FAILURE OF The 1917 HARVEST IN GERMANY.
CEREAL AND FODDER CROPS FAR BELOW NORMAL. Router. (Received 7.80 p.m.) LONDON. Oct. 14. Fresh information regarding the economio situation in Germany indicates that the position is becoming worse. The corn crops have failed and the outlook for oats and barley is bad. The 1017 harvest is 40 per cent, below that of a normal year. A certain amount of grain is expected from the Roumanian granaries. The failure of the fodder crops is seriously affecting the breeding industry and the milk supply. The price of bread is expected to be doubled. The weekly l meat ration has been reduced to half-a-pound. Trade and industry are practically at a standstill. The publication of vital statistics has been suppressed owing to the alarming figures contained. The conditions in Austria and Hungary are infinitely worse.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16671, 16 October 1917, Page 5
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