The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-17
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order of time. is that of India. harvested
for the most part in March and April Not
withstanding the famine from which a
large part OF India has suffered so terribly,
the wheat crop harvested in 1900 in Bengal,
Northwest Provinces and Oudh and the
Pupjab was-takilg these three important
divisions togetheT-abOye the average. In
Bengal there was a deficiency of 12.S per
cent as compared with 1899, but an excess
of 20-2 per cent as compared with the aver
age for the preceding five, and OF $50 Per
cent as compared with that of the pre-
ceding ten years. In the Northwest Prov
inces and 0udh the crop was 10 per cent
larger than that of 1899, 3T.5 per cent above
the average for the preceding five years,
and 2S.7 per cent above the average for the
preceding ten years.
The crop OF the PUnjab was about IS
per cent below that OF 1899, 15.7 per cent
below the average for the preceding five
years. and 10-7 per cent below the average
for the preceding ten years; but taking the
three provinces together the crop, as al
ready stated, was above the average Else
where ii has. been a lamentabIe failure;
but as the Punjab and the Northwest Pro-
vinces and 0udh are the most important Of
the wheat-gTowing provinces, while Ben
gal, also, has a rather high rank as q pro-
Queer OF this grain. the Indian wheat crop
a whole was much better than might
have been expected, amounting 10 1872
5S2, 600 bushels. against 236, 679, coo bush
els in 1899. and an annual average of 225,-
$4,000 bushels for the preceding five years
The deficiency amounts TO 81 097 600 bush
els as compared with 1899, and TO e, 9Ot-
Geo bushels as compared with the five
year average.
Russia-Accounts from the southwestern
governments are unfavorable as regards
winter wheat, which during the five years
20
cent Of the total crop of these three gov
ernments, The small amount OF spring
wheat was expected TO yield about an av-
eFage crop. In south Russia generally an
average crop was looked for until quite
recently. but the latest reports indicate
that, owing chiefly TO damages from in
sects, the yield viii not be quite so large
as was expected. A report from eastern
Russia is quite favorable and one from
Riga indicates that the crop in the pro
vinces bordering the Gulf of Finland was
making good progress.
A report from Poland represents the
wheat crop of that country as the worst
in many years. This. if it can be accept
ed as accurate. implies a deficit of sew
eral million bushels as compared with
1859 or 1898 in that division of Russia II
is difficult to arrive at any conclusion as
10 the Russian wheat crop as a whole,
since there are vast areas not represent
ed by the reports at hand; but were
judgment based on these incomplete re-
ports, crop somewhat below rather than
above the average would be anticipated
Sweden-Inccmplete reports for Sweden
indicate more than an average crop in
the central part of that country, where
harvest began under favorable circum-
stances.
Germany-A prolonged spell of moist
weather which had given rise to appre-
hension was succeeded in July by period
OF sunshine and warmth by which wheat
as we'll as various other crops, was much
benefited. The latest official report indi-
Gates somewhat over an average yield,
and quality is expected to be good
Austria-Hungary-T Austrian wheat
crop is reported as not altogether salts
factory being rather poor and thin in
some districts The latest official reports
from Hungary make some reductions on
previous official estimates for this years
wheat crop, the last figures received in
the United States putting it at 135, 000.-
BOO bushels. Private estimates are how
ever. saio to be more optimistic than the /
official ones. some of them making the
crop quite equal to that of 1899. The |
weather during harvest is reported good, |
though tropical heat followed by thunder |
storms has done harm in few districts
Roumania, Bulgaria, and European Tur- |
key-The reports from Roumania are gem
orally favorable, but, owing to last years /
crop failure. farmers of the poorer class I
were unable to SOW as much as usual and /
the total area is consequently somewhat /
reduced For this reason the total out
turn may be somewhat below the average, |
although reports would indicate nearly an
average rate of yield. Some grain was i'm /
paired in quality by rain during harvest /
but very fine samples have already reached +
the market, especially from Moidavia. The {
Bulgarian crop is reported to be unusual T
ly good, though it too suffered somewhat
from rain during harvest, as did also that |
Of European Turkey.
Italy, Switzerland, and Spain-Reports |
from these countries indicate that about |
an average wheat crop has been secured,
mainly in good condition. Notwithstanding
hat the Spanish crop suffered in some To-
>aiities from iocusts and in others from |
ioosd.
France-In some of the heaviest wheat
districts Of France, the winter
wheat was seriously damaged by freezing.
Areas on which winter grain had been
killed were in some cases resown with
spring wheat, but there is no means of es-
imating the total extent of the areas thus
.reated. The official report for the middle
If May was Interpreted as Indicating a
.rop considerably below 300, 600 600 bushels,
out subsequent favorable weather SO i'm |
proved the appearance of the fields that