Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-11
AUGUST CROP REPORT
The Outlook for Corn Was
Never Better.
SPRING WHEAT NOT so GOOD.
Wet Weather Damaged the Condi-
tiOns in the East-DrOuth in
the Northwest.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD,
WASHINGTON, August 10.-The August
crop report of the Department of Agrl-
culture makes the condition of corn "a s;
spring wheat, Sl.2; spring rye, 95,4;
oats, 923; barley, 90.6; buckwheat,
96.2; potatoes, "a 8; hay, 94.5; tobacco,
844.
Corn has made an improvement dur.
ing the past month of Az points. and is
now less than one point lower than a,
the came time last year. The August
return of condition has not stood more
than one point higher during the
past nine years, and the pres
ent return has been equaled but three
times during that period. The improve
ment is quite generally distributed
throughout the country, following favor
able growing weather and sufficient rain.
fall. In few States, especially along
the Atlantic Coast, the condition has
been somewhat reduced from excessive
rainfall and local foods and overfows,
while in many other districts where i'm
provement is noted, similar causes have
prevented full cultivation and have thus
lowered what otherwise might have been
Q nearly perfect condition. In Ohio,
Michigan and Indiana the results of an
early unfavorahle meteorological con-
dition are being overcome, and crop
prospects are rapidly improving.
The drouth which in portions of the
Northwest threatened the crops has been
broken by rains, and present returns
show high condition in that section.
The figures for the principal corn States
are Ohio and Indiana, 81; Illinois, 80 /;
Iowa, 100; Missouri, 96 Kansas, 102 /;
Nebraska, 10l Texas, 99 Kentucky =,
81; Tennessee, SO. The general average
for the seven surplus States is 95,
against go last month and SO for August,
1883.
Spring wheat has suffered 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 this is the lowest
since the very small crop of 1881. Mime
sofa records some improvement since the
last report, but in Dakota there is de-
cline from the same cause noted last
month. Dakota is now the largest spring
wheat State, and the very low condition
there reduces general average. In the
rest of the spring wheat districts the con-
dition is generally coed, perhaps above
the average for the recent series of years.
The averages in the principal States are ::
Wisconsin, go; Iowa, "a; Nebraska, 81 !;
Dakota, 81; Washington, 75. The quail
ity of the crop will be better than usual,
especially in the extreme Northwest.
Rye and barley each declined one per
cent, the falling off being mainly in
Nebraska and Dakota. The condition of
oats, while two points lower than re-
ported last month, is higher than in
August of any year since 1885 In many
sections the crop has suffered from
heavy rains about harvest time. and the
next report may show damage from this
GAUGE not yet appreciated.
Potatoes have maintained their high
condition of month sgo, and now stand
one point higher than at this date last
year.
Tobacco has fallen off materially on
account of excessive rain. The averages
in the leading States are: Pennsylvania,
SO; Maryland, 9S; Virginia, 80; Ken
tucky, 81; Ohio, 9S Indiana, 55; Wis
consin, 9S,