Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-11
WASHINGTON CULLINGS.
Sondltion Of the Grain Crops Through
out the United States
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CoSCLAvE.
Sacramento Commandery is to be
Represented by Fifty
six knights.
isFDo1Al DISPATCHES TO TEE HaooaD.usloH.,
CONDITION OF CROPS
Throughout the United States-Compari-
sons with Other Years.

Throughout the United States-Compari-
sons with Other Years.
WASHINGTON, August 10th.-The corn
has made an improvement during the past
month of A. points and is now less than
one point lower than at the same time last
year. The August return of the condition
has not stood more than one point higher
during the past rine years, aud the press
return has been equailed 49,. = = :; &
a dnris ge a Eer rbuted throughout the
country, following the favorable growing
weather and sufficient rainfall,
In few States especially along the
Atlantic Coast. the condition has been
somewhat reduced from the excessive rain
fall and the local floods and overfows,
while in many other districts where an
Improvement is noted, similar causes
have prevented full cultivation and have
thus lowered what otherwise might have
been a nearly perfect condition. In Ohio,
Michigan and Indiana the results of the
early unfavorable meteorological condition
are being overcome and the crop prospects
are rapidly improving. The drought which
in portions of the Northwest threatened
the crop has been broken by the rain and
the present returns show high condition
in that section. The figures for the princi-
pal corn States are: Ohio and Illinois, 81 );
Illinois 90; Iowa, 100; Missouri. &c. Kan
sas, 102; Nebraska, 101 Texas, 80; Tennes-
see, 95; Kentucky, 81. The general average
for the seven surplus States is So. against
so last month, and So for August, 1888.
The spring wheat has suffered a further
falling off during the month, the decline
amounting to nearly three points.
The condition is now nearly three points
higher than in 1887 and one above that of
1886.
With these exceptions il is the lowest
since the very small crop of 1881.
Minnesota records show some improve
ment since the last report, but in Dakota
there is a decline from the same cause
noted last month. Dakota is now the
largest spring wheat State, and the very
low condition reduces the general average.
In the rest of the spring wheat district the
condition is generally good, perhaps above
the average.
The averages in the principal States
are: Wisconsin, 80; Iowa, "a; Nebraska,
81; Dakota, 81; Washington, 70. The
usual, especially in the extreme North
west.
Rice and barley have each declined one
per cent, the falling off being mainly in
Nebraska and Dakota. The condition of
oats, while two points lower than reported
last month, is higher than in the August of
any year since 1885 In many sections the
crop has suffered from the heavy rains
about harvest time, and the next report
may show damage from this cause not yet
appreciated.
Potatoes have maintained their high con-
dition of a month ago, and now stand one
point higher thanat this date last year.
Tobacco has fallen off materially on
account of the excessive rain. The averages
in the leading States are: Pennsylvania
80, Maryland 6S, Virginia so Kentucky 81,
Ohio IS, Indiana 55, Wisconsin 50.