The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-22
FIGURES ON CROPS.
AGRICULTURAL DEPAprn-
SENDS OUT A STATEMENr
Wheat IL Short in Quantity nnd D.
In Quality General Condition. =.
Corn Is 9O.5 Per Gent, A,.i..
in September.
Crop ~Statistice,

The returns to the statistical division
the department of Agriculture for Oot'
Der show that the wheat c-op v"1 :"
generally short in quantity and nn", :"
quality. owing to unfayorahie wo.,Lnr
drouth at seeding time, deficiency O. ,n"
protection and excessive rains af,ar hav
vest, producing scanty growth. ybr;ya,a,
grains and rust. The worst is i. Nv
great region Of Ohio and Kansas and 81,
joining States. Crops are fairly good II
New Jersey and Maryland and adioinrn
parts of Pennsylvania and New yor'
also in the Rock Mountain valleys.
The returns of yield per acre Ct a,
wheat indicate a production Of l19 bnsh.
els, which is 6 Of a bushel less than the
preliminary estimate for 1880. The rata
of yield of the most important States is as
follows: New York, IL; Pennsylvania
IA: Ohio. 8; Michigan, u: Indiana. 9.
Illinois, 1876; Wisconsin. 40; MINES.
ia, IA; Iowa, u; Missouri, 10.1: Kansas
IL; Nebraska, IA; South Dakota. l05.
North Dakota, 10; Washington. 1G. Orr.
gon. 1915; California, 145.
The indicated quality for the country
at large is S4.4 per cent, against ST. las,
year. The averages of a few selected
States are: New York, SO; Pennsylvania.
81: Kentucky, "A; Ohio, 81; Michigan. sc.
Indiana, II; Illinois. so; Wisconsin. 81,
Minnesota. 80; Iowa, So; Missouri. So.
Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 81: South Dako.
ia. 90; North Dakota, 81: Washington
So; Oregon, 81; California. a.
The returns make the general condition
of corn 900 per cent, against ~ for the
month of September. The averages Of
condition in the large and surplus corr
States are as follows: Tennessee. 50,
Kentucky, 81; Ohio. Jog: Michigan. 102;
InGiana. JOG; Illinois. 100: Wisconsin. 9S,
Minnesota, 81; Iowa, 1872; Missouri. s.;
Kansas. 81; Nebraska, 1O1.
The preliminary estimate Of the yield
of oats is 24.3 bushels per acre, against
29.G a year ago.; quality. 1i.9, ranging
from 80 in Kansas to 10I IN Montana.
The average yield per acre Of rye is 1873;
of barley. 2J,G. Conditions Of buckwhcat
is ST per cent; Irish pot2toeS. SIT; tohac.
co. 100. Cotton shows a decline Of 80
points from the September condition.
which was Ga per cent, against CO.. for
the present month. Tie percent.
ages by States are Is follows;
NllSilid, 60. WV t0i'E4i4". VI ''"sH
Carolina. "a; Georgia. O.: florida. Sc
Alabama, 81; Mississippi. 60: Louis ana.
81; Texas, 81; Arkansas. %; Tennessee,
60: Missouri, -.
The departments report rs 70 tAe COZ
dition Of cotton last month is fully sus-
tanned by the returns for the present
month. In all the States east Of III" Mis-
sissippi River little or no top crop viii be
made and the crop will all be gathertd by
the middle of the month. Damage i re
ported from Mississippi by frosts o. the
2Sth and Goth of last month. Eatorphiars
and rust are complained Of in the Se"
Island district of Florida. y Sigh I'M
provement has been made IN some few
Louisiana and Arkansas counties. b.; the
crop will be gathered before The close Of
the month. There has been q genera
deterioration also in Texas. In some see
tons the crop has been injured by worms,
rust, frost and heavy rains the last OF
September. There will be n very sInal.
yield from the top crop. and the reIofts
say the crop will all be sathere" ty
Nov. 1.