Evening journal., 1898-06-11
our COMING WHEAr cRoP.

Reports OF a preliminary character
received by the Department Of Agri-
culture indicate that the crop OF wheat
in the United States this year will be
largely in excess Of that raised last
year. This is most gratifying news
to everyone. and especially to house
holders, who see I'M the prospect
cheaper bread for themselves and their
families.
The Spring wheat acreage returns,
with the two Dakotas in particular
subject to revision, indicate total
area seeded OF 10000 acres, which
added to the area Of Winter wheat, 26,-
2OO, 900 acres, makes a total wheat acre
nge OF 43,000,0 900, or rather over three
and half million acres greater than
last year. There is an increase OF 8
per cent. in Minnesota, % in Iowa, 10
In Nebraska, II in North Dakota, 8 in
South Dakota, in Oregon and 20 in
Washington.
The average condition Of Winter
wheat is 90.S as compared with 1876
at the corresponding date last year and
SOC the corresponding average for the
hast ten yeans. The principal averages
are as follows:
New York, 9S Pennsylvania, 9G;
Maryland, 9S; Tennessee, 80; Ken
lucky, 90; Ohio, 81; Michigan, 81; IN
diana, 90; Missouri, 90; Kansas 1Oi;
California, 80.
The average condition Of Spring
wheat is the almost, II not entirely, un-
procedentcd one OF 1908 as compared
with S9.6 on June 1, 1897, and 92.5 the
average for the past ten years. Nearly
NIL the states OF principal production
report condition exceeding that In
dicative OF a FUN normal crop. North
Dakota, reporting 1O4; South Dakota,
1903; Nebraska, 1906; Iowa, 1902; Min
nesota, 100; Oregon, 1O1, and Wash
ington, %.
The total reported acreage in oats
is 1.6 per cent. less than last year.
There is a decrease OF per cent. IN
New York, in Indiana, in Illinois, 2
in Wisconsin, 2 in Minnesota, 4 in
Iowa and Z in Missouri. On the other
hand there Is an increase OF 8 per
cent. in Pennsylvania, in Kansas and
m Nebraska.
The condition of oats is 9S as COM
pared with 9S3 on June /, 1897, and
1915 the average for the corresponding
date for the past ten years. The prin-
cipal state averages are as follows;
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Illinois, 96; Michigan. s5; Indiana, 9S
Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Da-
kota, 100; Iowa and South Dakota, 1903;
Nebraska. 1O4; Missouri, SO and Kan
Eas, "a.
The acreage reported as under barley
is b.3 per cent. less than last year the
reductions in the principal states being
as follows:
New York, 10 per cent; Wisconsin,
8; Minnesota, IL; Iowa, s. North Da-
lSota, 4; South Dakota and California
each /. The condition OF barley IL
7S.S, as compared with S7.4 on June /
1897, and S9.9, the average at the cor
responding date for the last ten years
the condition by states is as follows:
New York, 95; Michigan, "a; Wis
consin, 100; Minnesota, 9s; Iowa, 102;
Nebraska, 1O4; South Dakota, 1903;
North Dakota, 100; Washington, 81;
and California, S2.
The acreage under rye shows a de.
crease OF 3.5 per cent. as compared
with last year, the decrease in New
York being per cent; in Pennsylva,
mia, 2; Michigan, 7;Wisconsin, 1; Kan
eas, J. The condition of rye is 97.1, al
compared with S9.9 on June 1, 1897, an,
900. the average for the past tel
years. The averages IN the principa
states are as follows:
New York, Michigan, Minnesota an,
Iowa, each SO; New Jersey and Penn
sylvania, go; Illinois. "a; Wisconsin
100; Kansas, 1OS; Nebraska, 1O5.
The condition of Spring pastures 1
fphenomenaliy high, there being bu
few states in the North or West wher
it does not approach or exceed 100.
From time to time there have bee