop all
round.
Roumania.-The esl Innate is Sc, 9,600,-.
600 bushels of wheat. The corn crop
is extremely disappointing and the
same statement is made as to all the
Danubian countries. During the har-
vest year ended in July, 1895, these
counties shipped more corn to England
than did the United States, while dur
ing the year just ended they cut small
figure.
Russia.-There is big deficiency in
the Russian wheat crop. The highest
estimate puts the crop at 374, ,000, 600
bushels, the lowest under 300, 600, 900,
General opinion inclines toward the
latter.
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