The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-09-08
W0RlD'S WHEAT
CROP WILL BE
49, SUFFICIENT I:E[

while not SO Satisfactory ms Waf
expected during the first part ol
the current season. show at the
present time no cause for serious
alarm. Estimates OF the quantity
Of wheat harvested In 20 coun-
tries, including the United States,
for 1921, total 2.&Sl, ,430, 900 bush
els, compared with 2.3S4.143,000
bushels harvested last year. ac-
cording to data complied by the
bureau OF the markets and crop
estimates, United States department
Of agriculture.
The 20 countries included In this
estimate are the United States. Can
ada. Argentina, Chile. Uruguay. Bel
gium, Bulgaria, Finland. France,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, Spain. Bri-
tish India, Japan. Algeria. Tunis.
Union OF South Africa, Australia.
and New Zealand. These countries
produced approximately IS per cent
OF the known wheat crop OF the
world during the years 1s0s-l3.
according to the annual average
production records OF the bureau.
Drought Was Serious Menace
Although the long-sustained
drought throughout the greater part
Of the northern hemisphere was q
serious menace to the various crops
in many countries the fail-sown
wheat has not been affected adver-
sely so much as was at first sup
posed. On the contrary, the fall
sown wheat managed to obtain q
firm hold on the soil and a fairly
vigorous growth before the be-
ginning Of the drought.
Nearly all OF northern and CEN
trail Europe will have larger wheat
crops this year than last, accord
ding to the last estimates made by
the bureau. Belgium and Greece be-
ing the only countries In which
smaller crops are expected.
Outside OF Europe, British India
was most seriously affected by the
drought. The dryness and the hot
winds that have prevailed through
out most OF the growing season
have resulted in the very low Yield
Of 250,469,000 bushels of wheat. or
about 5o.000.00O bushels less than
the quantity normally consumed in
that country. With the rice crop
also seriously affected. India Is ex-
pected to import wheat this year
instead Of exporting It. In an aver
age year before the world war. In
dia exported over $4,000, 900 BUSH
els OF wheat.
In Canada the total yield of ,
spring wheat Is estimated at 273,- :
100000 bushels. OF which 2s4,137.-
BOO bushels were grown in saskat-
,hewan, Manitoba. and Alberta. FAN
wheat. grown almost exclusively In
Ontario and Alberta, was estimated
It l5,4s3.000 bushels. The total
wheat yield Of Canada for 1921 is
therefore 2ss.4s3.000 bushels, COM ,
pared with 2s3,1ss.000 bushels last
rear.
RussL'n Crops Hopeless
A very unsatisfactory feature In
he present International situation
Russian crops. Unofficial reports
S the hopeless conditions VI the
tate that during last autumn and
he spring Of this year only q very
mall area was sown to the var
Gus crops resulting In q fa.ilre to
produce sufficient food for the
'ountry's needs. II Is also reported
inofficially that q considerable I
mount Of wheat win yet Re i'm. !
'orted by Russia this year. But up
o the present time the amount OF
wheat. as we'll as other foodstuffs, q
which will be imported IN conject-
lral, and the bureau OF markets and I
rop estimates is unable to mako q
lefinite statement concerning 1t.
In northern Africa, the wheat ]
rop was generally larger than last 4
ear. In Algeria( threshing results I
how a better yield than was ex- 7
'ected earlier In the season. In
'unis, bad weather reduced the
ields somewhat from those expect
ID earlier. while in Morocco the 1
rop was generally reported as sat
sfactory. According to estimates Il
published by the International insti- /
ute of agriculture at Rome, these o
hree countries are expected to pro-
uce, for 1921, yield OF 66,13s,- I.
90 bushels of wheat, compared
nth 36,743,000 bushels in 1920.