The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-27
THE CROP REPORT.
Best Showing From Oat Growing
Districts.
In Oiher Products The Percentage Little
Below That OF 1926.

According to the July report from he
agricultural department at Washington
the figures relative to the crops of the
country are as follows;
CORN.
The report on the average OF corn,
which is preliminary, shows 9S.7, as COM
pared with that OF 1895, a decrease Of l.3
points. This makes $1,000, 900 acres
against $1,000, 0O0. acres planted last yeaI
The averages for the principal corn
States are: Ohio, 106; Michigan, 106;
Indiana, 103; Illinois, 1903; Iowa, 81; Mis-
souri,, 90; Kansas, l05; Nebraska, lO2;
Texas, SO; Tennessee, "a; Kentucky, 20.
The average condition corn Is 92.4, against
1913 in July, 1895.
. The oat crop has condition of 963,
es compared with 49, last year, and In
especially fine in the chief oat-producing
States. Complaints OF lodging com
from the upper Mississippi River Basin,
where generally high conditions are
otherwise found. The poorer conditions
are in the southern states.
WHEAT.
The returns from a large corps OF cor
RESPONDENTS show that the condition of
winter wheat is 1916, against 7.9 in June
and 65.S last July.
The percentages by states are: New
York, 20; Pennsylvania, 70; Kentucky,
81; Ohio, 80; Michigan, 73; Indiana Sc;
illinois, so; Missouri, 20; Kansas, rs;
California, 100; Oregon, 80; Washington,
100.
The condition OF spring wheat is 1873,
against 99.y in June and 1922 in July,
1896.
State averages are: Minnesota, 50;
Winconsin, 81; Iowa. 96; Kansas, 80,
Nebraska, 30; South Dakota, 80; North
DAKOTA, 95; Washington. 81; Oregon, 93.
IL spring is com bined with winter
wheat, the average condition of the whole
crop is S3.4 per cent.
Correspondents report with regard to
winter wheat that in Pennsylvania IL was
much winter killed; that the fly and
rust greatly damaged the crop in Ohio
both SIS 10 quantity and quality; that in
Michigan during the preceding month
the crop improved in cond dition. but that
IL has suffered much from the rust, in
sects, anu the unfavorable conditions at
the time OF seeding last autumn. so that
i'm some of the heaviest wheat counties
barely more than half crop Is expected;
that In Indiana thrashing uiscloses the
low yield of.9.3 bushels per acre; that in
Kansas, where a large portion OF the
crop has cen harvested, the grain is
found to be OF light wight and the qula-
ity below expectations; and that on
Pacific coast the spring has been very
favorable for wheat.
With regard TO spring wheat 1t is re-
ported that In Minnesota the crop had
rapid and lusty growth but that rust np-
peared in the middle OF June, whicn
after all may not do much damage IL the
weather conditions are favorable.
COTTON.
The July returns for cotton to the de-
partment of agriculture make the average
condition of cotton 92.5 against 97.2 IN
June, decliue of Al points. The con-
dition July /, 1896. was 1913 per cent.
The averages OF the States are 81 fol-
lows: Virginia, 81; North Carolina, 100;
30; Alabama, 9s; Mississippi. leo;
Louisiana iC0; Texas, so; Araknsas, 100;
Tennessee, 1O7: Missouri, 80; Oklahoma
and Inojan Territory, w.
There was co ,iuera BILE complaint OF in
Jury from lice in the early part OF June
in North and South Carolina, Georgis,
and Florida, but this pest has practically
disappeared since the copious rains in
those States. In some portions of Texas
damage Is reported from excessive
drought, while sufficient rain has fallen
in other portions OF the tate in time to
save the plant from serious injury. In
other portions OF the cotton belt the
plant is TtpOTttu as uOluS Ntil anu
promising a good yield.
WOOL.
The returns relative to the tleeces sheared
in the fail of 1895 and the spring OF 1896
make the average weight for the country
81 pounds. In 1898 and 1894 the average
stood at s. 3 pounds, and in 1896 at SO
pounds. The lowest average for any state
This month is 2.3 pounds for South Caro-
lima, and the highest is 7.7 pounds for
Wyoming. Present reports sustain the
conclusion made in previous years that
sheep are undergoing Improvement, due
10 better selection aud breeding.