World's Production of Oats 



1915 1914 1913 



Countries Bushels Bushels Bushels 



Germany 567,575,000 629,871,000 



Austria. 154,796,000 173,606,000 



Hungary 75,404,000 81,447,000 93,937,000 



Belgium 46,816,000 45,136,000 



Bulgaria 8,983,000 8,116,000 12,968,000 



Denmark 48,956,000 44,440,000 53,755,000 



Spain 34,207,000 29,390,000 23,843,000 



France 242,912,000(a) 299,610,000 336,049.000 



Great Britain and 



Ireland 205,311,000 189,618,000 189,588,000 



Italy 29,594,000 25,249,000 40,912,000 



Luxemburg 2,000,000 3,562,000 3,425,000 



Norway 8,777,000 8,777,000 12,870,000 



Netherlands 18,488,000 18,784,000 19,875,000 



Rumania 28,172,000 23,823,000 35,756,000 



Russia in Europe 



(54 Governments) .... 902,616,000 680,017,000 961,107,000 



Switzerland 5,220,000 4,883,000 4,792,000 



Canada 520,103,000 313,078,000 404,669,000 



United States 1,540,362,000 1,141,060,000 1,121,768,000 



Russia in Asia 



(10 Governments).... 130,643,000 153,033,000 113,966,000 



Algeria 14,195,000 12,877,000 16,916,000 



Tunis 3,242,000 648,000 3,891,000 



Argentina 71,000,000 53,884,000 47,983,000 



Totals excluding Ger- 

 many, Austria, and 

 Belgium 3,890,185,000 3,092,296,000 3,498,070,000 



(a) Not including the regions occupied by the enemy. 



HOW AUSTRALIA IS MARKETING ITS WHEAT 



As the 1915 wheat harvest drew near in Australia, the grain grower began to 

 realize that he was in a very serious position. With the ocean freight situation governed 

 by war conditions, and with the uncertainty as to wheat prices being maintained, no 

 private firm or combination of firms dared to take the risk of large purchases, for, if 

 unable to market while prices remained high, they might lose millions. 



Under these circumstances, there was a strong probability that the bulk of the 

 crop would remain unmarketed, and price demoralization threatened results that 

 would be disastrous to the farmers, who needed the cash for their crop, and to the 

 whole community. 



On the other hand, the world was clamouring for wheat; there was no difficulty in 

 finding buyers, and the country had a surplus of 150,000,000 bushels for export. The 

 Government recognized that the question was of national importance. It was vital 

 not only to the Australian farmer, but to the Empire, that the crop should be profitably 

 marketed. Some means must be found for disposing of it. 



The scarcity of ocean vessels was at the root of the difficulty. Therefore, the 

 first step was to secure all vessels controlled by the Commonwealth, in order to supple- 

 ment those placed at the Government's disposal by the British Admiralty. Assuming 



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