Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1904 — CROP OUTLOOK FOR WORLD. [ARTICLE]

CROP OUTLOOK FOR WORLD.

Government Report Shows IncreaacdTProduction in Foreign Lands. The foreign crop report of the Department of Agriculture gives, the following: Austria—Official estimates of Wheat crop of 1903, 46,014,058 bushels of sixty pounds each; rye, 81,157,628 bushels of fifty-six pounds; barley, 73,872,512 bushels of forty-eight pounds; oats, 128,328,181 bushels of thirty-two pounds, and maize, 16,055,908 bushels of fifty-six pounds. ’ Australasia —Wheat crop of 1903-4 undoubtedly very large and will leave an unusual quantity of available for export. - Argentina—Visible wheat supply about 56 per cent greater than a year ago and double that at a corresponding date in 1902. The surplus availablefor export out of the 1908-4 crop is unofficially estimated at over 90,000,000 bushels. 1 ' Roumania—Wheat area sown in the fall of 1903 officially, estimated at 4,110,719 acres; rye area, 326,923; barley, 81,494, and rape, 145,557. Russia —Official estimates: Wheat area for 1903, 57,266,718 acres; production, 621,457,659 bushels; rye, 912,007,655 bushels; oats, 799,782,316 bushels, and barley, 357,470,561 bushels. Live stock: Horses, 28,070,500; cattle, 44,251,500; sheep and goats, 71,541,200,, and swine, 13,782,100. Hungary—Crops officially reported satisfactory. Turkey—German consul general reports grain crops of European Turkey" extraordinarily good. Italy—Crop conditions fairly good. France —Official preliminary estimates of 1903-4 crop areas are: Wheat, 15,020,428 acres; rye, 3,236,439; barley, 360,099; oats, 2,021,078. The winter wheat area is over 3 per cent less than a year ago. Condition of cereals stated as falling somewhat below “good.” Netherlands—Weather too mild and wet. Portugal—Wheat crop larger than at first supposed and requirements from abroad estimated at 3,000,000 bushels. Uruguay—W'heat crop a medium yield, but of excellent quality.