New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-11
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
THE GOVERNMENTS STATEMENT OF AVERAGES
FOREIGN DEMAND FOR AMERICAN FORAGE.

Washington July i0-The July returns TO the Stats.
tcian Of the Department OF Agriculture make the ioow'
ing averages OF condition Corn. 932 winter wheat 1875
spring wheat. al oats. sss rye 500 oarey Cox.
pot,oes 9is; tobacco %. The preliminary acreage o.
corn Is report as compared with the acreage
harvested year being increase OF something over
600 600 acres. The averages Of the principal States
are: Ohio 90 Indiana 1903; Illinois, 1867 Iowa loo;
Missouri 1903 Kansas no. Nebraska. 112; Texas, loli
Kentucky % The average condition OF corn is 49,,
AGAINST Sill last July. The averages In the principal
.tates are Ohio. 90 Indiana. 90 illinois, ~; Iowa
% Missouri. 90; Kansas 90; Nebraska "a Texas oS'
Kentucky. 90
last month and 500 in July 1892. The principal State
averages are: New.Hork. sc; Pennsylvania. % Ken.
lucky 90; Ohio % Michigan. 20; Indiana. SO; illinois,
G5: Missouri -; Kansas. as California. IS Oregon
&C. The spring wheat is TAI. against SOB
IN July. 1892. Lest month it was SOL State averages
are: Minnesota ~ Iowa. 95 Nebraska, 8S South Da-
kota 90: North Dakota 49, and Washington 81. The
condition Of all wheat on July l. 1888 was No. on Suns
| II 7S.S.
Tpe condition Of oats remains about the same % u
stood last month. being sss against the S9S On
June l. This the highest condition since 1889 when
II stood at "a l. declining ST. In 1890, advancing u
SIC in 1891. dropping to p in 1892 In July.
1886 the condition sss. the same - the presene
month.
The July returns show slight advance the condition
Of rye from SAC OH June l $50 this month. Winter
rye stands sSs aud spring rye at So the combined
average as stated above being s53
condition
changed little during the month. The average Is ee.9
against 50 3 on first OF June The condition 10 the
result OF cold backward spring, with drouth 10 some
sections and too much moisture In Others
The acreage devoted to potatoes this year 10 10i1
per cent OF that last year. Condition is little higher
than last year reports Of injury from Colorado
beetles, especially IN the central West.
The tobacco acreage i returned at $50 per cent -
the area devoted 70 that crop last year Conduea
stands az $50. The condto nof clover is 92.0, q
timothy. sos. and OF rasture, 90.
average condition OF cotton S27 against $50
June showing decline of points. The averages By
states are: Virginia. So Moth Carolina 81 South Car
ona SO; Georgia. SO; Florida, 80; Alabama, 80; Ma
sisspp 80; Louisiana "a Texas 81 Arkansas, So Ten
nessee comparison the returns Of July, 1892. ~
given General average, 500; state averages VirgMes
81; North Carolina Or; South C,iona "a Georgia. 3D.
Florida Sc; Alabama 30; Mississippi, e5; Louisiana s&e
Texas 81; Arkansas. - Tennessee. 81. Tho reports
show Ireyance OF bad weather conditions cool nights,
excessive rains drouth srots Considerable
injury has been caused by lice and other insects.
The Secretary OF Agriculture has during last few
weeks received requests, Of them direct some
through United States CoH.ls abroad and through
the foreign legations in Washington for Information
and character OF th. years forage 10 the
United States. All taese communications emphasize the
hay and crops In Europe and especially
France and there l. every eyidene that large foreign
demand rcmunerativc prices will prevail for baled hay
Fiom other IL Is learned the Department that
hay l. selling in England az from si5 10 SO ton A.
present prices in this country there b. little question
but that shipment haed hay TO Great Britain and
France would be profitable this The
shortage in the last named Of hay and forage crops
has reached such that cattle have had DO
the conditions OF things prevalent the Continent q
Europe will result IN increased demand for American
in the future addition the present demand
for American hay