The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-12
GRAIN CROP REPORT
Farmer Wilson Tells About
Acreage and Condition.
CONDITION IN KANSAS
Is SO, With $4,000 Bushels
Decrease.

Washington, July 1.-THE July grain
crop report OF the department of agri-
culture sayss
preliminary returns to the statistician
Of the department CT agriculture on the
| acreage Of corn indicate q reduction of
3 per cent from the area harvested last
year There is a decrease of 500, 900 acres
IL Illinois. of 303 900 in Iowa, of SCI. 900 in
Missouri. Of 722ooO In Kansas, and Of 49,
OOO IN Nebraska. Many other states ike
wise show a reduced acreage but a ma
Jority Of the southern states report an
increase ranging from one per cent in
the case Of North Carolina and Georgia,
to Sc per cent in that OF Texas.
The average condition. 90.5, although 76
points higher than the condition for the
corresponding date of last year. Is with
the exception. Of 1892 and 1897, the lowest
July condition in ten years, the average
for that period being ga
Conditions vary widely among the diff
ferent states Iowa reporting 100, Ne
orasks and Ohio 20. Kansas and Illinois
50, and Missouri, e.
The condition of winter wheat, S37, 10
81 points lower than dast month, but 10
still As points higher than az the CORE
spending date last year. and 40 points
higher than the average for the past ten
years. The principal state averages are
as follows: Pennsylvania, 81; Maryland,
So; Tennessee. 80; Kentucky, SO; Ohio, So !;
Michigan, IS; Indiana IS; Illinois, Sc; Mis-
souri,, s.; Kansas, So, and California, 10.
The average condition of spring wheat
Is IS. This is 8.s points higher than at the
corresponding date last year is So above
the average for the past ten years, and
is the highest July average. with two
exceptions, in thirteen years
The principal state averages are as fol-
lows:( Minnesota, SO; South Dakota, So:
North Dakota, 80; Iowa, 81; Nebraska,
1O2; Washington, 102, and Oregon. los. The
average condition of spring and winter
wheat combined is 9S.4 which is As points
higher than at the corresponding date
last year and six months higher than on
July I, 1896.
The percentage Of the wheat crop Of
1897 reported as still on hand on July l.
1888. is 33 per cent. The average condi-
ton Of the crop. s2.S is SO points lower
than last month, but is 90 points higher
than at the corresponding date last year,
40 points higher than the average for She
past ten years, and is, with one excop-
ton, the highest since 1889
The average condition of barley Is ST.
which is SO points higher than last month.
but is 28 points lower than on July j
last year, and 81 below the July average
for the past ten years.
The average condition Of winter rye is
93S, as compared with $50 on July l, 1897,
and s06, the July average for the past ten
years. the average condition of spring
rye is 96.2, as against 900 on July l, 1897.
and 906, the July average for the past
ten years.
There is an increase of 13 per cent in
the acreage of Irish potatoes. The aver
age condition, 955, is II points higher than
at the corresponding date last year, and
is % points above the ten-year average
The outlook for the apple crop is very
discouraging. OF the a principal appe-
growing states, eleven report even a lower
average of condition than at the CORE
spending date last year With a few no
table exceptions, among which is Georgia
with a condition of 1o4 indications as to
the peach crop are somewhat unfavOrabIe.
The wool report indicates the average
weight per fleece as being 5.s pounds, the
same last wear