The morning call., 1891-08-11
CROP PROSPECTS.
Bulletins Of the Agricultural Department
for the Present MOnth.

WASHINGTON. Ang. 1O-The August re-
turns OF the Department of Agriculture
make the condition of corn. 90.9; spring
Wheat. $50; spring rye, S96; oats, S9.5;
barley, 93.8; buekwheat, 9S.3, potatoes,
96.5; tobacco, 3S5; hay, 900. Corn has fallen
off two points during the month, the decline
being almost entirely in States in the Ohio
Valley and the Northwest. The decline is
due to the dry weather, the approaching
drought in portions of Indiana and Illinois,
and the low temperature in all sections of
the corn surplus districts. There have been
sufficient rainfalls in Kansas and Nebras a,
with some local excesses, and the month is
fairly favorable.
east of the Aleghany Mountains, and in the
South the conditions are favorable and the
State averages have advanced The har-
vest continues late in some sections. the re-
suit of poor start and the absence of hot,
forcing weather during July. Unless Au-
gust should prove unusually favorable, the
season will be a long one. There is grave
danger that the crop may not mature prop
erly. While the general average is reason
ably high, correspondents qualify the state
ment by emphasizing the necessity for
favorable season from this date on. In the
surplus States the averages are: Ohio, 50 !;
indiana. IS; Illinois, 83; Iowa, so; Mis-
souri,, 81; Kansas, IS; Nebraska, SO. 1t
should be noted that but one of the surplus
States returns an average OF more than the
average for the country
Ihe wheat returns relate to spring whea.
only, the average for the whole breadth ad-
yancing somewhat during the month. The
Improvement is general, except in Wash
lngtnn. where the hot winds have injured
the prospect in some districts, and the State
returns outside of this State and Wisconsin
closely approach the standard for compari-
son. The principal States are: Wisconsin
I9, Minnesota 90, Iowa %, Nebraska 81,
North Dakota SO. South Dakota 9S, Wash
ingtOn 90
Oats have improved two points during the
month and the figures of the condition in
dicate medium yield per acre. The blight,
which ruined the crop last year. was feared
again at the date of the July report. 1t has
appeared in but a few isolated localities.
The weather at the close of the growing
season and during the harvest was gener-
Client to largely offset n poor start and
deficient stand. The cool weather, which
retarded the corn growth in the Upper
Mississippi Valley, is favorable to this
cereal, materially advancing the State
averages. The averages of the States of
larger production are New York 90, Penn
sylyania 81, Ohio Sc, Michigan 86, Illinois
Sc, Wisconsin 80, Minnesota 81, Iowa 90,
Kansas 80. Nebraska 90.
Barley shows improvement and promises
a large crop. In most of the districts there
is heavy production. California returns
the condition at 100, or practically perfect
III 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 the acreage.
The condition of patatees returned is re-
markably high, scoring the gain of point
over last month. In fifteen years previous
to the recent season August shows condi-
ton higher than July but once. Should the
present prospect be continued the crop will
be one of unusual proportions.