The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-07-13
Condition Of The Crops in
The Entire Country.
The Official Comparative Re-
ports From the Depart
ment of Agriculture.

Washington, July ii The crop
report of the department of agricui.
ture issued to day says:
The cottqp returns to the. statisti-
cian of the department of agriculture
made up to July /, indicate an aver.
age con1ition of 9l2, as compared
with SO on June |. 1898. with 86 on
July l. 1897. and with 90 5 on July
l., 1896.
The averages Of the principal States
are as foIlowe: North Carolina. 81 !;
South Carolina, Georgia. and Louis
lana. 90; Alabsms. 81; Texas,
Tennessee and Oklahoma. 92; Arkan-
sas, 90; Mississippi. 94;ss Indian
Territory. SO
Washington, July 1.-THE July
grain and other crop reports CT the
department of agriculture says:
Preliminary returns to the ststis,i
clan of the department of agriculture
on the acreage of corn indicate re
duct:on of 8 per cent from the area
harvested last year There is de-
crease Of $4,000 acres in Illinois of
430, 900 in Iowa, of 66l 900 in Mis-
souri. of 722 900 in Kansas and 1872,
600 in Nebraska Many other States
likewise chow reduced acreage. but
majority of the southern States re-
port an increase, ranging from ! per
cent in the case of North Carolina
and Georgia. to s per cent in that
of Texas The average condition,
80 5. although ! s points higher than
the condition for the corresponding
date of last year. is with the excep
ticn OF 1892 and 1897. the lowest
July condition in ten years the aver
age for tha. period being 81 8
Conditions vary widely among the
different States. Iowa reporting 100.
Nebraska and Ohio, 90, Kansas and
Illinois SO aud Missouri 78
The condition of winter wheat
S37 is 5 points lower than last
month, bu, is still 4 S points higher
than at the corresponding date last
year, ana 4 8 points higher than the
average for the past ten years The
principal State averages are as fol
lows Pennsylvania, 81 s; Maryland,
So; Tenn. ssee, 90; Kentucky, SO
Ohio. go; Michigan, %; Indiana,
81 Illinois, sc Missouri, 68 Kan
sas. SO /; and Caiifornis. 40
Tho average c,nd s'o. os spring
ubea, is 95 This i, 5 s paints hirgbe
teao at 'he corresponding date last
7sar. Is 6 = above tbe asersge for the
psss gear aud is the bigoes' July av-
eeags. with two exceptions. iu thirteen
years. Th. pr!nc,oal State averages
are as fo!l,ss: Minneso's. 81: South
Dakota. 80; Moth D.kota. 92; Iowa.
81 ; Nebr..k l02 Wasbiosroo. 102 ;
Oregon, 105 The average condition
Of spsirg aud winter wheat combined is
80 4 which is poio's higher that at
,he corresponding Date last year, ano o
points higher than ou July l 1896
The pssceo,sge Of the wheat crop of
1897 reported as still on hand July !,
1898, is 8 SO per ceus
The average condition Of the oa.
crop, 90 8 ia 2 poirts lower that laet
month, but is 5 8 poiu's higher than at
the corresponding date last year, 4 9
points higher .hsc the average for the
psst seo years, and is. w.sh one excep.
ticn, the highest since 1889.
The average conditioo OF barley is
IS I, which is 68 poioss higher last
month, bat is 2 points lower than oo
July l las. year, and 8 l below tbe
july average for the past ten years