The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-21
FOREIGN CROP SHORTAGE
Deficiency Abroad Confirmed by
Semi-OficiaI Adyices

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Advices to
the agricultural department from pri-
vate and indirectly official sources con-
firm the prediction of a considerable
deficiency 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 well the wheat deficiency, will tend
to restrict the expectation of the latter from
those European countries which usually have
a surplus of that grain. AS to n-European
countries, other than the United States their
aggregate contribution to the European sup
ply 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 a failure. Apples
will. be short crop. Small fruits, like straw
berries were abundant with increased acre
age. The wild berry crop is immense I'm
official reports from Ontario show an un-
favorable change in the fruit prospect, with
probably small. crop of apples. In west
ern Ontario the fruit outlook is better, but
there will be- a poor crop around Quebec,
while in Manitoba the wheat area exceeds
the reduced acreage of last year by 90 per
acreage, until then the year of the largest
Agricultural conditions in other foreign
countries follow:
Great Britain and Ireland-Returns from
every county in England and from many dis
tricts in Wales, Scotland and Ireland, pub
lished by the Agricultural Gazette, July g.
indicated the wheat crop would be consid-
erably, 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 un-
of it will be unfit for mailing purposes, the
returns, which make it nearly an average
CROP must apparently be somewhat discount
ed. Wheat harvest began in some of the
northern and south-midland counties during
the week ended July "a, and was progressing
favorably up to the end of the month but
taking the country as whole, the bulk
of the crop is harvested in August. The
different cereals were ripening less than the
heavy crop of 1896. Reports up to near the
end of July represent that the weather was
unfavorable for harvesting, and especially in
the north. So far as the harvest has yet
advanced, the results are said to be far from
satisfactory, both as quantity and quality,
and do not tend to encourage any eXpecta-
tion that the crop will exceed the lower esti-
mates.
Germany-An official report, dated July Is,
in which the figure 81 denoted superior,
2.7; oats at 3; potatoes at 2.7, and hay at
rs. Thus none of the leading cereals are
rated as good" According to report from
Hamburg, rain was sadly interfering with
harvesting. Barley was looking we'll, but
the wet weather menaced its quality The
United States consul at Bremen reported in
dications 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 25
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 guam
tity Barley was unsatisfactory in yie,d,
and its color had suffered from the rains
Other mail advices from Russia speak un-
favorabiy regarding the wheat and rye crops
the recent great heat having caused prema-
ture ripening.
Neutrality-suspicious. of wheat at Vien-
ma are reported to be the highest in ten
years. and foreign wheat is being imported.
The weather is wet.
Belgium-The yield of wheat is reported
as satisfactory, but that of rye deficient.
Roumania-The wheat crop is described as
Every disappointing, and parcels of new
grain received in London are said to show
irregular and very poor quality.