The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-12
A BUMPER YEAR.
For Wheat is Reported All Over
the World
With Scarcely an Important
Exception.
THE RUSSIAN CROP is
3O,OOO,OOO Bushels Larger
Than Previous Estimates.
Germany Shows a Gain of 81
100000 Blu. Over Last Year.

Washington, Nov. 12-Statistician
Hyde of the agricultural department
has completed the official report Of the
crops of the world for this month and a
revised review of the worlds wheat is
an important feature. Thus Russian
wheat crop is now put by the ministry
of agriculture at Al, 100000 Winchester
bushels, an increase of 10000, 900 over
the Hungarian official estimate. An
estimate believed to be below rather
than above the actual yield, is credited
to the Hungarian agricultural ministry
estimating the Hungarian wheat crop
at 132, 2,277, 200 bushels of 60 pounds.
An estimate said to be the prellm-
mary official one, puts the German
wheat crop at 5000, 900 bushels more
than 1897 crop making it in round num-
bers lis. .000,0 600 bushels of 90 pounds.
The official estimate of the Italian
wheat crops puts it at 133, 81, 800 Win
chester bushels.
The latest estimate of the Spanish
wheat crop is a little less than $500 900
Winchester bushels.
The London Times estimates the
wheat crop of the United Kingdom at
Il, 900 600 Winchester bushels, consider
ably in excess of the estimates a month
ago.
The official estimate for Roumania
makes its wheat crop 5S, 1885, ,9O4 Win
chester bushels.
Official figures for Manitoba give its
wheat crop at 26,729,80S Winchester
bushels. Preliminary official figures
make the crop of Ontario SO, 208,729 Win
chester bushels, the total for the two
provinces being 59,757, ,887 Winchester
bushels. AS the wheat area of the more
eastern provinces was much larger than
in recent years, it seems likely that the
total for Canada will reach the highest
of last months estimates, $4,000, 900 I'm
periaI bushels.
On the whole the changes from
l. 70
of the worlds wheat crop but the con-
ditiOns affecting the crops of the south
ern hemisphere are scarcely as favor
able as they were commonly supposed
to be when the estimates used in the
table published a month ago were made.
Australia has suffered from drought,
but this is now broken, good rains hav-
ing fallen throughout Victoria South
Australia and New South Wales If
the Australasian wheat crop should fall
short of the BrOOmhall estimates, the
largest it may in any case equal, or
perhaps exceed the very moderate eSti-
mates for these authorities announced
last month. The BrOOmhall estimate
was 54,000,000 and the Hungarian esti-
mate only 81, ,0OO,0 900 bushels of 6Opounds,
while the estimate of the Bulletin Des
Halles was $1,000, 900 Winchester bush
els. Severe frOsts have been reported
from Argentina, but the latest accounts
as to the outlook for the wheat crop in
that country are not favorable.
AS to other crops, the estimate for
France for barley is 50, ,167, ,766 bushels
and for oats 299 059, ,074 bushels. This
provisional estimate of the Russian ag-
ricultural ministry give in Winchester
bushels: Winter wheat 141, 639 900 bush
els, spring wheat 275,811, 900 total wheat
All 450 900; rye III, ,7S6, 900 bushels barley
800, ,141,OOO bushels; oats COG, 861, 900 bush
els; maize AZ, 789, 900 bushels.
The official crop of Austria for the
middle of October, represents the oats
crop as generally satisfactory in guam
tity and still more so in quality. Ex-
cept in the mountain districts, maize is
mostly harvested and hardly a medium
crop. BuckWheat suffered partly from
drought and partly from frost in the
northern and eastern provinces, but in
the middle one, more satisfactory
The barley crop was somewhat deficient
in quantity and quality. In general,
however, the cereal crops were salts
factory, the kernels being mostly full
heavy and of good color. In the noun
tain districts and in the south, the yield
of potatoes were below the average but
they were satisfactory and especially
so in upper Austria and part of Nora
via and eastern Galicia, though in the
last named province, the latter part of
the crop suffered somewhat from frost
Beet roots suffered from drought more
than other root crops, the yield is bare
ly up to the average but quality Satis-
factory. The fruit crop though good
in the middle zone and in some districts
of Silesia and west Galicia IS on the
whole disappointing. The vintage in
lower Austria exceeded the estimates
and the quality was quite good. In
Karst and the east districts the yield
was only medium, but the quality in
general was satisfactory. Fall sowing
was delayed by drought throughout
large portion of Europe, but there is
no reason to apprehend any material
detriment to the crop from the delay,
though in some countries, the area
sown may be somewhat smaller than
under more favorable circumstances. In
Russia sowing was effected under gem
orally favorable conditions but the
weather was too cold for the welfare OF
the young crop. No serious injury has
however. been reported and in most
other countries the grain, so far as sown
has been favored by subsequent rains
and mild temperature.
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