The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-12
GOVERNMENT cI.oP nEPonE.
a Decline iu tho Condition OF Corn TO O3.d
from O0.l.

A Decline iu tho Condition OF Corn 10 03.d
from O0.1.
The report of tho statistician Of the
department OF agriculture. for the month
of September, shows decline in the
condition OF corn to G3.4 from
COL in tho month oil August,
and 05 in tho month of July. This
is a decline OF 81 points from the
August and 31.G from tho July condi-
ton. The clIange is marked In nearly
all OF the great corn states. The pres
ont condition is IS in kentucky, 70 in
Ohio, So in Michigan, 50 in Indiana. 70
in Illinois. 81 in Wisconsin, 90 in Min
nesota, 40 in Iowa, 90 in Missouri, 45 in
Kansas, Is in Nebraska, md 10 in South
Dnkota. In most OF the southern statGs
tho condition has risen aud good crop
is certain.
In addition to the unfavorablo pros
poets arising from the low condition OF
tho growing crop reports from eight
states, viz: Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
South Dakota, in response to special
inquiry, show that out OF an aggregate
Of 40,S73,0S4 acres planted in these
states there have been cut up for fod-
dor or abandoned i, 800, 900 acres,'or 50
per cont, which Is little over 20 pcr
cent Of the entire area planted in tho
country. The percentage OF that cut
up or abandoned by siales reporting Is
as folIows: Indiana, 90; Illinois, 10;
Wisconsin, 81; Iowa, s.; Missouri, lG;
Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 81; South Da:
kota, 81. The condition OF wheat, con.
sidering both winter and spring varie-
ties, when harvested. was 6S.7, against
T4.O last year and S5.3 in 1892. Tho re-
ported conditions from the corresponds.
ents for the principal wheat growing
states arc as follows: Ohio. l09; Michi-
gan, OIL; Indiana, 1903; Illinois, l0l;
Wisconsin, 90; Minnesota, So; Iowa, ~;
Missouri, 81; Kansas. IS; Nebraska, 40;
South Dakota, SO; North Dakota, "a;
California, So; Oregon, IS; Washington,
81. In the east, New York. S.; Penn
4ylyania, Oh; Maryland, 0S; Virginia,
IL: Tennessee, IS; West Virginia, %;
kentucky, %; Texas, %.
In tho principal wheat states thorc
has been considerable Improvement in
conditions in July reports in parts OF
tho wheat region. Tho crop is fully up
to expectation, and in other parts tho
Weld has exceeded expectation. The
average condition OF oats is reported ut
77.S against 7G.5 August /, III on July
and 81 June l.
Tho returns for rye show an average
condition OF 500 against 81, q year a!go'
Tho condition OF barley has risen
nearly two points during the month,
tho September average standing ut Ills
against COS In August There ia de-
riino in September condition OF buck.
wheat OF l2 and ] ! points from that OF
August, tho general average being O9.2
against 77.5 last year. The area under
clover seed Is reported at 7l.O OF that
for 1903. The condition ID givon at co.,
which is much below tho average, thus
Indicating a very short crop. The gen.
ctnl average OF condition for rico is S9.4.
The average condition OF APPLES has
fallen during last month from A to iO.S.
Tho condition OF peaches Is 9l.l, pota'
toes GA, a decline OF u points since
last month.
Ihe condition OF tobacco is H.5,
against 100 last month.