The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
THE WORLDS CROPS.
Harvest Is One of the Latest
Ever Known.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE department
of agriculture's summary of the crops
of the world shows that owing to the
remarkably cool and wet summer ex-
perienced throughout a considera BILE
part of Europe, the harvest of 1902 is
one of the largest on record The prom
Use of an abundant yield, therefore, has
been only partly fulfilled in Europe, al
lowing for grain gathered in a damaged
condition and for that actually spoiled.
In case of bread grains there will be a
damand among nlillers in the countries
so suffering for good, dry grain to mix
with the home product
The semi-official Russian estimate
makes the wheat, rye, barley and oats
crop of that country not only larger
than in 1901, but exceeding the average
for the five years 129S-19OO The esti-
mate puts the winter wheat crop at
1876, 5S2,3S7 bushels. of sixty pounds each,
spring wheat 00.039, 1913 bushels of sixty
pounds; rye, S54,452, $50 bushels of fifty.
six pounds each; barley, 2S2, 13O, 625 bush
els of forty-eight pounds each; oats,
S46391,S75 bushels of thirty-two pounds
each.
Throughout about four-fifths of the
German empire harvesting was delayed
by frequent rains and there was still
much grain in the fields in the middle
of September. The Austrian official
figures for September Is says that
wheat and barley are good average
crops Willie rye - Oii1H HltQluiI ~ SODQ
medium. The quality of the grain, SO
far as the harvest was secured under
anything like favorable conditions, is
mostly satisfactory.
From Hungary the official report for
September Is, received at the depart
ment here, shows that maize has suffer
ed from drouth in some districts, the
plants producing no ears and in others
the grain ripened before the ears at
tanned a normal development.
The ROIT11aOiau wheat prOD is off
ciaIly estimated as the best in many
years. For 1902 the production is esti-
mated al 7e, 220 29S bushels; rye at $685.
466 bushels; barley. 24,671, 040 bushels
and oats. 81 sos, POS bushels.
The Bulgarian cereal crops are fairly
satisfactory. The wheat is particularly
good in yield, though a little deficient
in quality.
The French ministry of agriculture
has issued a preliminary report giving
/ the wheat production of France as 352,-
oO0, 900 bushels, increase of over 1.
per cent over 1901
The crops in Belgium are stated to be
/ comparatively satisfactory.
In Great Britain the area under wheat
cultivation is 25.50S acres greater thar
in 1901. The recent weather through
farmers in completing their belated
harvests-
Harvesting is progressing favorably in
/ Denmark. Rye and wheat are of norma
! y
The wheat crop of Italy. according tC
present indications, will be approximate
/ ly 100 000. 600 bushels
The recent rains in Argentine entirely
saved the crops and it is expected thai
the yields will exceed last year by ovel
40 per cent
Wheat areas in Australia have beer
1 helped by heavy rains
Generally favorable reports of coming
crops have been received from all prov
inceS of India.
The rice crop of Japan hurt by tht
wet summer, probably will be below the
/ average
The official estimate of Spain is thai
! the country will have the largest ,whea
crop for many years, and will have {
/ considerab Die surplus for expectation.
The Nile flood this year is the loves
in the last % years. and although th'
scarcity of water viii partly be com
pensated for by the new works executed
+ by the British government. crops il
upper Egypt are likely to suffer. What
ever water is available in Egypt vii
be principally applied to the cotto.
4 crop, leaving beans. maize ientiIes. etc.
to bear the chief effect of the scarcity.