Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-06

Great Britain, and irregular stands
and growth reported" the Bureau
states. The moisture supply has
been plentiful throughout central
Europe, and the present outlook for
all winter grains is good. The
drought in North Africa still prevails,
according to latest reports, and rain
is greatly needed to facilitate seed
ing and termination. The seeding of
winter wheat is progressing under
favorable conditions in British India,
and the crop is terminating well. a
good acreage is expected.
weather and soil conditions have
generally been favorable for the seed
ing and termination of wheat in
Canada, and the crop should enter
the winter in good condition. The
condition of all wheat is favorable in
the United States, except in the low
or plains region, where tie crop has
been injured by drought and some
late seedlings have failed to gcrmi-
nate. Conditions in the far western
states have been improved by recent
rains.
The condition of wheat in Argen-
tina continues to improve, due to the
abundant rains since September Is,
which have broken the long drought.
AS conditions were very unfavorable
during the normal seeding period,
much of the grain has been sown un-
usually late, and the prospects Of
grain sown as late as this are. gem
orally poor. If present favorable con-
ditions continue, however, normal
crop or better may be expected. The
acreage as given by the Argentine
Government for the year 1922 is
13,927,000 acres, compared with A.
$4,000 in 1920-21.
Plentiful rain continues to be re
ported from the various grain grow
ing districts of Australia, and the
crop outlook is quite favorable and
equal to that of last year. A prelim-
mary estimate places the Australian
wheat crop for 1922 at 1906. 900
bushels. compared with 145,923,O0O
bushels in 1920-21. Good rains have
been reported in South Africa, cs-
pccially from those sections of the
Cape where the bulk of the wheat is
grown.
Final thrashing returns of the
cereal crops of the Northern Hemis-
phere confirm previous reports of the
Yield, and the outstanding feature is
the decided increase of wheat and
rye in nearly every European coun.
try compared with the yield of 1920,
Excluding Russia and the Serb
-Slovcne States and q few min
or producing countries for which es-
Inmates have not been received bv the
department, the production of wheat
IN Europe shows an increase of - per
cent over last year and that of rye an
increase of 80 per cent.
The lice area of India for 1922
as reported by that Governments
ilrst regular forecast shows an area
OF 74,132,o00 acres, or per cent in
crease over last year The forecast
usually covers all but relatively
small part of the total rice area. The
final report will probably cover an
acreage somewhat larger than that
quoted above. The condition of the
crop is good. The Indian Govern
ment has made, as yet, no official
forecast of production, but unofficial
estimates by rice dealers place the
probable crop at 1850, 900 900
pounds, or a 10 per cent increase
over last year.
THE prospects for normal rice
crop in Japan are reported to be very
good. According to unofficial reports
the prospects are for large rice crop
In Siam, and the surplus for export
TINS year is estimated at about 2.912.
100000 pounds. The average yearly
exports during 1914-1917 were 2.5O4.-
$4,000 pounds. but in 1920 they we're
t0e'l9S,ooo, in 1919, 9S8,O0o,O00 and in
1918, 1884, 900. 900.
'rhe prospects for the growing
cotton crop in India ranges from
normal to excellent. The 1921 crop
in Egypt. according to estimates lust
received, will amount to 325,700. 900
pounds. compared with 597,76O. 600
pounds in 1920. AS the crop in the
United States is also much less than
last year. the worlds cotton crop for
l?2l shows large reduction com
pared with 1920.
The first sugar-cane forecast for