The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-17
WORLDS CROP in 'O2.,
The Harvest in Europe One Of the
Latest on Record Grain e
Was Damaged.
Promise Of an Abundant Yield Only
Partially Fulfilled Argen-
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washington, Oct. 1.-THE department
OF agriculture's summary of the crops Of
the world shows that owing to the re-
markably cool and wet summer expert
enced throughout considerable part Of
Europe the harvest Of 1902 is, one of the
latest on record. The promise Of an
abundant yield, therefore, has been only
partly fulfilled in Europe, allowing for
grain gathered in damaged condition
and for that actually spoiled. In the case
OF bread grains there will be a demand
among millers, in the, countries SO suf-
fering, for good dry grain to mix with
the home product. a; - !.
; The semi official Russian estimate
makes the wheat rye, barley and oats
crop of that country larger than in 1901,
which crop exceeded the average for the
five years 1893-1900. The estimate puts
the winter wheat crop at 186,582.387
oushels OF sixty pounds. EACH; spring
wheat, 300, sS9, 1893 bushels of sixty pounds;
rye. S64,642, $50 bushels of sf1ftyrsix pounds
each barley, 1882, 1s0,625 bushels Of forty
eight pounds each; oats, 846,391, 875
bushels Of thirty-two pounds each.
Throughout about four -dfths Of the Ger
man empire harvesting was delayed by
frequent rains and there was still much
grain In the fields in the middle Of Sep
TENDER. The Austrian official figures for
Sept 10 say that wheat and barley are
good average crops, while rye is only
medium to good medium. The quality
OF the grain so far as the harvest was
secured under anything like. favorable
conditions, Is most satisfactory.
From Hungary the official report for
Sept Is received at the department, shows
that maize has suffered from drought in
some districts, the plants producing no
ears and In others the grain ripened be-
fore. the ears attained. a normal develop
ment. .-,. aa. ~
The Roumanian wheat crop is officially
estimated as the best in many. years. For
1902 the production is estimated at 49,
220,29S. Rye Is estimated at 6.938, 1866:
barley, 24,e71.o40 bushels, and oats at
21.9o5 EOS. III. =
The Bulgarian cereal crops are fairly
satisfactory. The wheat is placed at a
good yield, though a little deficient in
quality. +~..r s,,.f.....
The French ministry Of agriculture has
issued preliminary report giving the
wheat production. of France as 2,ooo,-
900 bushels, an Increase of over IS per
cent over 1901. .+..
The crops in Belgium are stated to
be comparatively satisfactory.
In Great Britain the area under wheat
cultivation is rs, sos acres greater than in
1901. The recent weather through Great
Britain has greatly ,helped Its farmers IN
completing their belated harvests.
Harvesting is progressing favorably In
Denmark. Rye and wheat are Of normal
yield and good quality.
The wheat crop; Of Italy, according to
present indications, will be approximate
ly 1870, 000;0 bushels. {
b The. recent rains in EArgentine entirely
saved the crops, and it is expected that
the yields will exceed last year by over
40 per cent q, :3:sT;>1> -
Wheat areas in Australia have been
helped by heavy rains.
Generally favorable reports Of coming
crops have been received from all prov
inces of India :.*CiT soy So" : .-.-:><
: The rice crop Of Japan, hurt by the wet
summer, probably will be below the aver
age = 4 a.s,t cdr sy.4s & 4auM $ &tT~ -
The official estimate Of Spain is that
that country will have the largest wheat
crop for many years and will have con-
siderable, surplus for expectation, :.
The, Nile. flood this year Is the lowest
in the last twenty-five years, and al
though the. scarcity Of water will partly Be
compensated for by the new works ex-
ecuted by the British government, the
crops in upper Egypt are like to suffer.
Whatever water Is available in Egyp,
will be principally applied to thescotton
crop, leaving beans. maize, lentils, etc,
to bear the chief effect Of the scarcity.