Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-16
CONDITION Or The CROPS
Corn Has Made Some improvement
During the Past Month.
Spring Wheat Has Had Decided Fall
ing Off in That Period.
Rye, Barley and Oats has Also Failed
to Certain Extent.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-The department
makes the condition of corn "a so; spring
wheat, 8120; soring rye, 80 30; oats.
$3.50; Barley, 9060; buckwaear, 95 90;
potatoes, "a so; hay, $3.50; tobacco,
S4 40.
Corn has made some improvement dur
ing the past month of q points and is
now less than one point lower than at
the same time last year. The August re-
turn of the &C ndi5ion has not stood more
than one point higher during the past
nine years and the present return has
been ualled but three times during that
period. The Improvement is quite gen
orally distributed throug hout the country
following the favorable growing weather
and sufficient rainfall. In a few states,
especially along the Atlantic coast,
the condition has been some
what reduced from the excessive
rainfall and local floods and overho
while III many other districts where i'm
pTovement is nuteo, and similar causes
have prevented full cultivation and have
thus lowered whBt otherwise might have
been nearly perfect condition. In Ohio,
Michigan, and Iudlana, the results of
early unfa vorable meteorological condi-
tion are being overcome and the pros
poets are rapidly improving. The
drcugtht which IN portions of the north
western threatened the crop has been
broken by the ram, and the present re-
turns are in a high condition In that
section. figures for the corn states are:
OHIO and Indiana, 81; Illinois, 30; Iowa,
100; Missouri, 90; Kansas, 102; Nebraska,
10l; Texas, SO; tennessee, 9S; Kentucky,
81. The general average for seven sur
plus states is 95 against 80 last month,
and SO for August 1888. Spring cheat
has suffered further IA ling off during
this month, the decline amounting to
nearly three points. The condition iS now
Ghree points high than in 1887 and one
above that of 1886. With these excsp-
tiols it is the lowest since the very small
crop of 1881. Minnesota records show
some improvement SIEGE the last report,
but in Dakota there is decline from the
same cause noted last month. Dakota is
now the largest spring wheat sta'e, ana
the very low condition there reduces the
general average. In the rest of the
spring wheat district, the condition is
generally good, perhaps above the
average for the recent series of years.
The average in the principal states are:
Dakota, 81; Washington, rs. The quality
of the crop will be better than usual es-
peoialy in the extreme northwest. Rye
and barley declined one per cent, the
falling off being mainly in Nebraska and
Dakota. The condition of oats while
two points lower than last month, is
higher than August of any years since
1851. Ia many sections the crop has
suffered from heavy rains about harvest
time. and the next report may
show that the damage from this cause has
not yet been appreciated. Potatoes have
maintained their high condition of
month ago and now stand one point
higher than at this date last year. To
becco has fallen off materially on account
of the excessive rain. The averages in
the leading states are; Pennsylvania, SO;
Mary land, sc; Virginia, 80; Kentucky,
81; Ohio, 80; Indiana, 80; Wisconsin, SO.