The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-11
MONTHLY GRAIN CROP REPORT.
Preliminary Returns to the DEPART
ment of Agriculture.

Preliminary Returns to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
Washington, July 10,-Following is
| the monthly grain crop report issued to-
day by the department of agriculture:
Preliminary returns to the statiStician
of the department of agriculture on the
acreage of corn planted indicate an in
crease of about per cent. over the
| acreage harvested last year. OF the
twenty-one states having one million
acres or upwards in corn last year, all
but Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio show
an increase and the decrease in the
states named is very small. much
larger increase than has actually taken
place Is reported as having been con-
templated, but a late or otherwise I'M
favorable planting season has restricted
operations in Illinois, Indiana and sew
eral other important states. The aver
age condition is S6.5 as compared with
POS on July /, 1898, 1928 at the CORE
spending date in 1897, and OIL, the mean
of the July averages for the last ten
years. The condition in the principal
states is as follows Ohio and Missouri,
So; Indiana, 80; Illinois, Sc; Iowa, 81;
Kansas, 92, and Nebraska, 90.
The condition of winter wheat has
further declined during the month of
June, being 65.6 on July l, as compared
with S5.7 on July 1, 1898; S1.2 at the
corresponding date in 1897, and S2.4 the
mean of the July averages for the last
ten years
The average condition of spring wheat
is 917 as compared with Ola one month
ago, 95 on July l, 1893; 91.2 at the cor
responding date In 1897. The principal
state averages are as follows: Mime
sofa, 95; Iowa, 90; Nebraska, 70; South
Dakota, 1O2, and North Dakota, "a.
The average condition of winter rye
Is $50, as compared with 1878 on July
i. 1898, 95 at the corresponding date i'm
1897, and 90.5 the mean Of the July aver
ages of the last ten years. The condi-
ton in New York and Pennsylvania, the
two principal winter rye producing
states, is 90 and 81 respectively.
The average condition of spring rye
is S97, as against 1868 on July l, 1898, 80
at the corresponding date in 1897, and
906, the mean of the July averages for
the last ten years. The condition in
Wisconsin, the principal spring rye pro-
ducing states, is a.
The average condition of the oat crop
is 80 as against 1877 one month ago, 1928
on July l. 1893, 1918 at the correspond
ing date in 1897, and ST., the mean of
the July averages for the last ten years.
The average condition of barley Is 90,
A To- CT SE .J1I1v
/. 1898; SSS at the corresponding date in
1897, and SS.3, the mean of the July aver
ages for the last ten years. The condi-
ton in New York and California is So,
in wisconsin 9S, in Minnesota SO; Iowa,
100; South Dakota, 95, and North Da-
kota, SO.
There is an increase of 1 per cent. In
the acreage in potatoes and the crop
promises well.
Wool promises yield of pounds per
head. an increase of Is per cent. over
last year.
The condition of tha forage crops and
principal fruits will appear In the print
ed reports, the unprecedentedly large
number of correspondents reporting this
month having rendered it impossible to
tabulate all the products reported upon
in time for the telegraph synopsis
Washington, July 10,-Following IS the
monthly cotton report issued to-day by
the department of agriculture;
The monthly cotton report of the
statistician of the department of agri-
culture will show an average condition
Of 81 g, as compared with $751; last month,
and ten-year average of 3d. The con-
dition In the principal states IS reported
as follows: North Carolina, SO; South
Carolina, So; Georgia, IS; Florida, 90;
Alabama, IS; Mississippi SO; Louisiana,
49, Texas, go; Arkansas 50; Tennessee,
IS; oklahoma So; Indian Territory, 81.
In South Carolina, Florida and Ala
bama the condition corresponds exactly
with the ten-year averages In those
states; in North Carolina and Tennes-
see it is one point and Texas points
above the ten-year average, and In
Georgia 1t is 3, In Mississippi 5, In
Louisiana 4, and In Arkansas 7 points
below the ten-year average. There was
a general improvement during the
month of June Georgia and Oklahoma
each with a decline Of 3 points being the
only exceptions. Special attention Is
called to the fact that no account what
ever is taken in this report Of the loss
resulting from the overflow of the
Rrazos river In Texas The reports from
the flooded region were sent in just be-
fore the overflow and no definite and re-
liable estimate of the extent of the dam
o.ra oo, ,rat Io made