New-York tribune., 1902-10-18
THE CROPS OF THE WORLD.
PROMISE OF ABUNDANT HARVESTS IN
EUROPE ONLY PARTIALLY
FULFILLED.

Washington. Oct 1.-THE Department of Agri-
cultures summary Of the crops of the world shows
that. owing TO the remarkably cool and wet sum
Tner experienced throughout considerable part of
Europe. the harvest of 1902 is one of the latest on
record The promise OF abundant Yield there
fore, has been only partly fulfilled in Europe al
lowing for grain gathered in damaged condition
and for that actually spoiled In the case of bread
grains there will be demand among milers in the
countries suffering for good dry grain TO mix
with the home product.
The semi-oficial Russian estimate makes the
wheat. rye, barley and oats crops of that country
not only larger than in 1901. but exceeding the av-
erage for the five years 1s96-lso The estimate
puts the winter wheat crop 1856 5s237 bushels Of
sixty pounds EACH spring wheat. SOOsas& &3s bushels
Of sixty pounds; s5 $50 bushels of fty-six
pounds EACH barley, &3. 1876 625 bushels OF forty
eight pounds each; oats. S59s75 bushels of thirty
two pounds each
Throughout about four-ffths of the German En-
pre harvesting delayed by frequent rains and
there was still much grain in the fields in the
middle Of September.
The Austrian official figures for September Is
show that wheat and barley are good average
crops while rye is only medium TO good medium
The quality of the grain, so far the harvest was
secured under anything like favorable conditions.
is mostly satisfactory.
From Hungary the official report for September
Is shows that maize has suffered from drouth in
some districts the plants producing ears and in
others the grain ripened before the attained
normal development
The Rumaniar wheat crop is officially estimated
the best in many years. For 1902 the produc-
tion is estimated 500 29S bushels Rye is esti-
mated at 695S 456 bushels. barley ~ go bushels
and oats q. .9o5 90 bushels.
The Bulgarian cereal crops are fairly satistac-
tory. The wheat IS particularly good in yield.
though a little deficient in quality.
The French Ministry OF Agriculture has issued
preliminary report giving the wheat production OF
France as 352eO0Ooo bushels increase OF over 13
per cent 1901.
The crops in Belgium are said 20 be comparative
y satisfactory
In Great Britain the area under wheat cultiva-
ton is 255Os acres greater than in 1901 The
weather through Great Britain has greatly helped
its farmers in completing their belated harvests.
Harvesting is making favorable progress in Den
mark. Wheat and rye are OF rormal yield and
good quality.
The wheat crop Of italy, according present
indications will be approximately 100000 bush
els.
The recent rains in Argentina saved the crops
and II is estimated that the Yield VIII exceed last
Wheat areas in Australia have been helped by
heavy rains Generally favorable reports of COM
ing crops have been received from all provinces
Smmap Sd ana2 pr6Say F & % be the 6
The official estimate OF spain IS tnaI mat that coun-
years. and will have considerable surplus for
The Nile lood this year is the lowest in twenty
five wears and although the scarcity of water will
COMPENSATED
cuted by the British Government. the crops in
miner E,Svnt are Xix IN suffer. Whatever water
is available in Egypt viii be principally applied
40 'e re beaT the chief eject OF the scarcity
Consul Haynes at RoUen, has transmitted 10
the State Department the first estimate made Of
The coming wheat harvest Of France. which gives
IN at $50 SO 4S4 bushels. with surface of 16Sl47O
acres This is average of 5O69 bushels per pa
acres against 49, 50 bushels last year The present
vvbe is estimated at 3a5.324l27 bushels.
against 9O4 90 96 bushels for last The aver
age annual consumption of wheat in France is
5nrovirnateIv 26S g3l Osa bushels. In spite of the
nr6gress made in recent years In the culture OF
wheat France saws the consul is importer.
SavfnG bouqbt I43 Isl If wheat. and exported
/ o9S TONS OF wheat in 1909 French miers saw that
their wheat does not contain suthcient gluten 10
make good flour and that IL should be mixed with
Foreign wheat 10 the extent of 30 per cent.