The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-11
FIGURES ON CROPS
UNCLE ANS CROP sTAr1sTIoAH
lies HIS REPORT.

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For June I, Winter Wheat Shows an Acre
age of 81 6 Compared With Last Yea,
| and S9.9 CoDpared With LAST Fan
Sowing - Condition of Winter whea
Averages 1875, Decline since May
Kansas Is Credited With q Condition
ofss, None, Better; and . Compsrativ
Acreage Of 97-FIsures on Other Crop
Washington, June 10-Statistician Rol
inson Of the agricultural department thi
afternoon issued the following cerea
crop report, Mr.. Hyde, the new statisti
clan, not taking charge until after thi:
report:
The report Of June 1, consolidated from
the returns Of township. county and stae
correspondents OF the department of ag-
riculture, makes the acreage of winter
wheat at present growing, after allow
ances for a5andonmenrs, GAG per cent of
the area harvested last year, or Ss.9 per
cent Of the area Gown in the fall Of 1896.
This in round numbers is q, a62. 900 acres.
The percentages of winter whea, acre
ages. upon the basis indicated. Of the
principal winter wheat states are as fol-
.ows: Ohio, 81; Michigan, SO; Illinois.
81; Missouri. 80; Kansas, 81: California,
I05.
In New York, Pennsylvania. Delaware,
Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama. Tex
as, Arkansas, Tennessee and West Vir-
ginia the area sowr, compared with that
harvested last tyear. has been materially
increased.
The condition Of winter wheat has fall
len since the report of May /, being 1875
per cent, against sO2 on that date. de-
cline Of Ii points. The condition of
June l. last year, was 77.9.
The percentages of the principal states
are: Ohio. IS; Michigan. 70; Indiana. GO:
Illinois. IS; Missouri. As; Kansas, IS: Cal
ifornia, 73.
The percentage OF spring wheat area
for the entire country. as compared with
that Of 1896, has been increased. being
ITO per cent of last years acreage.
The total area of spring wheat sown is,
therefore, in round numbers, 1900. 900
acres, and the combined Writer and
spring is 1856. 600 acres. or 99.9 per cent
of that harvested in 1896.
The condition Of spring wheat shows
an average for the whole country Of $50
per cent, against 1913 per cent IT. une l,
1896 The condition Of all wheat is S2.7
per cent. against SIS per cent, the same
date last year.
The conditions for spring wheat for the
spring wheat states are as fol-
lows: Minnesota, 81; Wisconsin, 80:
Iowa, 80; Nebraska, SO; South Dakota, |
IS: North Dakota, 81; Washington. 100; |
Oregon, IS.
The preliminary report places the acre |
age of oats at 1873 per cent of last years |
area, and makes the condition So per cent |
against 9s.S per cent lastt June.
Acreage of rye is 90 per cent Of last |
years; condition of rye S9.9 per cent.
Acreage of barley 92.2 per cent of last /
years; condition of same June /, S74
per cent.
Acreage Of oats, 1881 per cent; condi-
ton. 9s.s per cent
Reports from the consular officers Of |
ern Ontario indicate good crops of both |
winter and spring grain. The spring
acreage in the Winnipeg consular district
S about 10 per cent greater than last
'ear, while crops are about ten days ear
Ter. Reports from eastern Ontario ard
quebec are less favorable. Inquiries made
" the United States minister 10 Argen-
inc tend to show that this years wheat
creage will not exceed last years. and
nay be much less.
Fruit throughout central and western
europe has been considerably injured by
rost Wheat growth is generally retard
d by the backward season. and in
spain. Italy and Hungary, its quality is
eterioated by persistent rains. The con-
ition is reported improving If northern
Europe. also in Roumania, Bulgaria and
arts OF Russia, but not in Poland, or the
outhwestern provinces. The deficiency
the crop in France is now estimated
/: from 35,0O0.0O0 to $4,000, 900 bushels.