St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-11
FIGURING ON CROPS.
The Agricultural Department
Gives Out the Latest
Statistics.
Corn Falls a Few Points, But
Wheat Prospects
Better.
American War Ships OF to
China to Check the
Fanatics.
Comptroller Lacy on Exam
liner Drew Capital
Notes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The August
returns to the statistican of the depart
ment of agriculture make the condition
Of corn sos; spring wheat, 95.5; spring
rye, 500; oats. S9.5; barley, 93.S: buck
wheat, 97.S; potatoes, 96.5; tobacco,
BS.5; hay. 900. Corn has fallen off
two points during the month, the
decline being almost entirely in
the states of the Ohio valley and the
Northwest. The decline was due to dry
weather, approaching drought in In
diana and Illinois, and low temperature
in all sections of theEcorn surplus dis
tricts. There was sufficient rainfall in
Kansas and Nebraska, with some local
excuses, and the month was fairly fav-
CRADLE, Notwithstanding low tenn
peratures. East of the Allegheny
mountains and in the South, cOndi-
tons were favorable and state averages
advanced. The crop continues late in
most sections. the result of the poor
start and absence of hot, forcing weather
during July. Unless August should
improve unusually favorable, and the
season be a long one, there Is grave
danger that the crop may not ma
ture properly. While the general av
erage is reasonably high, correspondents
qualify by emphasizing the necessity
for a favorable season from this date on.
1n the surplus states the averages are:
Ohio, 90: Indiana, IS; Illinois, So; Iowa,
90; Missouri, 81; Kansas, IS; Nebraska,
50. 1t should be noted that but one of
the surplus states returns an average
higher than the average for the country.
The wheat returns relate to spring
wheat Orly, the average for the whole
breadth advancing somewhat during
the month. The improvement is gen
eral, except in Washington, where hot
winds injure the prospect in some dis
trfctS, and the state returns outside OF
this state and Wisconsin closely APP
proach the standard for cOmparl-
son. Principal states are: Wiscon-
sin, 70 Minnesota, 81; Iowa,
95; Nebraska, 81: North Dakota, 80;
South Dakota, gS; Washington. 80.
Oats ahave improved two points dur
ing the month and the figures of cOndi-
ton indicate medium yield per acre.
The blight which ruined the crop last
year and was feared again at the date
of the July report, has appeared in but
a few isolated localities. The weather
at the close of the growing season
and during harvest was generally favor
able and late growth was sufficient to
largely offset the poor staIt or deficient
stand. The cool weather which retarded
corn growth in Ohio and Upper Missis-
sippi valleys was favorable to this
cereal, materially advancing state aver
ages.
Averages in states of larger produc-
ton are: New \ ork, 90; Pennsylvania,
81; Ohio, Sc; Michigan, So; Illinois, Sc;
Wisconsin. 50; Minnesota, "a; Iowa, 9S;
Kansas, 80; Nebraska, 90. Barley shows
improvement, and promises a large
crop in most of the districts of
heavy production. California returns
condition 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 slight increase in
acreage. The condition of potatoes is
returned remarkably high, scoring a
gain of point over last month. In
fifteen years previous to the present
season. August shows condition higher
than July but once. Should the present
prospects be continued. the crop Will be
one Of unusual proportions.