New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-11
TIE GOTERNMENf CROP RI PORT
CONDITION OF WINTER WHEAT Il pol NTs
LOWER THAN N ArRli-COTrON ACREAGE.

CONDITION OF WINTER WHEAT 81 POINTS
LOWER THAN II ArRfL-COTrON ACREAGE.
Washington May I0.-The May return, of the De-
wheat show reduction OF I'll from tl" April
avcragr being 1913. against 20 last mcnih AMI -
in MAY. I-aa. The average, o! the principal win
,rrwh"at state are: ohio. -, Michigan. u; In
diana, 80; Illinois. 80 M,>ouri. -. Kansas. u.
The avcra,. Of these IN state, /, Cd against 80
in April being a decline Of - point, since TIA" first
Of last month. In California the condition has al
vanccd points. while In IN, principal wheat pro
ducius states there la, h.rn considerable trriorl
lion. IL kan-a>. colorado and Nebraska. where
planting va, backward and srrminaiion slow. owing
to continual drouIh and much OF the plant bling
winter Killed. large have been plousb" up and
devoted 10 other crops. Ia" ,Im" has been done
In Missouri. Indiana aud III NOS. whore "a" plant
wa, badly winter Killed aud greatly damaged since
~ the continued wet weather. In Michigan the
Of the winter great, damaged "a" plant. and
he weather -incr ha, been too cold and backward Ia
admit of r"cupcraiion. Damage from ii",>ian hh
Ia some OF the ,Junii-s IA. Litter >iai". indiana
and ohio j, reported. and from the chnch hug In
Kanss,. In some of III principal wheat eia,'> ia"
plan, ~" nnands /, reported In good CONDITION.
while oh lower and undlninrd lands the conditions
are poor and much vi Ia. crop WAS destroyed by
drowning.
Winter rye. nk. wheat. h., suffered decline In
condition -incr la-t month. IT, average for MAY being
49,. against 49, for Cat" In Aprl Ia" a'"taS'
,ondrl"n " barley /, ISL again, b. last year III"
rop rton Of ,pIns plousIing don" May - reported
a, "a per cent aein, avrrae; Of - pr cent for
series Of YEAR..
The cotton rport to the department for May re-
laics a. tn" progres, Of cotton planting and con
ienplai.d acrag,. The prc.or'on Of The proposed
Ir.aiIh alr,ady planted The first of May was -13
per cent. which npproachc, very closely tnc area
usually planted tina. date. which /, estimated at III
per cent. In some district, respondent, report
frouh. whil- IN others "a" return, how the rard-
lng cnu.c- - be- frost aud excessive rain. termination
ha, been slow and the growth of plant backward.
some indications have been gwen 10 In" con
remplarsd acrcag. ~ compared with that OF lax
year. which wa, considerably below th" av"me' for a
>.rie, Of years, bur they OF uncertain character
and therefore II I, impossible 10 ha>" any satisfactory
predictions thereon and the hsrr' relating theFr"
nre only given To indicat" what the CORE loud"n@
believed To- b. The intention to acreage Their VIII
n. e,, rcplanling than usual. owing 10 III" great
,,urclty OF >r-d. Estimate OF acr'aS. VIII b. made
Oh June u,unL
Lansing MIA. May lO.-The Michigan crop re-
mort FOR the month May issued from N" once o the
.ecr,tary ~ state today contain, figures which H.
dar very d>coura ging condi ION of The wheat crop
In mi. state. The outlunk !, even pirr man u va
onc month ago aud then 1t was con >ii"r"d below ihc
rvrrag, II IL uow - imat' that > f"r cent "t IN"
acreage sowcd will be- plouehed up b"cah'" winter
lll.d or otherwise DESTROYED. I'll" average condition
Of The cereal /, - per cent Of vitality. IN" dv"ris'
condition ia i-Dl was lOl per cent. ana mat year
tn. Yield w. .,-oJ3.Oo bushels