1 Ocr., 1897.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 347 
The Wheat Crops. 
NEW SOUTH WALES. 
The Daily Telegraph estimates the acreage under wheat in that colony at 
1,174,000 acres, allowing a percentage for hay. The yield on the average 
roduction for the last ten years should be 11,622,600 bushels against 8,853,445 
Hitenels last year. This is enough to meet the colony’s requirements, and leave 
an exportable surplus of 2,500,000 bushels. The prospects of an abundant 
harvest are also very bright in Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia. The 
yisible American supply is now estimated at 20,073,000 bushels. 
The Corn and Produce Gazette of 4th August reports that the United 
States wheat crop is now estimated at 72$ million quarters, being only 25 
millions less than the heaviest crop produced—viz., 1891. With 8 million 
quarters of old wheat, the total available at 1st ultimo was thus 803 million 
quarters, out of which 30 millions might be exported. The wheat crop in 
Manitoba is estimated by Canadian statisticians at 25 million bushels. 
Reports from foreign countries do not improve as the harvest advances. 
In France the crops had suffered considerably from drought, and the latest 
accounts of the harvest in Italy and Hungary are more unfavourable than 
early reports, while the damage done by rain and floods in Roumania, 
Bulgaria, and in various parts of the continent of Europe appears to have 
exceeded the worst expectations. With respect to Russia too, the impression 
that the wheat and rye crops will show considerable deficiencies as compared 
wlth last year’s production gains in assurance every week. Even in the United 
States there have been rumours of damage to the spring wheat crop, and, 
although these have been promptly contradicted, it is possible that there is 
some degree of truth in them. 
