Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-09-17
AUGUST CROP REPORT.

The completed crop returns for Au
gust by the U. ). department Of agri
culture are more than usually full. Fol-
corn the returns are even more cheering
than the rose-colored estimates put oul
by the department for the month OF
July by three points, the present esti
mate being l02 ). Spring wheat has
fallen since the last report by pei
cent, standing now at 95s. Oats are re
ported as better than last year by 7.7
Spring rye Is now estimated at 81, and
barley at 9l.9 or failing off Of L..
points. In relation 10 Irish potatoes the
report is quoted;
"The condition Of Irish potatoes has
deteriorsted from 81 > TO sS.1 since july
l, although IL improved three points In
the greatest potato state New York, q
points In Illinois and points In Missouri
The decline in Ohio, Michigan, Maine,
Wisconsin and Iowa, all prominent po-
tato states, was more than sufficient to
Offset the Improvement elsewhere. In
Connecticut, New Jersey, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
and North Dakota the present condition
OF the crop Is above normal. Complaints
OF damage from hot and protracted dry
weather come from Michigan, Ohio, In
diana and Wisconsin. The product is so
abundant in Minnesota that price as
low as eighteen cents bushel Is report
ed for new potatoes.
la relation TO fruit, the passage that
relates to apples is quoted in full:
The returns Of August indicate that
the crop has met with no serious OBJ
stscles TO development during the month
of July. The influences upon which the
proper maturity Of the crop natural
ly depends have been so favorable that
a very general increase In the index
figures has resulted. There are, how
ever, some very important states In
which the crop promised at this date Is
less than half the normal product. This
Is the case In Maine, New Hampshire
Vermont, Michigan snd Wisconsin, the
percentage ranging from - in Michigan
To - In Vermont. Massachusetts, New
York. Pennsylvznis, and Iowa show
conditions between 80 and 60, or in'i-
Gated products at or slightly above one
half the normal.
On the other hand, fifteen states, New
Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virgin
Ia. Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Ne
braska, Colorado and the Pacific coast
states, excluding states not commercial
ly important. have condition OF so or
over, and OF these, six, New Jersey,
Kentucky, Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri
and Colorado are above 90, kentucky
going 20 l0l. Ohio and Illinois, with
73 snd -, respectively, stand
between the high and the low. The
crop Is reported generally short In the
northern but abundant in the southern
portions Of these states.
Taking the whole country the pros
pective product Of apples Is larger than
for several years. The general average
Of condition Is ia against ~ last year.
Portions are selected that relate TO
grass, hay and pastures:
Hsy.-The aggregate area under tins
crop Is 9l.5 per cent, as compared win
that Of year sgo. The only states or
territories in which an increase OF area
i reported are Maryland, North Caro-
Inns, Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana,
Kansas. wyoming, Colorado, New
Mexico. Oregon and California, but
there are three others In which there has
been no decrease, namely, Florida, Tex
as aud Utah. There Is decrease IN all
the New England states, in all the states
along the Atlantic coast except those
named above.
Timothv.-The average condition OF
this crop Is indicated nv the figures 69S,
as compared with s5.6 a year ago
There are only half dozen states ir
which the condition is 100 or above.
Clover.-The figures as 10 product
81. !. indicate Just two-thirds OF a fuli
crop. LAST year the figures were al.
New Mexico alone reports above lOo, and
louisiana, Texas, North Dakota and
Colorado are the only states that come
up 10 that figure. OF the heavier clover
producing states the following range
from 20 downward; Pennsylvania ~,
Minnesota s., Nebraska 62, Iowa ~, In
diana 81. New York IL, Illinois i6, Ohio
i3. Wisconsin 80, Michigan -. Kansas
returns IL and Missouri and vermont 30
each.
The crop suffered in many places from
the effect Of drouth last year or freezing
weather during the winter, and IN
number Of important states from drouth
during portion Of the present season:
Pastures.-The average condition OF
pastures is indicated by the figures rs,
good condition being represented by lV;
This is a reduction of o as compared
with the condition on July /. A year
ago the condition was only 90. The
states which return above 100 are those
on tbe Gulf coast from Mississippi TO
Texas. inclusive, Arkansas, missouri
North Dakota, Wyoming aud colorado