Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-07-24

els; but there must be deducted from this
amount whatever quantity is used in an
unusual way for livestock feeding, which
amount, although an unknown quantity
may readily be placed at approximately
100000 bushels. and maybe more.
Even this would leave about 255.000,000
bushels for export. The largest amount
ever exported from the United States in
one year was 1900, 900 bushels in 1901,
when the crop was nearly 750,000.000
bushels. The decade Of the nineties was
the palmy period of wheat-export business.
During the decade of the seventies (begin-
ming with 1870 wheat exports averaged
$4,000. 900 bushels yearly in the eighties,
127,OO0,000 bushels, in the nineties, 49,
100000; in the first decade of this CEN
fury. 143,000.000 bushels. and in the past
four years. 109,000.000 bushels.
Present indications are that during the
coming season the domestic consumption
will be unusually large on account Of TAX
ings for livestock purposes, and that the
sxportable surplus will find good foreign
demand. The quality Of the grain promises
to be very good, because usually the quality
is good when the yield is heavy.
Although a sufficient proportion of the
foreign wheat crop has not yet been har-
vested to indicate whether or not the az
gregate result is likely to exceed the
hap cot III ~ Iauf nrali in
ports from the winter wheat growing coun-
tries, whose harvests are either finished
or which will take place within the next few
weeks, point to considerable deficiency
of this variety as compared with the pre-
ceding season. Spring wheat however,
which ordinarily constitutes over One-fourth
Of the worlds annual supply, has yet to
pass through critical STAGES of develop
ment. and uncertainty respecting the out
come renders all present calculations as to
the total of both varieties vague and I'M
decisive.
in the great majority of countries
abroad the 1894 season has from vari-
Gus causes been more or less unfavorable
to full yields of winter wheat. From the
harvests which took place in Argentina,
Australia and British India in the winter
and spring, the combined outturn fell short
Of that of the previous year by 05,000,-
900 bushels, Australia alone showing an
increase. The quantity subsequently har-
vested in North Africa is believed to have
been much below expectations because of
drought in Algeria and Tunis In Europe
the yield in no important winter wheat
country. excepting Russia, promises to ex-
coed materially that Of year ago. and in
a few countries heavy decreases have
already been recorded. A preliminary
official estimate puts the yield of Italy at
180,042 900 bushels, against 2l4, 405, 900
in 1918. a falling off of close to 35.000.-
900 bushels.
The Hungarian crop, according to an
official estimate based on the appearance
of the plants in mid-June, indicates a de-
crease in that kingdom of 100000
bushels, the official forecast for 1914 be-
ing 1873, 48S,000 bushels from 8,623,000
acres. compared with ISL $4,000 bushels
in 1918 from 7.699.S38 acres and 49,
$4,000 bushels in 1912. In Russia win
ter wheat constitutes roughly about one
fourth the total wheat, the bulk of the
crop being Of the spring variety. A re-
Gently published estimate of the central
statistical committee makes the 1914 acre
age of winter wheat in sixty-three govern
ments of European Russia 1922 900
acres, against 17,293,000 acres last sea-
son. and the production of the current year
POI, 044. 900 bushels, compared with 1885,
453,000 bushels in 19l3-an increase for
the present season of 100000 bushels.
Definite official figures on winter wheat
yields in 1914 have as yet been issued for
no other countries in Europe. Reports on
the condition of the crops from time to
time since the opening of spring have,
however, frequently indicated unseasOna-
bly, low temperatures and alternate periods
of excessive drought or moisture over wide
areas. During the past two weeks weather
conditions have improved pretty gener-
ally. and more optimism is expressed re-
garding the outcome Of winter wheat, both
as to quantity and quality, than was heard
earlier in the season. Improvement in
condition is reported from the United
Kingdom. France, Germany, Austria-Hun-
gary, Roumania, Russia and some smaller
producing nations, but in most quarters
the popular impression is that the change
of weather will benefit quality more than
quantity.
Spring wheat, of which the bulk of the
foreign supply is produced in Canada and |
Russia, seems, with few possibly impOr-
tant exceptions. to have made satisfactory |
development. The Canadian crop, as a
whole. is said to have been sown in an
exceptionally well prepared seed bed, and
the seed to have had unusually good ger
minative quality
Growth. notwithstanding occasional
spells of local drought. has made fine
progress during the season and prospects
of yields are now generally described in
Concerning the important
Russian crop, there have been the past
month numerous contradictory and con-
fusine reports. Perhaps the most certain
conclusion to be derived from them is that
extensive drought has prevailed at times
in some sections of the empire, especially
in the center, but the extent of the dam
age. if any. has not yet been given statis-
teal expression"