Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Condition OF Corn. Cotton. Wheat, Rye,
Oats, Tobacco, etc.

| WASHINGTON, September 10.--The re-
port of the statistician OF the Department
OF Agriculture for the month Of Septem-
ber shows a decline in the condition Of
! corn 20 6S.i. from 691 in the month OF
| August and e5 In the month OF July. This
is decline Of 81 points from the August
| and Sl.6 from The July condition.
| The change Is marked in nearly all of
| the great corn States. The present con-
| diton is 70 In Kentucky. 20 i'm Ohio, So in
Michigan. 50 In Indiana. rs in Illinois.
81 In Wisconsin, 50 in Minnesota. 70 In
| Iowa, 20 in Missouri. % In Kansas. 10
in Nebraska, and l6 in South Dakota.
In most Of the Southern States the con-
| dition has risen and a good crop is GER
| tain.
| In addition to unfavorable prospects
| arising from the low condition OF the
| growing crop reports from eight States
| viz. Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa.
| Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska. and South
| DakOta-in response to a special inquiry.
| show that out Of an aggregate Of f0,Si39oi
| acres planted in those States, there have
| been cut up for fodder or abandoned
| l. 10000 acres. or 3S per cent. which is
| little over ~ per cent OF the entire area
| planted In the country.
| The percentage OF that cut up or aban-
| doned by States reporting is as follows:
| Indiana. 0G: Illinois. 10; Wisconsin. .2l
| Iowa, .35: Missouri. lG: Kansas, .53. Ne
| braska, .Sl. South Dakota, 81.
The Condition OF wheat considering
both winter and spring varieties. when
| harvested. was &.7, against 7i.0 last year
| and S.3 In 1892.
The reported conditions from corre-
| spondents for the principal wheat-grow
ing States are as follows: Ohio, 102;
Michigan. 81: Indiana. 103; Illinois. 10l ;
Wisconsin. 92: Minnesota. 81; Iowa, 81;
Missouri. 81 Kansas. 5S; Nebraska. 40;
South Dakota. 80: North Dakota, "a; Cali
fornia SS: Oregon. IS: Washington. 67.
In the East: New York. So; Pennsylva-
mia. q; Maryland. 9S; Virginia. 49, Ten
nessee. rs; West Virginia, SO; Kentucky,
92; Texas. 92
In the principal wheat States there has
been considerable improvement in condi-
tion since the July report. In parts OF
the wheat region the crop is fully up to
expectations. and in other parts the yield
has exceeded anticipatons
The average condition Of oats is re-
ported as 77.8 against 765 August lst
III July 1st. and 81 June 1st.
The returns for rye show an average
condition of S6.e against 81 a year ago.
The condition Of barley has risen nearly
two points during the month, the Septem-
Der average standing at 7l.5, against 69.S
in August
There is a decline in the September
condition Of buckwheat Of twelve and
one half points from that Of August
The area under clover seed is reported
at 7l.9 pr cent. Of that for 1898. The con-
dition Is given at CO., which is much be-
low the average. thus indicating a very
short crop.
The general average Of condition for
rice is S94
The average condition Of apples has
fallen during the last month from a to
4oG
The condition Of peaches is 2l1; OF po-
tatOes. Ca a decline OF twelve points
since last month.
The condition Of tobacco is 7i.5 against
75.9 last month.
Cotton shows decline of 80 points
from the August condition, which was
g.S, against $50 for this month. The
condition Of the plant in the month of
June was SS3, rising 20 500 in July. and
10 9l.S last month, as stated. The August
condition for the year 1898 was SO4. and
the September condition for the same
year was 73i, falling off of seven points.
The September condition for this year IL
12.5 points higher than that of 1893.
The State averages are: Virginia, 100:
North Carolina, SS South Carolina, Sc;
Georgia, 81; Florida, 50; Alabama. Sc; Mis-
slssippi, s.; Louisiana. 81; Texas. 81: Ar
kansas. 50: Tennessee, 81: Missouri, 70.
The principal cause OF the decided de-
cline in the condition since the last re-
port was excessive rainfall throughout
the larger part Of the cotton-bclt. pro-
ducing too much growth Of weed and
checking the development of fruit, also
causing shedding, rott.ng. and rust.
The general tenor Of cotton reports is
"too much rain and heat, causing too
great growth of weed and too little of
fruit"