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Show CONDITIONS OF FOREIGN CROPS Washington, Sept. Ij5. Conditions of the important foreign crops, as reported re-ported to the United States department depart-ment of agriculture's bureau of statistics, stat-istics, were announced today as follows. fol-lows. In western Cadada the greator portion por-tion of 9,500.000 acres of wheat had been cut by early Soptcmber. Harvesting Har-vesting operations have been conducted conduct-ed under generally favorable conditions. condi-tions. Commercial estimates rango between 150,000,000 nnd 1S5.000.000 bushels. Western and north central Europe suffered from an almost unprecedented unprecedent-ed lack of moisture. Upon winter cereals cer-eals tho effects were almost everywhere every-where beneficial. Quantitatively, tho aggregate wheat yield of the western and north central European countries, omitting .Russia, will largely exceed that of tho preceding year. Ryo shows some shortage In volume, tho oats crop Is heavily deficient and only a modepte yield of corn Is expected. Iu pouth central Europe, the small cereals, though not so abundant as last year, have given better than aver-ago aver-ago quantities. Tho corn crop prom Ises ivell. In Russia tho yield In both wheat and rye probably vill be much smaller small-er than In either of the past two years,.. Barley promises a good crop and In corn a bountiful yield Is assure. as-sure. In Argentina recent general rains through tho grain belt have strengthened strength-ened confidence in the outcome or the future harveHt, The areas under wheat and flaxseed is J per cent and 12 per cent respectively, larger than, recorded a year ago. |