New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12

TIE GOILRNUENT CROP REPOhI.

CONDITIONS Of OCTOBER ! REPORTED 81 4i|
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Washington. Oct. 1.-THE october report OF inc
statistician OF the Department; OF Agriculture
shows the average condition OF corn on Ociooer
! 10 have been III, compared with - on sep
TENDER l. with 9e5 on October !. iSs. and sc' the
average for the last ten years There mas pee"
IN Improvement during the month OF points III
MARYLAND and in Iowa. On ihe other hand there
mas been decline OF points in Kansas. n
Nebraska in Ono in Illinois. n Missouri ana
a general decline In The southern States
The preliminary estimate Of TIE yield per acre OF
oats IL 2al bushels. an increase OF IS ousH'!s pei
acre over the October estimate OF last !e"'' iHo
principal increase is vest OF the Mississippi kiVef'
Missouri Nebraska and Kansas showing an n
crease Of c, l. ard 10 bushels per acre over last
year. The average for quality l. SO. Inc pre-
liminary estimate OF the yield per acre OF rye :
.s1 bushels or rs bushels per acre greater ihan
the October estimate OF the crop OF 1870 lie
principal Reproducing States all show increases
as follows: New-York 4. Pennsylvania q. Mlchi-
gan. 5: Wisconsin. l. Kansas. : bushels per acre
over last year. The average fer quality IS ~, as
compared with S99 IN October 0: Ia, ear. Inc
condition Of buckwheat has declined since Septein-
Der 43 points. the condition on OctoOe: D'-Ns
COS. All tne States Of principal production
show a decline OF several points except Niscon-
sin where 1t is only point The condition OF
barley shows an improvement Of l. points during
the month standing or October at So points
In NoU-York Wisconsin. Minnesota and SouiA
Dakota there has been decline. but in Michigan,
North Dakota and California the month has VIII
messed marked improvement the average in
California being 9 points higher than on Sep,
tember !. The average yield OF wheat per acre VIII
not h" published, pending m" result OF s.tcaI
inVesticat OF acreage ana ~ cducHoh no" APP
preaching completion
The condition Of tobacco shows decline OF .:
points during September The toOdcco reports
vary greatly between the different states. PeIlsyi
vania and Maryland showing an nprOve ment OF
and II points respec lively. while virginia shows
decli?e Of points. North Carolina : Tennessee u.
The condition OF irish potatoes has Declined -
points. In the New England states the decline
ranges frcm points I'm Massachusetts ana Con-
nectcut 70 is in New Hampshire and u IN Name
In New-York and PonnsyIyana il u end .
points respectively and in Illinois. Iowa and Ne
br9ska II IS C. : and points respectively.
The cotton returns 10 the Department OF Agii-
culture indicate average condition on OCTOBER
of 90 as compared with 1sc on September J.
decrease o. Sc points. The average condition on
October l. 1906 was COZ. and the average condition
on October ! for the last ten years Il 40. Inere
has been a further decline more or less marked In
every cotton producing state the decline In Nortn
Carolina being i points in Tennessee l. points,
In South Carolina. Georgia. Florida and Arkansas
10 in the Indian Territory S. in Alabama M.ssis-
and In Oklahoma > points FLORIDA IS the only
State in which the decline Is not attributed wholly
or in large part TO the long-conunued droNth
The complaints OF no top crop or or an elcep-
tionaly small one. almost universal, and tho
rpDorts OF small oos and snort staple are numer-
GUS The only favorable reports are those which
relate 10 thu conditions for picking. watch are. In
the Inair everything that could be desired.