New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
CONDITION or THE CROPS.
SEPTEMBER REPORT or THE DEPARTMENT or
AGRICULTURE

SEPTEMBER REPORT or THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
Washington. Sept 1o-The September report OF
the statistican of he Department Of Agriculture,
showing the average conditions on September l. IS
as follows. com. s4l; wheat. So: oats ~.
barley. o.: rye So: buckwheat SIS; poia-
toes. 10
Tho decline In the average condition Of corn in
August was 80 points and the condition on Sep
TENDER was As points higher than on September
1 1897 90 points lower than on September !. 1N"-
and eieht-tenths Of one point higher than the mean
of the September averages % the last ten years
There vas a marked decline In August In several
of the prinripal producing States. amounting
10 10 points ia Iowa. - points in Kansas and %
points IN Nebraska. ON the other hand. twenty
one States. with an average annual production
o, nearly ono billion bushels shows more
or less improved condition compared with
Aueust ! There vas Improvement Of points
in Ohio . in Indiana in Illinois and in Missouri
The condition e wheat. So. Is one point higher
than on September l. 1897. III points higher than
on September /. 1896. and 81 points above the
mean of the September averages OF the last ten
years In accordance with it, practice. the De-
partment has not yet made any quantitire esu-
mate OF the wheat crop ana will do until ii
complotes It's revision of the wheat acreage. which
will show increase over the preliminary
figures.
The average condition OF oats was ~ points.
against $40 points on september L. lN'i ~ poin'S
on September l. 1896 and September average Of
the last ten years # sos points.
The average condition OF barley 1872 points
as compared with sG4 points September 1, 1897
SCI points September J. 1896, and September
average for the las; ten years of S4S points.
The average condition OF rye was s8i points
against 9o1 points on September 1. 1897. 50 points
or September l. 1895. and SIS points the September
average of the last ten years.
The average condition OF luckvheat was SO &
points. compared with 951 points on September
I. 1897. 032 points on September |. 1855 and 81
points the September average Of the last ten years
The average condition of Irish potatoes was
III points. This shows a decline Of g. points in
August. but the S2Ddition is stu IL points above
that on September T. 1897, and only seven-tenths OF
q point below the mean of the September aver
ages OF the last ten years.
Nearly al the important tobacco growing States
report from 10 10 - per cent OF fun normal crop.
The rice crop promises 10 be much above the
average, Louisiana leading OF with "A condition
Of iOi
Clover-seed reports indicate reduced acreage.
and I'm the main. an unfayOraOle condition
The sugar cane reports are exceedingly high. that
Of Louisiana. I'm particular being per cent above
fun normal crop.
month In the condition of the apple crop. only
four States In the Union reporting the slightest
Improvement in August
Taking the country = whole there Is probably
about two-thirds of full peach crop
The number OF hogs for fattening shows de-
crease Of SIS per cent from that OF last wear. As
regards condition, the reports are in the main
favorable. the general average being 961 per cent.
- compared with 93.5 per cent September J..
1877. o4.S per cear ~ September 1. 1885, and GA