Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-11
THE CR0PS0 ON SEPT. 1
AVERAGE CONDITION OF CORN.
WHEAT, OATS. RYE. ETC.
TOBACCO SO TO SS PER CT. OF NORMAL
Further Decline I'm the Condition oi
AppIes-About Two-Thirds OF n Full
Peach-Crop-Fcwcr Hogs for Fat.
tening.
tening.

WASHINGTON. September i0.--The
September report Of the statistician u
the Department Of Agriculture shows the
following average conditions on Sep
TENDER /: Corn, Sl1; wheat. SGT; oats. 70;
barley. 1872; rye, Ssi; buckwheat, @.Si
potatoes. III.
The decline in the average condition
Of corn during August was 2.9 points,
and the condition on the LIST instant was
4S points higher than on September !.
1897; So points lower than on September
]. 1896, and eight tenths OF one point
higher than the mean September NV
erage Of the last ten years. There was
marked decline during August In sevs-
raj OF the principal n-producing States.
the decline amounting to 10 points in
Iowa, points in Kansas. and e points
I'm Nebraska. on tho other hand. twenty
one states. with an average annual pro-
duction of nearly one thousand million
bushels. show more or less improved
condition. as compared with August LIST.
There was an Improvement OF points
IN Ohio. in Indiana, 8 In Illinois. and 3
in Missouri
WHEAT.
The condition OF wheat, ss7 Is one
point higher than on September !, 1891;
l21 poin.s higher than on September J.
1896. and 81 points above the mean OF
the September averages for tho last ten
years.
In accordance with its custom. the de-
M ~ 10 III
estimate Of the wheat crop, and will not
do so until It completes It's revision CT
the wheat acreage, which will show some
increase over the preliminary figures.
The average condition OF oats was TO-
against $40 on September ], 1897; "a on
September /. 1896. and a September ave-
rage Of the last ten years OF 1913.
BARLEY; RYE; BUCKwHEAT.
The average condition CT barley was
1872 as compared with 1914 on September
|. 1897; SCI on September !, 1896, and a
September average OF Si8 In the last ten
years.
The average condition OF rye was s9f.
against SOL on September 1, 1897; SO on
September /. 1896, and SIS, the September
average OF the last ten years.
The average condition OF buckwhest
was SS.s. as compared with 95I on Sep
TENDER /, 1897; 93.2 on September /. 1896.
and ST.. the September average Of tho
last ten years.
IRISH POTATOES.
The average condition OF Irish potatoes
was III
This shows a decline OF 62 points during
August but the condition Is still II points
above that on September l, 1897. and only
seven tenths OF 1 point below the mean
OF the September averages for the last
ten years.
TOBACCO.
Nearly all the important tobacco-grow-
ing States report from ~ TO 80 per cent.
Of full normal crop.
The rice crop promises 10 be much above
the average. Louisiana leading of with
a condition OF l0l.
Cloyer-seed reports indicate a reduced
acreage and. in the main, an unfavor-
able condition.
The sugar-cane reports are exceedingly
high that OF Louisiana, in particular. be-
ing per cent. above full normal crop.
APPLES AND PEACHES.
There has been a further decline during
the month IN the condition OF the apple
crop. only four states In the Union re-
porting the slightest Improvement during
August.
Taxing the country as n whole. there
Is probably about two thirds OF fui;
peach crop.
HOGS FOR FATTENING
The number OF hogs for fattening shows
A decrease OF SIS per cent. from that Of
last year. AS regards condition. ths re-
uorts are, IN the main. very favorable,
the general average being $.1. as COM
pared with ss.5 on September 1. lsy7: xsa
on September I. lsss. and S4-s the mem OF
the september averages Of the last ten
years.
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