Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-11
CROP CONDITIONS

Washington, July 10.-The crop report of the department of agriculture for the wi-ek ending July 10 shows the following condit tions
 Conn, S29; winter wheat, SOP; spring wheat 91.2; combined spring and winter wheat, 84.9; oats, S7.5; win.er rye. 95; spring rye, 90; barley, SS.5; tobacco, 7S.5; Irish pota,oes, SIS.
 The report on the acreage of corn, which is preliminary, shows decrease of 1.2 p'er cent, as compared with that of last year. This reports a decrease of about LOGO, 900 acres. Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas and one or two less im- ponsant corn producing states, show an increased acreage, bu. this is offset by the shrinkage in Iowa, Indiana Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states. The average condition of corn is only S2.9 or 95 points lower than in July of last year. The principal state averages are as follows:
 Ohio, 76; Michigan, 80; Indiana, s3; Illl- nois, 82; Iowa, 75; Missouri, 92; Kansas 90; Nebraska, 101; Texas 10l; Tennessee,
 The condition of winter wheat, SOP, is points higher than last month. but 2.1 points lower than in July of last year The average condition of spring and win ter wheat combined is S49, and Is 1.5 points higher than that of the correspond ing period of last year. The percentage of the wheat crop of 1896 reported as on hand July l, 1897, is 57.6 per cent. The average conditions of the oats crop. S75, compares very unfavorably will that of July, 1896, but is only small frac.ion of 1 psr cent. less than the average July condition for the past ten years. The average condition of winter rye 95.1, is II points higher than in July last year, but that of spring rye, 90 is poin.s low- CT than 1t was at that time The condi- tion of barley is improving, having ad- Nanced 1.6 points during the month and is now slightly better than last year To- bacco acr-age shows a falling off of over 70 per cent, as compared with last year, and the average cndition, 785, is less by 10 points than that of last July. There is "a decrease in the acrsa age of Irish po- tatoeS of 8.4 as compared with that of last year. The shrfnkage Is general, Ne braska being the only state with any considerable acreage devoted to tlHs cron that shows an increase. In point of con-. dition also lJhe crop at this time compares unfaVorably with that of last year the figures being SIT and 99, respectively
 The wool report indicates 58 pounds as the average weight per fleece as com pared with 5.7 last year. and 5.6 in 1885 The European agent of the department reports that the weather during June was generally favorable to growing crop except in parts of Germany and Italy, but the wheat crop will be below the average In Great Britain, France and Austro- Hungary. A consular report from Winnipeg, Manitoba, indicates good crops of wheat, oats and barley on an increased acreage in that province.
 The July returns for cotton to the de- partment of agriculture indicate an av- craze condition of S6.0 as compared with 835 in June, an increase of 2.5 points. The average condition for July, 1896, was 91.6 The average of the states are as follows Virginia, 87; North Carolina. 90: South Carolina, S6; Georgia, 85; Florida, 80; Ala bama, S5; Louisiana, S9; Texas, S9; Ar kansas, 88; Tennessee 80; Missouri. 95 Oklahoma, S2 Mississippi, S1, and the Indian Territory 93.