The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-20
SHORT CROPS.
Reports From All Over the
World Indicate
A Decreased Yield and a Poor
Quality of Grain.
UNITED STATES ALONE
This Country Seems to be the
Only One ON the Globe
That Will Have a Surplus of
Cereals For Export.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Advices to the
agricultural department from private
and indirectly official sources, confirm
the predictions of a considerable de-
hciency in the European wheat crop,
while rye, which is the chief bread
grain of eastern Europe, is also short.
This fact, a special report of Statisti-
clan Hyde, of the department, says,
as we'll as the wheat deficiency, will
tend to restrict the expectation of the
latter from these European countries,
which usually have a surplus of that
grain AS to non-European countries,
other than the United States, their ag-
gregate contribution to the European
supply will be materially affected by
the fact that India denuded by the
famine, will have practically no wheat
to export.
United States Consul O'Connor at
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, reports that
early crops in the southwestern part of
that province were much injured by
wet weather during the first half of
June which also prevented planting
the usual potato area Plums are
failure. Apples will be short crop.
Small fruits, like Strawberries, are
abundant, with increased acreage. The
wild berry crop is immense. Unofficial
reports from Ontario show an unfaVor-
able change in the fruit prospect, with
probable small crop of apples. In
western Ontario the fruit outlook is
better, but there will be a poor crop
around to Quebec, while in Manitoba
the wheat area exceeds the reduced
acreage of last year by 20 per cent and
is IA per cent greater than the 1895
acreage, until then the year of the
largest.
eign countries follow Great Britain and
Ireland. Returns from every county in
England and from many districts in
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, publish
or hxY hn Aer1@ioI T1IIx
rs, indicate the wheat crop would be
considerable, oats and potatoes in a
less degree, and barley only slightly
below the average. Hay was largely
peas considerably and beans somewhat
above. Barley had suffered an unfav-
orable change in quality; and as a part
of it will be unfit for mailing purposes
the returns which make it nearly an
average crop, must apparently be
somewhat discounted.
France-Conservativ commercial
estimates put the total wheat crop as
low as one hundred million hectolitres,
making it about one-seventh less than
the heavy crop of 1895.
Germany-An official report dated
July 10, in which the figure ''1'' denoted
superior, '2'' good and ''3''' middling
condition, puts winter wheat at %, rye
at - barley at 81, oats at 3. potatoes
at 81, and hay at 20 Thus none of
the leading cereals is rated as good )"
According to a report from Hamburg
rain was sadly interfering with har-
vesting. Barley was looking we'll, but
the wet weather menaced its quality.
The United States consul at Bremen re-
ported indications that there would not
be more than half the usual apple, pear
and plum crops in northern Germany
this year.
Russia-Advices from Nicolaieff of
July 70 report an average yield of
wheat. but the quality of spring wheat
had suffered from hot weather and
much of it would be light. Rye was
unsatisfactory in quality and quantity.
Barley was unsatisfactory in yield, and
its color had suffered from the rains.
Other mail advices from Russia speak
unfavorably regarding the wheat and
rye crops, the recent great heat having
caused premature ripening.
ria-Hungary-Prices of wheat at
Vienna are reported to be the highest
in ten years and foreign wheat is be-
ing imported. The weather is wet.
| I3elgium-The yield of wheat is re-
| ported as satisfactory, but that of rye
deficient
Holland-The weather in the latter
part of July was somewhat unfavora BILE
| for harvesting.
Denmark-Advices from Copenhagen,
dated July 81. stated that rye had suf-
fered from storms, but wheat was a
| fair average crop and barley good.
! Roumania-The wheat crop is de-
scribed as very Disappointing and
| parcels of new grain received in Lon
| don are said to show irregular and very
poor quality.
notwithstanding to reports for
| near the end of July the wheat crop
| has suffered seriously from heavy rains
1ndia--Crop prospects were improved
| by rain in many districts, but in Bonn
bay and Punjab much more rain was
\ needed.
| Australia-Crop prospects in Victoria
| had been improved by rain and accord
| ing to latest mail advices were fairly
| good.
Argentina-Telegrap reports to
London represent the weather as being
/ favorable for the crops.