Show impending russian famine As a result of the short wheat crop in rus sla ela a famine la Is threatened in several districts statistics lately issued leave no doubt that about fourteen governments will this winter suffer severely in the famine of 1891 twenty governments were affected including those which suffer buffer this year the preliminary statistics ot of the tha harvest of 0 1897 show a deficiency in rye wheat oats and barley ot of one thousand nil million ilion boods compared with the good yield of 1894 the last two years have also been below the average arid and in addition to the bay crop other cattle foods as well as ae potatoes give a very poor return this year As the 1 result the peasants must sell or kill their cattle and horses leaving them themselves selve s absolutely helpless it Is further noted that this autumn has been so dry that in many districts the seeds which S should have been sown by this time are either not put in the ground or give small hops hope of a satisfactory yield these preliminary figures are based on returns from a thousand correspondents in all parts of the eni empire pire english exchange |