St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-11
MINNESOTA LEADS.
Her Spring Wheat Crop Averages
% Per Cent.

faWAsHINGTON, July 10.-The July
winter wheat report of the department.
of agriculture represents the crop as
harvested in all but its more northern
ATTITUDES. 1t shows some advance in
condition where 1t was lowest in June,
in Michigan. Indiana, Illinois and Mis-
lucky, the Pacific coast and in the
Southern states. The general average
is 1862 against ISL last month, and the
reduction is mostly in the non-c0mmer-
cial districts, the commercial supply
states taken together making nearly the
same average as In June. The spring
wheat average has advanced from 91.3
to 94.4. The averages of the principal
states are as follows: Wisconsin. SO;
Minnesota, 90; Iowa, 95: Nebraska,
SO; the Dakotas, "a; Montana, SO; Colo
RADIO, g.; Washington, SO. Taken together
the spring and winter wheat makes
in average of 82.1 instead of 1914 last
month. The returns from the South are
very unfavorable, indicating scarcely
more than half of full crop. The
vitality of the crop was greatly impaired
by March frosts. The apis has been
very prevalent on the Atlantic coast,
and saturating rains have been injur-
ious. These causes have produced
shortening of the straw and shriyelling
of the grain, with an unusual prevalence
Of rust. The fly and chinch bug ap-
peared in some districts. After the in
jury of frosts that followed the lush
growth of mild winter, the crop fell
an easy prey to all the plaques that in
fest it. A heavy reduction in condition
during June is reported in Kentucky.
Yield and quality, as tested by
the thresher, are worse than
was anticipated the plants thin
on the ground, the heads light, the
berry shrivelled. Ohio and West Vir-
glnia make slight reductions, the win
ter killed areas disappointing expecta-
tions, while the unscalped fields yield
sound and plumb grain. In Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas,
the least injured fields manifestly i'm
proved during the last month and
promised better results in threshing,
while the bad winter killed and much
was blighted than was expected. The
average was slightly advanced in all
these states. The wide range of local
condition increases the difficulty in re-
porting true average, which may be
more closely Appropriated after thresh-
ing. In some counties the grain Is re-
ported better than was anticipated.
Some counties in Kansas claim sixteen
bushels. some twenty per acre, a nd one
reports the best crop ever grown in
quality and yield, while others admit
damage and disappointment. Spring
wheat In the Mississippi river states has
Had abundant moisture, while there is
considerable complaint Of drouth in the
Missouri valley. A small increase In the
area of corn is reported of about six
tenths of per cent. The largest pro-
portional extension is in the Northwest.
There has been nearly per cent In the
South, condition of average 93.1 per
cent. 1t is lowest in the eastern part of
the Ohio valley, and relatively high in
the corn growing states further west.
The Southern states generally re-
port above 80. There has been
a. severe decline in the condi-
ton of oats, which has fallen from
1913 to 81.6. 1t has been heaviest
in the cotton states, and is quite severe
In the Ohio valley. In the South, where
winter oats are grown, rust has greatly
injured the crop. In the West the appis
has Slapped its vitality and rust has fol-
lowed. Straw is short and the head
chaffy. The condition of rye Is 90,
nearly the same as in the last report.
Barley has advanced from 1914 to 1888.
The acreage of potatoes has not ap-
probably increased. The average con-
dition is 91.7. 1t is the lowest in Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado.
The condition of pasture is high, aver
ing Sc. An increase of about per cent
is reported in tobacco. Condition is
relatively low, averaging 88.2. 1t is
lowest in the Ohio valley.