Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-18
GRAIN CROPS OF THE WORLD
Harvest in Many Countries
Yield Not So Promising.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Depart
ment Of Agrlcultures urinary OF the
crops OF the world show that owing to the
remarkably cool and wet summer ex-
perienced throughout a 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 a damaged condition and
for that actually spoiled. In the case OF
bread grains there will be a demand
among millers In the countries so suffer-
ing, for good dry grain to mix with the
home product.
The semi-oficial Russian estimate makes
the wheat, rye. barley and oats crop Of
that country not only larger than In 1902,
but exceeding the I'VE years 1896 The
estimate puts the winter wheat crop at
1s6, $50, Ss7 bushels Of sixty pounds each
and spring wheat 800, Gag, $3.50 bushels Of
sixty pounds; rye, 1854. 1852 $50 bushels OF
nfty-six pounds each; barley, 2s2, 1870, s25
bushels Of forty-eight pounds each; oats,
SAG, 391, s75 bushels Of thirty-two pounds
each.
Throughout about four-hfths of the Ger
man empire harvesting was delayed by
frequent rains and there was still much
rains in the fields in the middle Of Sep
TENDER. The Austrian Official figures for
September 10 say that wheat and barley
are good, average crops; white rye is only
medium to good medium. The quality Of
the grain, SO far as the harvest was Sc
cured under anything like favorable condi-
lions, is mostly satisfactory.
From Hungary the oficlal report for Sep
TENDER 15, received at the department here,
shows that maize has suffered from drouth
in some districts, the plants producing no
ears, and In others the grain ripened be-
fore the ears attained a normal develop
ment.
The Roumanian wheat crop is o~ficially
estimated as the best in many years. For
1902 the production is estimated at 76, 220, 298
bushels. Rye is estimated at $3.50, ass bush
els; barley, 24,671, 040 bushels, and oats, a.
905, 205 bushels. The Bulgarian cereal crops
are fairly satisfactory. The wheat is par
t~icularly good in yield, though a little def
cient in quality. The French ministry Of
agriculture has issued a preliminary report
giving the wheat production Of France as
1862, 900, 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 whea
cultivation is 25,50S acres greater than in
1901. The recent weather through Great
Britain has largely helped the farmers in
completing their belated harvests.
Harvesting is progressing favorably in
Denmark. Rye and wheat are of normal
yield and quality.
The wheat crop Of Italy, according to
present indications, will be approximately
100, 000, 900 bushels.
The recent rains in Argentine entirely
saved the crops and it is expected that the
yields will exceed last year by over 40 per
cent.
Wheat areas In Australia have been helped
by heavy rains.
Generally favorable reports of coming
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 expectation.
The Nile flood this year is the lowest in
twenty-five years, and, although 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 avail
able in Egypt will be principally applied
to the cotton crop. leaving beans, maize,
~lentils. ETC., to bear the chief effect of the
scarcity.
Consul Haynes. at Rouen, has transmit
Ted the first estimates OF the coming wheat
harvest Of France, which gives 1t at 1884,
$40. asa bushels. with a surface Of 6 ,s14,7 TAO
acres. This is an average of 5O.69 bushels
per "a acres, against 1888 bushels last