The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-22
THE CROPS OF THE World.
The Agricultural Departments
Summary of Crop Conditions
Throughout the World.
EUROPEAN HARyEsTlATEsT ON RECORD
The Promise of an Abundant Yield,
Therefore, Has Been Only Par.
TALLY FULFILLED, Allowing for
Grain Gathered I'm Damaged Con-
dition or Spoiled.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-The depart
ment of agriculture summary Of the
crops of the world shows that, owing
to the remarkably cool and wet sum-
mer experienced throughout consid-
cradle 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 full
filled in Europe, allowing for grain
gathered in a damaged condition, and
for that actually spoiled. In the case
of bread grains there will be a de-
mand among millers 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 av-
erage for the five years 1896-1900. The
estimate puts the winter wheat crop
at 1S6,5S2,3s7 bushels of 60 pounds
each; spring wheat, $500, 1888, 1888 BUSH
els of 60 pounds; rye, S54, 452, $50 bush
els of Sc pounds; barley, 2S2, 130,625
bushels of 4S pounds; oats, 846, 391,875
| bushels of 80 pounds.
Throughout about four-fifths of the
German empire harvesting was de-
layed by frequent rains, and there
was still much grain in the fields in
the middle of September.
The Austrian official figures for
September Is say that the wheat and
barley were average, while rye was
medium to good medium. The quality
of the grain, so far as the harvest,
was secured under anything like IA
vorable conditions, is most satisfac-
tory.
From Hungary the official report
for September Is, received at the de-
partment here. shows that maize has
suffered from drought in some dis
tricts, the plants producing no ears,
and in others the grain ripened be-
fore the ears attained normal de-
velopment.
The Roumanian crop is officially es-
timated as the best in many years.
For 1902 the production is estimated
at 76,220,29S. Rye is estimated at g.
958,466; barley, 24,671 ,O4O bushels, and
oats, 81, 905,a> i.
The Bulgarian cereal crops are fair
| ly satisfactory. The wheat is par
ticularly gooo in yield, though little
deficient in quality.
The French ministry of agriculture
has issued prelimi- airy report Civ
ing the wheat production of France
at 352 100000 bushels, an increase of
over 13 per cent. ov r 1901.
The crops in Belgium are stated to
oe comparatively satisfactory.
In Great Britain the area under
wheat cultivation is 25,50S acres great
er 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 approx
imately 13O,OOO.O00 b'-shels.
The recent rains in Argentine en-
tirely saved the crops, and it is ex-
pected that the yields will exceed last
year by over 40 Ter cent.
| Wheat areas in Australia have been
helped by heavy rains.
Generally favorable reports of COM
ing crops have been received from all
provinces of India.
The rice crop of Japan, hurt by the
wet summer, probably will be below
the average.
The official estimate of Spain is that
that country will have the largest
wheat crop for many years, and will
have a considerable surplus for ex-
portation.
The Nile flood this year is the low
est in the last 25 .-ears, and though
the scarcity of water will partly be
compensated for by the new works
executed by the British government,
the crops in Upper Egypt are likely TO
suffer Whatever water is available
in Egypt will be principally applied
to the cotton crop, leaving beans,
maize, fentils, etc, to bear the chief
effect of the scarcity.