5o8 Notes on Crop Prospects Abroad. [sept., 



The following supplementary notes are given : — 



Canada. — An exceedingly high temperature in the Prairie Provinces 

 has been injurious to the crops. The rainfall during the month, in the 

 southern half of the country, has been less than an inch; in the 

 northern half, however, light rains have proved extremely beneficial to 

 the crops. Sufficient rain has fallen in the Eastern Provinces, and the 

 crops are excellent. 



Denmark. — Wheat heads are well filled. Rye is not thick, but the 

 quality is good. Oats ripened very quickly. 



Germany (Landwirtschaftsrat, August i$th). — The rainy season, 

 which ended with the latter weeks of July, though in many respects 

 beneficial, has also caused great damage to the crops. The harvest 

 estimates made on August ist fell somewhat short of expectations. 

 All cereals have ripened exceptionally early this year. The rye harvest, 

 which was delayed by bad weather, is not yet finished. Reports as to 

 quality are contradictory. Spring crops, which have suffered through 

 lodging, will scarcely yield an average harvest. Oats have recovered 

 from the drought, but barley has depreciated. The following figures 

 represent the estimated yield in percentages of a normal harvest : — 

 Winter wheat, q^'o ; spring wheat, 88*4 ; winter rye, 94*3 ; spring rye, 

 83"8; barley, 89*4; oats, 89*5. 



Hungary. — On August ist, 98 per cent, of the area of wheat and 

 of rye, 90 per cent, of the area of barley, and 85 per cent, of that of 

 oats were already harvested. Trial threshings were made "immediately 

 after the harvest. The high condition of the crops had given rise to 

 hopes which have not been completely realised in the ultimate yields. 

 In the plains, where an exceptionally large harvest had been expected, 

 an average has scarcely been reached in several districts. These condi- 

 tions are explained by the completely abnormal weather conditions. 

 Storms and rains caused considerable damage to the crops immediately 

 before the harvest, and both quality and quantity have suffered in 

 consequence. On the whole, the damage is not excessive. The results 

 of late years have been far inferior to the present crop. Winter crops 

 are giving good results, and spring crops an average. Maize promises 

 well. 



Italy. — The first days of July were cool and rainy, but during the 

 latter part of the month warm and dry weather prevailed. The results 

 of the drought are now being felt, especially in southern Italy. Some 

 threshing results show that the wheat harvest will fall a little short 

 of estimates made at the end of June. This difference is principally 

 due to the fact that a few days previous to the harvest, the ripening 

 of the wheat was unduly hastened by the heat of the sirocco, and the 

 grain deteriorated in consequence. Maize is good in northern Italy; 

 but in central, and more especially in southern Italy, this crop has 

 suffered from the drought. 



Luxemburg. — The continued rains of the past weeks have lodged 

 many of the cereal crops. Complaints are made of damage by field 

 mice and other vermin. Only oats and barley seem to have profited 

 from the rain. In spite of evident damage from the unfavourable 

 conditions, the general aspect is very good. 



Russia. — Weather conditions during June and during the first ten 

 days of July (old style) showed some improvement. Although the crops 



