THE HARVEST OF THE WORLD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6511, 9 January 1882, Page 3

THE HARVEST OF THE WORLD.

Mr B. Estrange reports on the harvest in the different countries of the world—says that in France the wheat crop in throe iU partmonts is said to bo very good, ia 30 good, in 23 fairly good, in 24 medium, and in 10 bad. Lust year the figures were: 5 very good, 17 good, 26 fairly good, 16 medians and 6 bad j so that the reports from orer a larger area are better than last year. Of barley, from 70 departments, 8 reports are very good, 88 good, 18 fairly good, 1 passable, 14 medium, and 1 bad. This year’s crop, it will be seen, is not so good as last, but still fairly good. Oats are reported on from 81 districts } they are 6 very good, 21 good, 18 are fairly good, 26 are medium, and 10 bad. On the whole, the crops of this year are not up to those of last year, and none can be described »o very good. The crops in Great Britain are described as: Wheat 10 per cent below average, barley 10 per cent above, and oats 20 per cent below j and the year is described as a poor one.—ln Austria* Hungary the crops are spoken of as all ronnd good, wheat and barley being both above the average.—The report# from Italy all agree in describing the crops much below the abundance of 1880, From the Turkish provinces on the Danube comes the statement that this year’s wheat harvest will be of a medium character. Barley is yielding a good crop for quantity, but both colour and weight are bad. Oats will be very much above the average. All the reports from Russia, and especially those from Odessa, speak of the barley crop as the best crop of the year, doubling that of last year in quantity ; but as a rule the grain is not so plump and weighty, nor the dolour so good, as might be wished. In the Prussian States the reports on the crops are by numbers, 100 being takenaa representing an average crop:—Wheat, 80; rye, 77 5 barley, 89 5 oats, 89; peas and similar crops, 83 ; and potatoes, 96. Switzerland suffering from an extreme drought doing damage to the wheat, which is a very poor crop. Oats and barley are good in quantity and quality. Belgian reports state the wheat far below an average. Barley is a good crop both for quantity and quality. Oats under average in quantity. All crops are reported as bad from Spain, barley being the best. From Holland wheat is quite an average, not only in yield but in acreage. The reports!from the United States show that the yields this year will be about 150,000,000 bushels less than last year.