Show feed crops set record plenty for farm stock farm animals will not go hungry this year since the combined world crop of corn oats and barley reached record figures in 1932 exceeding the 1931 production by nearly 13 per cent according to a review of the situation by the bureau of agricultural eco united states department ot of agriculture the bureau reports that the movement ot of the 1932 feed grain crops from exporting countries this season has been considerably less than the movement of the 1031 1931 crops with corn thip shipments ments reflecting a relatively sharp er reduction than the movement of barley or oats smaller argentine sup plies increased consumption of corn as food in rumania due to a very small wheat crop and the very low level of prices in exporting regions are important factors reducing corn exports several importing countries have also advanced import duties on corn available information on feed grain crops for harvest in 1933 indicates only a slight reduction in the argentine corn acreage planted but a very heavy abandonment and damage to the crop on account of locusts and drought the new crop in the union of south africa was not planted under particularly ta fa conditions russia reports little change in the 1933 planned areas for barley and oats winter barley plantings in the danube basin have been reduced somewhat |