The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-18
CROPS OF OLD WORLD
CONDITIONS AND PROSPECTS IN
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Summary of Reports Received by tho
United States Department of Aari-
eulture-Harvest in Europe Ono Of
the Latest on Record and Promise Of
Large Yield Is Only Partially Real
lied.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 1.-THE
department of agriculture's summary
of the crops of the world shows that
owing to the remarkably cool and wet
summer experienced throughout a con-
siderable 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 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 1S95-1900. The esti-
mate puts the winter wheat crop at
1S6,5S2,3S7 bushels of so pounds each:
spring wheat, 3OO,939,333 bushels of go
pounds; rye, S54,452,750 bushels of So
pounds each; barley, 2S2,13O,625 BUSH
els of 4S pounds each; oats, S46,391, S75
bushels Of 80 pounds each.
Rains in Germany.
Throughout about four-fifths of the
German empire harvesting was delay
ed by frequent rains and there was
still much grain in the fields in the
middle Of September. The Austrian
official figures for Sept. Is say that
wheat and barley are good average
crops, while rye is only medium to good
to medium. The quality of the grain,
so far as the harvest was secured I'M
der anything like favorable conditions
is mostly satisfactory
From Hungary, the official report for
Sept. Is. received at the department
shows that maize has suffered from
drouth in some districts, the plants
producing no ears and in others the
grain ripened before the ears attained
a normal development.
The Roumanian wheat crop is off,
cially estimated as the best in many
years. For 1902 the production Is esti-
mated at 76,220,29S bushels Rye is es-
timated at 6,958,466 bushels; barley,
24,671, 040 bushels, and oats, 21,905,2O5
bushels
The Bulgarian cereal crops are fairly
satisfactory. The wheat is particu-
larry good in yield, though a little def
cient in quality.
French Wheat Production.
The French ministry of agriculture
has issued a preliminary report giving
the wheat production Of France as
352,000,000 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 25,50S acres
greater than in 1901. The recent wealth
er through Great Britain has greatly
helped it's 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 pres
ent indications, will be approximately
10000, 900 bushels. The recent rains in
Argentine entirely saved the crops, and
it is expected that the yields will ex-
coed last year by over 40 per cent.
Wheat areas in Australia have been
helped by heavy rains. Generally ia
vorable reports of coming crops have
been received from all provinces of In
dia- The rice crop of Japan hurt by
the wet summer, pTODdDly VIII ne Ue-
low 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 expor-
tation.
Consul Haynes, at Rouen, has trans
mitted to the state department the first
estimates made of the coming wheat
HARVEST Of France which gives 1T at
bushels, with a surface of
16 S14740 acres