Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-10

Minneapolis. Minn., Oct. g.
Serious shortage exists in the
worlds crop of grain for 1913.
The supply is nearly 10 per cent
less than last year. The total
deficiency aggregates l,250,000,-
900 bushels of the FIVE grain
staples. This shortage is not
made up by potatoes, the worlds
supply of which is no greater
than last year, and 30O,000,000
bushels less than the worlds nor
NAL potato crop of 1910.
These amazing conclusions are
indicated by the preliminary re-
port upon worlds crops and the
future of prices, prepared by Or
ange Judd Northwest Farmstead
of Minneapolis, as of Oct. |. This
authority emphasizes that the four
breadstuffs-wheat, oats, rye and
barley-will probably be 500.-
900, 900 bushels less this year than
in 1912, 7O,OOO,0O0 bushels less
than two years ago, but 4 per cent
more than in the 1910 crop.
Ample Supply of Wheat.
Unless Russia and Argentina
conclude the year with much
greater yields than now seems
possible" Northwest Farmstead
says, the worlds production will
be only about l00,000,00O bush
els more than last year. This
will be an increase of only 3 per
cent over the supply of wheat
produced throughout the world in
1912.
OF this increase, 50,000,000
bushels is due to the extent to
which the bonanza wheat crop
of the United States and Canada
exceeds last years out-turn.
The Farmstead preliminarily re-
turns the Russian crop as 70O,-
100000 bushels, which has since
been confirmed by the Russian
governments official pronuncia-
mento of 69O,000.000. This is
in sharp contrast to the apparently
misleading and erroneous fore
cast put out in late August by the
International Institute of Agricul-
ture at Rome of 8l2.000,000
bushels as the Russian crop.
Large Deficiency in Rye.
OF grave importance also is the
European shortage in rye. Be-
cause even more than wheat, is
rye the breadstuf of the teemine
millions of Europe. Northwest
Farmstead finds that Europe may
have only l,700.000.00 bush
els less than last year. The de-
,fcit may be still larger if latest
cabled advices from Russia are
reliable.
Heavy Reduction IN Oats Crop.
The shortage in the world.
supply of oats bids fair to be
greater than was expected.
With a smaller crop in North
America than last year by more
than 3O0,000,0OO bushels. and
with another l00,000,000 de6ci,
elsewhere, the worlds crop ol
oats may be 10 per cent less thar
last year. decrease of 100000
900 bushels. Northwest Farm.
stead reaches this conclusion in
spite of allowing that Russia ha.
the most prodigious oats crop in
its history. 900. 100000 bush.
els.
Barley is much less than usual
in North America, but the world
total yield may come up to the
normal amount.
Ample Market at Good Prices.
1t appears from official return.
of the actual movement of grair
that only about l6 per cent of the
worlds total wheat crop is con
sumed outside of the countries ol
production.
These consuming countries are
Great Britain and Europe, which
is the very region that suffers thu
heaviest relative deficiency il
1913 grain crops. Therefore
Northwest Farmstead believe,
those countries will need to i'm
port between 800, 100000 anc
700,000.000 bushels of whea
during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1914, thus calling 70,
every bushel Of surplus wheat.
In the case Of corn. only abou
25O,000,000 out of an everag'
worlds supply Of $3.50. 600. .00(
bushels is consumed in the corn