Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-12
IOWA CROP REPORT FOR A WEEK.
Summary of reports Showing Acreage
and Condition of staple CrOps.

l summary OF kepOr showing Acreage
and Condition of staple Crops.
DES MONIES, June 11.-(Special. )-From
| reports of correspondents of this service,
! June /, 1898, the following urinary is made
! relative to the acreage and condition of the
staple crops for the current season. The
| acreage is obtained from careful estimates
of increase or decrease, compared with the
number Of acres harvested in 1897. The
condition is estimated in form of percentage,
compared witt the average or normal OF the
several crops.
Wheaton winter wheat the number of
acres planted last fall and not abandoned
appears to be 191, 451. a decrease of 3,015
acres compared with last year.
or spring wheat the acreage Is 1893, 231,
an increase of PIG, 1894 acres compared with
1897. The total acreage Of winter and
spring wheat for this harvest is 1,4S4, 682
acres, as against 1,271. 1903 acres last year.
The condition, June l, of winter wheat was
101 per cent and of spring wheat, 104 per
cent. Last year on the corresponding date
winter wheat was 67 per cent and spring
wheat was rated at 81 per cent.
| Corn-The acreage of corn planted this
year is reported to be s 1886, 2s6 acres-a de-
crease of 213,S59 acres compared with 1897,
or an average decrease of a little less than
2 1-2 per cent. The condition of the corn
crop June l was rated at 101 per cent; last
year at the corresponding date it was ~
per cent.
Oats-The total acreage of oats for the
state is 1929, 243 acres and the condition
June ! was 1O5 per cent. Last year the
area sown was 4,405,7 S2 acres and the con
dition June l, SO per cent. This shows a net
decrease of LOG, $3.50 acres.
Rye-Total area sown, 210, 800 acres; con.
dition June /, 100 per cent. Last year the
acreage was 1851 . and the condition was o.
per cent. hsT't
Barley-Area seeded, sos, $50; condition
June l, 1O2 per cent. = Last year the ares
was SOL, S67 acres; condition Sc per cent.
Flax-Are seeded 1875 ,O41 acres; condi,
ton. 100 per cent; area In 1897, 249, 80
acres; condition, 80 per cent.
Cultivated Hay-Totall number of acres
2, 2SO.455. Last yearthea area was 2,159, 49,
acres; an increase for this season of II ,12
acres. The condition of new seeding o
timothy is los per cept and of clover. 1O7
millet Is rated at 98 per cent. This hai
been a very favorable, season for tn
grasses,
Potatoes-The condition of common pota
toes is 10l per cent The area planted /
l6i.456 acres. Last, year the area wa
1853 24S acres; condition June 1, 92 per cent
Conditions of other crops are as follows
Broom corn, 81; sweet potatoes. IS; sor
ghum, SO; apples, So; pears. 81; piums. so
peaches, SO; grapes. 80; blackberries, 90
raspberries, "a; Strawberries, 100; c%urrants
81; cherries, 81 per cent.
Live Stock-Condition. cattle, 104; sheeI
lol; hogs SO; spring pig crop, 76; horses
80; foals, 81 per cent.
Meadows are rated los and pastures II
per cent.
Note-The fact should be borne in min
that estimates OF the condition of corr
g wheat, oats, rye and barley were mad
about June l. at which time the grain croI
[ were at their best. Since that date ii
| weather has been very warm and wet. caui