New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-11
BAD SHOWING FOR CORN.
MORE THAN 100000 ACRES ABANDONED OR
CUT Up FOR FODDER IN EIGHT sTATEs-A
GOOD CROP IN THE SOUTH HOWEVER
IMPROVEMENT IN WHEAT-CONDI-
TIoN or OTHER CROPS.


Washington. Sept. l0-The report OF the Stats
tican OF the Department OF Agriculture for the
month of September shows a decline in the condi-
ton of corn to GA from COL In the month Of Au-
gust and 95 in the month of July. This is de-
cline OF 81 points from the August and 3i.6 from
the July condition The change Is marked in nearly
all Of the great corn States. The present condition
Is 10 in Kentucky 70 In Ohio - in Michigan. 10 In
Indiana Is in Illinois 81 In Wisconsin. GO in Mime
sofa 10 in Iowa. 20 in Missouri IS in Kansas. 10 in
Nebraska and 10 In South Dakota. In most OF the
Southern States the condition has risen and n good
crop is certain. In addition TO the unfavorable
prospects arising from the low condition OF the
growing crop. reports from eight States-lndiana.
Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa. Missouri Kansas Ne
braska and South Dakoa-in response TO a special
inquiry. show that out OF an aggregate OF Aosj'ei
acres planted those States there have been cut
up for fodder abandoned 15,50S,oo, acres. or ~
per cent which is little over 20 per cent of the
entire area planted in the country. The percentage
of that cut up or abandoned by states TsporIs 81
Iowa 49, Missouri lG Kansas %. Nebraska s.. South
The condition, OF wheat considering both winter
and spring varieties. when harvested. was S; !
against II last year and S3 IN ie9-' lhr coir,- %
cpal wheat-growine States are as follows. OHIO
lO3. Michigan 81. Indiana lCS. Illinois i0i. WiEcon-
sin 81 Minnesota ~. Iowa g. Missouri 81 Kan nn
sas IS, Nebraska to South Dakota q. North pa
&ota "A. California IS Oregon S W :. ''hE.oh , v.
81 Maryland as Virginia +, Tennessee :. West
Virginia aS Kentucky 92 Texas '2 In the pih-
cpal wheat States there has been considerable I'M
provement I'm condition since the July report. IN
parts OF the wheat region the crop Is tully up 10
expectations. and IN other parts the yieid mas eN
ceeded anticipation.
The average c0ndi,io? Of oats is reported at a.,
against 765 August /, ~ on July !. and ~ June T.
The returns for rye show an average cohdi'ioh oi
500 against 20 a year ago. 49,
The condition OF barley has risen near:y Two
points In the month. the September average s'ahohB
at 10 sgains SOS in August. ,., =.
There Is d. cline In The september cpnNItlv" ~
buckwheai of l2i. points from that OF August the
general average being 692 agains 10 las year
cent OF that OF 1s93 The condition is gVen az "-.
which is much below the average. thus indicating 4
very short crop oo
The general average condition OF rice Is So
The average condition Of apples has fa.ien IN the
las, month from II IL ioS 60. .
The condition OF peaches Is I'll; potatoes o. d
decline Of 70 points since las, month. 49, .
The condition OF tobacco is 7i5. against 'o' las'
month. -, A..
Cotton shows A decline OF 80 points from the NJ
gust condition. which was MS against So ior thl<<
month The condition Of the plant In the montn OF
June was SS3 rising SOC In Ju.y and 10 ~ iast
month as stated The August Hilton for 1873 was
So and the Sepicmbe- condition for iae Same year
was 73 falling on OF points The September
condition for this year Is l21 points hsnsr IMAM
Virginia 100 North Carolina IS. South Ceroina ~
Georgia 81 Florida s.. Alabama ". Mississippi ~
Louisiana o. Texas s. Arkansas 49, Tennes-'+ ~
Missouri 9S The principal cause Of the decided ne-
cline in condition the ,ast report was excessive
rainfall throughout the larger part OF TIE cotton be
Ing develonmen; Of the fruit; also causing sheddlng
rotting and rust The general tenor OF reports -
| TOO much rain and neat. causing TOO sTea' CROWN
| OF weeds and lit;le OF fruit.