The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
CROPS WILL BE LARGE
FORTY-THREE MILLION ACRES OF
SPRING AND WINTER WHEAT.
Average Condition of the Former Is
1OO.9-Better than Ever Before Re-
pOrted-Averages of Other Cereals.

WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Preliminary re-
turns of the spring wheat acreage, with the
two Dakotas in particular subject to revi-
sion. indicate a total area seeded of 16, 800 600
acres. which, added to the area in winter
wheat, 26200,OO0 acres, makes total wheat
acreage of 100000, or rather over $780, 900
acres greater than last year. There is an
increase of per cent in Minnesota % in
Iowa 10 in Nebraska, II in North Dakota, s
in South Dakota, 5 in Oregon and 20 in
Washington.
The average condition of winter wheat is
eos compared with 7S5 at the CORE
spending date last year, and S1.6 the CORE
spending average for the last ten years. The
principal averages are as follows: New
York, 9S; Pennsylvania, 90; Maryland, %;
Tennessee, 90; Kentucky, 80; Ohio, 81; Michi-
gan. 81; Indiana, 50; Missouri, SO; Kansas,
104 California 80.
The average condition of spring wheat is
the almost if not entirely. unprecedented
one of 1909, as compared with S9.6 on June
l, 1897, and 925, the average for the past
ten years. Nearly all the States of principal
production report a condition exceeding that
indicative of a full normal crop, North Da-
kota reporting 104 South Dakota, 1903; Ne
braska, 1O5; Iowa, 102; Minnesota, 100; Ore
gon, 10l and Washington, 81
The total reported acreage in oats is 16
per cent. less than last year. There is a de-
crease of 3 per cent. in New York, 2 in In
diana, in Illinois, in Wisconsin, in Min
nesota, in Iowa and z in Missouri On the
other hand, there is an increase of per
cent. III Pennsylvania, in Kansas and in
Nebraska. The condition of oats is 98 as
compared with 1873 on June l, 1897, and 99.5,
the average for the corresponding date for
the past ten years. The principal State aver
ages are as follows: New York, Pennsyl-
Indiana, SO; Wisconsin, Minnesota and
North Dakota, 100; Iowa and South Dakota
103; Nebraska. lO4; Missouri. SO, and Kan
sas, "a.
The acreage reported as under barley is
So per cent less than last year, the reduc-
ton in the principal States being follows
New York. 10 per cent; Wisconsin, s.: Min
nesota. IL; Iowa, s; North Dakota. 4; South
ton of barley is 1885, as compared with S74
on June l. 1897, and 1913, the average at the
corresponding date for the last ten years.
The condition by States is follows: New
nesota, So: Iowa 1922 Nebraska. 1884, South
Dakota 1903; North Dakota, 100; Washing
ton, 81 and California, 50.
The acreage under rye shows a decrease
the decrease in New York being per cent
in Pennsylvania 2; Michigan. Z: Wisconsin.
/; Kansas. /. The condition of rye is 81. as
compared with 1913 on June /, 1897 and S06.
the average for the past ten years. The av-
erages in the principal States are as follows:
New York. Michigan. Minnesota and Iowa,
each. 96; New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 80;
Illinois, 81; Wisconsin, 100; Kansas, l03; Ne
braska io5.
The condition of spring pastures is phe-
nomenally high, there being but few States
in the North or West where II does not APP
proach or exceed lOQ'