Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-13

WASHINGTON, Aug 10.-1he August re-
turns to the StatiSticiau of the department
of agriculture make the condition of corn
COS; spring wheat, $50; sprin" rye, S9.6:
oats, S9.5; barley, 93.s; bucliwheat 91.3;
potatoes g6.5; tobacco, $50; hay, g0.3.
Corn has fallen off points during the
month, the decline being almost entirely in
states of the Ohio valley ana the Northwest.
The decline was due to dry weather, ap-
preaching drOuth in portions of Indiana and
Illinois, and low temperature in all sections
of the corn surplus district. There was
sufficient rainfall in Kansas and Nebraska,
with some local excess, and the month was
fairly favorable notwithstanding low tenn
perature.
East of the Allegheny mountains and in
the South the conditions were favorable
and the state average advanced. The crop
continues late III most sections, the result
OF Il poor start and absence of hot, forcing
weather during July. Unless August
should prove unusually favorable and the
season be long one there is a grave dam
ger that the crops may not mature prop
erly. While the general average is reason
ably high, correspondents qualify by en-
phasizing the necessity for q favorable,
season from this date on. #
In surplus states the average is: Ohto,
90; Indiana, IS; Illinois, SO; Iowa, 90; Ms
souri,, ST. Kansas, IS; Nebraska, s9T 1t,
should be noted that but one surplus 9ata
returns an average higher than the avetaH.
for the country.
Wheat returns relate to spring wheat
only, the average for the whole breadth
advancing somewhat during the month.
Improvement is general except in Wash
ington, where the heat has injured pros
poets in some districts. State returns out
side of this state and Wisconsin closely ap-
prOach the standard for comparison. The
principal states are Wisconsin, 20; Mime
sofa, IS; Iowa, IS; Nebraska, 81; North
Dakota, 80; South Dakota, 9S; Washing
ton, 80
Oats have improved two points during the
month and the figures OF condition indicate
a medium yield per acre. The blight which
ruined the crop last year and was feared
again on the date of the July report has ap-
peared in but few isolated localities. The
weather at the close Of the growing season
and during harvest was generally favorable
and late growth was sufficient to largely
Offset the poor start and deficient stands
The cold weather which retarded corn
growth in Ohio and the upper Mississippi
valley was favorable to this cereal and ma
terially advanced state averages. The
average in states of larger production are,
New York g. Pennsylvania 81, Ohio Sc,
Michigan Sc, Illinois IS, Wisconsin 50,
Minnesota 81, Iowa IS, Kansas 80, Neoras-
ka 60.
Barley shows an improvement and prom
fses large crop in most districts of heavy
production. California returns the condi-
ton at 100, or practically perfect. In New
York and Wisconsin, however, the prospect
is less favorable
The first return for buckwheat is the
highest for eight years past, with a slight
increase in acreage.
The condition Of potatoes is returned re-
markably higher, scoring gain of point
over last month. In fifteen years previous
TO the present season, August shows con-
dition higher than July but once. Should
the present prospects be continued the crop
will be one of unusual proportions