Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-17
WORLDS PRODUCTION OF 1914
BELOW THAT OF EITHER
1912 Or 1913.
DESPITE RECORD
PRODUCTION IN UNITED STATES
Great 1ritain's Crop Several Million
Bushels in Excess Of That Of Any
Recent Year-Believed That Grain of
Europe Was Harvested and Saved in
Good Condition Before War.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE worlds s
wheat crop this year probably will be
less than In 1913 and 1912 altho the
United States has had a record break
ing wheat harvest. The statistics an
nounced today by the department of
agriculture indicates that the crops OF
all nations aggregate approximately
3.741,SO0.000 bushels against 4.125.31o,-
600 bushels in 1913, and 3.I9l, $4,000
bushels in 1912.
In Europe agricultural conditions in
most countries this season have been
favorable for only moderate yields.
the department announced. 1t is prac-
tically certain that the shortage this
year will be magnified by the complete
returns. Harvests were pretty well
over soon after or before hostilties
began and the grain was believed to
have been saved in generally good con-
dition except in territory actually oc-
cupied by contending armies"
Great. Britain's Crop Larger.
Great Britain reports a crop several
million bushels larger than any recent
one In France the official estimate
of production. has not appeared but it
is believed the quantity will exceed
that of the last yield. Italy indicates
n short yield, and Spain shows an in
crease over last year. In Hungary a
deficiency Is indicated. Reports from
Roumania and the Balkan states sug-
gest short yields and official cables
place the harvest in seventy three gov
ernments of European and Asiatc
Russia at 1s3,0OO.000 bushels below the
extraordinarily large crop there last
year
Italy. Great Britain, Spain. Hun
gary and Russia, normally producing
more than two thirds of the wheat of
Europe, this year showed 2S7OOo,OOO
bushels less than last year but $4,000
coo bushels more than 1912. Great
Britain's total is 5000. 900 bushels more
than either year. while E.ussia will
have $4,000. 900 bushels less than a
year ago.
Decrease in production in other Eur
opean countries probably will make
their aggregate approximately 700 900,
900 bushels
Australia Shows Increase.
'rhe five principal non European
wheat producing countries-the United
States. Canada, Argentina and British
India and Australia--which grow all
the wheat produced outside Of Europe
excepting an annual total Of from 200.-
100000 to 3O0,O0o.OOO bushels. officially
report 1856. 600 bushels. or 10000,
900 bushels less than last year, but
a0,000,000 bushels more than in 1912
The decrease was due wolly to short
age in Canada, Argentina and British
India, their aggregate output heine
200,00O.000 bushels less than last year
The combined output of United Statse
and Australia exceeded last year by
140, 100000 bushels.
OF the S92,000,060 bushels record cror
harvested IN the United States. 525.-
100000 bushels. It is estimated. will bt
required for food I'm this country. and
100000 bushels for seeding. This will
leave 290.000.00O bushels available 70,
expectation. The i,rgest quantity ever
exported from the United States here
tnfnra .ras oos nAA Ann h,,si,aIs u. innt
Last Year 141,ooo.ooo bushels We're ex-
ported.