The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-18
CROP REPORTS.

Report Of the Agricultural Depart
ment- Crops Of Grain Equal to or
. About the Average--Foreign
Products.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The agri.
cultural department report of Sep
TENDER says: The product of winter
wheat is above the average and is gen.
orally OF good quality, except where
injured by sprouting in the stack. The
rate of yield is not far from the aver
age of thirteen bushels per acre. The
results of the harvest of spring wheat
are not yet complete, and the product
cannot be precisely indicated. 1t is
probable, from reports of the condi-
ton of the crop already harvested and
thrashca, that the aggregate will vary
little from 500,OOO,O0O bushels. The
reports of much higher figures are SEN
sational and misleading, and utterly
unworthy of credence. The general
average condition when harvested is
SO, against 80 last year. The condi-
ton is almost identical with that re-
ported in September, 1879, the census
crop, which yielded thirteen bushels
per acre. The wheat states showing
the highest condition are California,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Oregon.
These, with some of minor production,
show figures higher than the general
average, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas
starting at SO, Ohio and Michigan at
So, Indiana at "a, Illinois at 80. The
eastern and southern states range
from 81 il Mississippi to l03 in Maine.
The corn crop is in a better condi-
ton than in any September since 1880.
The general average is o. 1t was "a
last September, 80 in 1882, and so in
1881. 1t promises to produce an aver
age yield of 1926 bushels for the entire
breadth, or not less than 100000
900 bushels. 1t will make the largest
aggregate quantity ever reported in the
history of the crop.
The oats crop shows an average
yield per acre about the same as corn,
and makes an aggregate exceeding
500,0O0,O00 bushels. Its condition
when harvested was 50, which is lower
than for the two previous years, but
higher than for prior years since 1873.
Barley averaged 81, against 100 last
year, and 95 in 1882. It will average
about % bushels per acre.
The general average for rye is 90.
and for buckwhcat 90, which indicates
medium crop about y bushels per
acre.
The condition of potatoes average
81, against 50 last year. 1t will be an
abundant crop, but not so large as
last year. There is some complaint of
rot in New England, and a little in
New York. There is a wide range.
the condition running down to g. in
Ohio, while it is 81 in Michigan the
same in Pennsylvania, and sc in New
York. There is tine crop west of the
Mississippi.
The London agent of the depart
ment cables to-day as a result OF sta
tistical investigation that the year will
not be one OF superabundance; that
European wheat, though above the
average in product, will be less than
the aggregate of the two European i'm
porting countries, and will need $780,
OOO,OC0 bushels above the production.
No European countries exporting can
supply So,000,s0O, leaving 10000, 900
bushels to be obtaiaed from other
countries. The stocks are not excess
sive. There is an increased consump-
ton of wheat, and 1t is the general
opinion that the lowest prices have
been reached. Potatoes and rye are
less abundant than last year.