Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-10-22
FIGURES ON CROPS.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
SENDS OUT A STATEMENT.
wheat Is Short In Quantity and Poor
iq Quality = General Conditions OF
Corn IL 9O-5 Per Cent, Against Oh
,in Septem ber.
Crop Statistics.

The returns to the statistical division OF
the Department of Agriculture for Octo-
ber show that the wheat crop will be
generally short in quantity and poor in
quality, owing To unfavorable weather.
drouth at seeding time, deficiency of snow
protection and excessive rains after 'har-
vest, producing scanty growth, shriveled
grains and rust. The worst is in the
great region of Ohio and Kansas and ad-
joining States. Crops are fairly good in
New Jersey and Maryland and adjoining
parts of Pennsylvania and New York,
also in the Rock Mountain valleys.
The returns of yield per acre of all
wheat indicate a production of 11.0 bush
els, which is g of bushc less than the
preliminary estimate for 1890. The rate
of yield of the most important States is as
follows: New Iork, IL; Pennsylvania,
IA: Ohio, o; Michigan, II; Indiana, D.;
Illinois, 1876: Wisconsin, 14.5; Minneso-
Ia, IA: Iowa, 10; Missouri, 10.7; Kansas,
IL; Nebraska. H. South Dakota, 100;
North Dakota. 10; Washington, 16; Ore
,:on, 1876; California 145
The indicated quality for the country
ut large is S4.4 per cent, against So.1 last
year. The averages Of a few selected
States are: New York, 03; Pennsylvania,
~; Kentucky. "A Ohio, Ga; Michigan, 80;
Indiana, Il: Illinois. so; Wisconsin, 80;
Minnesota. 50: Iowa, SO; Missouri, 80;
Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 81; South Dako-
Ia, 80; North Dakota, 81; Washington,
81: Oregon, 81: California, 9t.
The returns make the general condition
of corn 800 per cent, against 0l for the
month of September The averages of
condition in the large and surplus corn
States are as follows: Tennessee, 80;
Kentucky, 97 Ohio. Jog: Michigan, 102;
Indiana, JOG; Illinois, 102: Wisconsin, 9S;
Minnesota. %; Iowa. 102; Missouri, 30;
Kansas, 81; Nebraska, 1O1.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
of oats is Dab bushels per acre, against
29.6 n year ago: quality, 74.9, ranging
from 55 in Kansas to 104 in Montana.
The average yield per acre of rye is 1873;
of barley, 25.6. Conditions of buckwheat
Is SO per cent; Irish potatoes, Sit; tobac-
co, 76.9. Cotton shows a decline of 80
points from the September condition,
which was 64.2 per cent, against GOT for
the present month. The percent
ages by States are as follows'
Virginia, IS: North Carolina, Ga; South
Carolina, 81; Georgia, G1: Florida, 66;
Alabama. 61 Mississippi, go; Louisiana,
81; Texas, 81: Arkansas, 53; Tennessee,
Go; Missouri, 10.
The departments report as to the con-
dition of cotton last month is fully sus-
tanned by the returns for the present
month. In all the States east of the Mis-
sissippi River little or no top crop will be
made and the crop will all be gathered by
the middle of the month. Damage is re-
Dorted from Missssippi by frosts on the
2Sth and 29th of last month Caterpillars
and rust are complained of in the Sea
Island district of Florida. A slight Inn
provement has been made in some few
Louisiana and Arkansas counties, but the
crop will be gathered before the close OF
the month. There has been n general
deterioration also in Texas. In some sec
tions the crop has been injured by worms
rust, frost and heavy rains the last OF
September. There will be a very small
yield from the top crop, and the reports
say the crop will all be gathered by
Nov l.