Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
THE CROPS Of The WORLD.
The Agricultural Departments
Summary of Crop Conditions
Throughout the World.
EUROPEAN HARVEST LATEST ON RECORD
The Promise of an Abundant Yield,
Therefore, Has Been Only tar-
TALLY Fulfilled. Allowing Tor
Grain Gathered in Damaged Con-
ditfOn or Spoiled.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-The depart
ment of agriculture's 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
1909 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 1S96-l9O0. The
estimate puts the winter wheat crop
at 1856, $50, 1857 bushels of 60 pounds
each; spring wheat, $500, 939,333 bush
els of 60 pounds; rye, s54,452, $50 bush
els of Sc pounds; barley, 2s2, l3O,625
bushels of 48 pounds; oats, SAC, 391 ,S75
bushels of 80 pounds.
Throughout about four-tifths 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.
NJ k,4s,,, Itsnta1 tr11rDS 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 rlpened be
b fore the ears attained a normal de
velopment.
The Roumanian crop is officially es
timated as the best in many years
For 1902 the production is estimate
: at 76.220,2oS Rye is estimated at 6
95S.466; barley, 24,671,o4o bushels, an
oats, 81 ,905,@,'.
The Bulgarian cereal crops are fan
o lv satisfactory. The wheat is pal
ticularly goou in yield, though "a littl
deficient in quality.
q The French ministry of ag%ricultur
4 has issued a preliminary report gl'
ing the wheat production OF Franc
at 1852, O0O, 900 bushels, an increase
over - per cent. Over 1901.
IL The crops in Belgium are stated
e. be comparatively satisfactory.
I'd In Great Britain the area und
,e wheat cultivation is 25,508 acres grea
j. pr than in 1901. The recent wealth.
through Great Britain has great
-. helped it's farmers in completing the
- belated harvests.
10 Harvesting is progressing faVorab
in Denmark. Rye and wheat are
re normal yield and good quality.
i'll The wheat crop of Italy,
re-, TO present indications, will be appro
~ imatelv 1870, 000, 900 b"snels.
The recent rains i'll Argentine c
i'll tirely saved the crops, and 1t is c
IN. pected that the yields will exceed Ia
od wear by over 40 Ter cent.
Wheat areas in Australia have be
&C helped by heavy rains.
o. Generally favorable reports OF co
ing crops have been received from
H. provinces OF India.
~ The rice crop of Japan, hurt by
~; wet summer, probably will be bel
the average. J.,
IVY The official estimate of Spain is Il
eu that country will have the larg
~ wheat crop for many years, ana
a,e have a considerable surplus for
portation.
the TIE Nile food this year is the II
est in the last 25 ,'ears, IL tho'
MS the scarcity of water will partly
IAN compensated for by the new wo
executed by the British governm'
all the crops in Upper Egypt are likely
ere suffer. Whatever water is avaiif
BON in Egypt will be principally app
'tes to the cotton crop, leaving be-
TO maize, ~lentils, etc, to bear tb" c
effect of the scarcity.