Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
EUROPE ALSO HIT
BYLONG DROUGHTS
Russia and Rumania Alone
Expected to Have Surplus
Cereal Crops.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON. August 16.--Europe will
bear with America heavy agricultural
losses which a Summer of protracted
drought and severe storms have occa-
stoned from the British Isles to the
steppes of Russia.
Reports from many countries where
harvesting operations are about to be-
gin showed today that Russia and
Rumania would be the only ones with
surplus cereal crops for export, while
England, France, Italy, Germany and
Austria would have subnormal yields
Of wheat, rye, oats and barley.
French and Italian Wheat Hit.
French and Italian wheat farmers
have been suffering from tickle wealth.
er almost as much as have the grain
growers of the United States. Soviet
oficials, however, reported that Rus
sian peasants have benefited from a
season so uniformly good they were
preparing to harvest huge crop with
the prospect of having grain to spare.
England will market smaller wheat
crop than usual, as result of de-
crease of 100000 acres in cultivation,
but expects to obtain better prices Tor
wheat because of conditions in Ameri-
ca. Oficials expect 1,164000 tons OF
1880 wheat, compared with l27l 900
tons last year There should be
100000 tons of barley, though last
years yield was 998,000 The estimate
for oats is 1,347 900, compared with
1,522, 900 in 1880.
Spain, which never raises enough
wheat for her own use, will have bet
ter than average crop upon which to
draw this year. Unusually cool wealth
er this Summer, together with copious
rains, gave the country q good yield,
especially Of olives and grapes.
Drought Proves Beneficial.
Southeastern Europe has been IA
Vored with temperate weather, and even
where drougits have been experienced
the dryness came at an opportune mo-
ment TO ripen crops and permit OF easy
harvesting
France has begun to entertain Sc
rious doubts of producing enough wheat
at home to provide bread for the ma
ton Last year France had surplus
of 10000, 600 bushels over the 26o, 00O,-
Late and protracted rains and electrical
storms have razed all sections Of the
wheat-growing areas. Unofhcial esti-
mates Of Frances home grown wheat
this year, therefore, range around $780,
100000 bushels.
Italy, it has been estimated, will pro-
duce 6,071y000 metric tons of wheat,
compared with 100000 last year. This
1412 per cent. decrease, however. is
higher than the five-year average,
which Is 5,748 900 tons.
Wet Period Delays German Crops.
A protracted wet period, which fol-
lowed the long June drought, delayed
all German crops. An increase of rs
per cent in wheat acreage, in accord
ance with the governments directions
to agriculture TO set up a condition
avoiding importation of foreign wheat,
has helped to keep up the grain yield.
It now Is estimated that Germany will
produce 201 900 tons of Summer wheat.
compared with 1000 last year, and
100000 tons of Winter wheat, COM
pared with 100000 tons in 1880.
In other respects the German grain
crop appears less promising. Rive
which is the staple crop of the father
land, 1t is estimated, will yield only
1900 tons Summer crop. compared
WIN 0S,OOO TONS IN 1929. Winter rye
estimated at 5,500.0O0 tons, will not
match the 100000 tons of last year.
Although more land was put to barley
this year, that crop suffered from rains
and great quantities of rye destined for
the beer industry were spoiled. The oat
yield also will be smaller than last
year by about 100000 tons.
Jugoslavia reports excellent yields of
all grains.
Rumanlan Farmers Satisfied.
From all parts of Rumania conditions
are reported satisfactory to the farmer.
Omcial figures estimate an excess pro-
duetion of cereals over the country's
home needs as follows: Wheat, 100000
carloads; rye, 10000; maize, 10000.
Austrian crops have rtpened in ex-
eellent quality and quantities nearly
equal to these of 1929.
Hungary has reported less satisfac-
torily than her neighbors, as her crops,
especially sugar beets, potatoes and
corn, are full 20 per cent behind last
year.
Owing to prolonged drought, Czecho-
slovakia has prospects of only moderate
crops Of al grains.