Show CROPS OF THE TWO continents Is IN view of the splendid harvest estimates that are being turned in from american farms it is rather astonishing astonish ing that the other continent should be in trouble over its grain harvests america has experience I 1 such ous in its wheat wheatland and corn cord prod product not europe finds itself behind in an amount that is appalling other nations besides russia the new york world has been gathering statistics on the question and reports that according to the present outlook europe will need this winter for her regular wants all of bushels more than its farms will supply take for instance the rye crop of russian poland last year ear it was bushels this year it will not exceed germany alone has been taking regularly nearly ot of the rye product of russia rio ft is year it is reported to beat be at least bushels below the wants wante of oc home consumers germany has be sides been importing annually twenty to twenty five million bushels of wheat this year she will need thirty five millions italy is better off she has been importing about bushels this year on account of an excessively large crop of maize she will not need more than but france to is in as bad a fix as germany or even move she will require an import of nearly bushels belgium and holland are also ina in a fix this is not a pleasing situation loit it might have been worse ohad had america shared in the depression As it is the privilege of supplying the shortage will be transferred trans erred to a considerable extent at least from russia and india to america bringing to the farmers of the new borla an immense raise in the profits of their toil |