Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Condition of Corn, Wheat, oats, Rye,
&C.. August tFt.

WASHINGTON, August 1o.-Ihe Au-
gust report Of the Statistician Of the De
partment OF Agriculture shows the fol-
lowing averages Of condition on August
Isl: Corn. 1913; spring wheat. $50; oats.
SOS; barley. $50: spring rye. $40; buck
wheat. 9S.2; potatoes, $50; timothy hay
SCI.
The average condition OF corn improved
81 points during July, and on August lst
81 was % points higher than at the cor
responding date last year; 81 points
higher than on August ]. 1897. and 80
points above the mean Of the August
averages for the last ten years.
The averages in the particular States
are as follows: Ohio. 90; Indiana. o.; Hi
nois. %; Iowa, 50: Missouri. s.; Kansas,
1O6: Nebraska. 90
The average condition Of spring wheat
declined 81 points during July. and on
August lst Il was 1913 points lower than
on the corresponding date last year; 81
points lower than on August /. 1897. and 3
points lower than the mean Of the Au-
gus. averages for the last ten years. The
condition in the principal States Is as fol-
lows: Minnesota. 30; Iowa, SO; Nebraska,
66: South Dakota. s.: North Dakota. Sc;
Washington, s.; Oregon, 81.
OATS.
The average condition Of oats improved
9 points during July. and on August ISL
IL was &C points higher than at the cor
responding date last year; As points high-
or than on August l. 1897. and 81 points
above the mean Of the August averages
for the last ten years.
The averages in the principal states are
as follows New YORK, gp' nenns. lNdi 90
9S: Ohio and Missouri. 49, Michigan, lvO;
Indiana and Wisconsin, SO; ILLINOIS, lV- /;
Minnesota, %; Iowa, "a; Kansas, 3d. anu
Nebraska. %. -.
The proportion Of the oat crop of last
year still in the hands OF farmers II
estimated at 60 per cent, as compale1
with ga per cent. Of the crop of 1871 IN
farmers hands one year ago, ana lV'o
per cent. of the crop of 1896 IN FARMERS
hands two years ago. tr
The average condition Of barley I'M
proved 1G points during July, and on Az
gust 1st it was 143 points higher man AT
the same date last year; 81 points hlgher
than on August l, 1897. ana 80 points
above the mean Of the august 5VeNtBes
for the last ten years. The condition In
the principal States IS as follows: New
York and Minnesota. 90; Wisconsin, 30;
Iowa and North Dakota, 81; South Ia
kota 50: California. q.
RYE.
The average condition OF spring rye de-
clined Z point during July. ana on Ausus'
Isl was IL points lower than At the cor
responding date last wear, ana > poIlt
lower than i'm August =, 1891, nut sun Ia
above the mean Of the August aNerdBes
for the last ten years. In Wisconsin, when
State produces more than one-hah OF the
entire spring rye crop, the condition on
August 1st was 49,
Preliminary returns indicate an increase
Of seven eghths of per cent in the acre
age in buCkwheat as compared WIN
last year There is an apparent increase
&C per cent. in New York and or 2 per
cent. i'm PENNSYLVANIA The average cCndl-
ton Of buckwheat is points higher thaL
az the corresponding date last year, IL
uOfnt lower than on August !, 1880, and
% points above the mean # the August
averages for the last ten years.
The average CONDITION of potatoes De
! clined s. points during July. but IS silll
81 points higher thdn Oh August !, l69S
l51 points higner imam at the correspond
ing date in 1891 and 60 points above the
mean Of the August averages for the
| last ten years. OF the thirteen principal
swcet-potatO States, eight report "a de-
! cline during July, md four an improve
ment. while IN one, North Carolina, the
| condition remains about ;he same.
Preliminary returns indicate reduction
| of "a per cent. in the hay acreage Oh
! the States moving one million acres OF
! inward last year only Missouri. Kansas
! Nebraska. South Dakota. and California
/ showed an increased acreage. The condi'
! ton of timothy hay is 1916 points below
! that Of last year.
TOBACCO.
! The average condition OF TOBACCO mas
! declined II points i'm Kentucky. 6 in Ten
neseee and Missouri IN Virginia anC
! PENNSYLVANIA. . IN Massachusetts. il
/ Ohio and Wisconsin. and s i'm Indiana
| ON the other hand, it has improved
points in North Carolina and MarylanC
and points i'm New York. and has about
held its own I'm Connecticut.
There are but few states from which
the reports as to the apple crop are not
| even more unfavOrable than they were
! last month.
| There has been a marked improvement
! I'm the condition of pastures Throughout
! the New England States, and in New
| York and Pennsylvania, with some i'm
! provement also in Ohio, Kansas, Michl
| aan and Texas. on the other hand. there
, has been "a falling off in condition In Ken
/ lucky. Indiana. Illinois, Missouri, anl
/ throughout the Northwest.