Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-17
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Shows Corn In Better and Whsat In n
Poorer Condition Than Year Ago
Other Statistics.

Washington, u. c., Aug 1o-The Aug
ust report of the statistican Of the de-
partmont of agriculture. showing the fol-
lowin averages of crop condition on Aug
ust /: Corn, $3.50; spring wheat S3.6, oats,
9OS barley 1876: spring rye, $40; buck
wheat. 49,; potatoes, $50; timothy hay,
S67.
The average condition of corn improved
~. points during July and on August it
was - points higher than at the CORES
pending date last year; 81 points higher
than osl August l. 1897: and 80 points ABOVE
the mean of the August averages for tho
last ten years. The averages in the vrin-
Cipal States are as follows: Ohio %: In
diana %; Illinois, al; Iowa, .; Missouri,
So: Kansas. 106; and Nebraska. %.
The average condition of spring wheat
declined 81 points during July and on
August ii was 129 points lower than at
the corresponding date last year; 81
points lower than on August /, 1897: q ad 3
points below the mean of August averages
for the last ten years. The condition ~
the principal state is as follows: Mime
sofa, 90: Iowa. 50; Nebraska. Gi; South pa
kota. 81 North Dakota, 81; Washingt on
So; and oregon, 81.
The average condition of oats improved
eight points during July. and on August 1
it was 66 points higher than at the cor
responding date last year IS points high
er than on Aug. l, 1897: and So points above
the near of the August averages for the
last ten years. The averages in the prin-
opal States are as follows: New York. 80;
Pennsylvania, 9S; Ohio and Missouri %;
Michigan, 100: Indiana and Wisconsin. 49,;
Illinois, 102; Minnesota. %; Iowa, "a Kan
sas, So and Nebraska 92.
/ The proportion Of the cat crop of last
year still IN the hands of farmers is csti-
mated at 80 per cent. as compared with
Gi per cent Of the crop of 1897 in farm
hs.,
of the crop in 1896 in farmers hands two
years ago
The average condition Of barley improved
1.6 points during July and ON August ! was
12 points higher than al the Cugc sp1nd-
Ing date last year; i'll points higher than
on August l. 1897, and SO points above the
mean Of the August averages for the last
ten years. The condition in the principal
States is as follows: New York and Min
nrsota, ~; Wisconsin. 90: North Dakota,
"a; South Dakota, 50; California. ~.
The average condition of spring rye de-
clincd Z point during July. and On August
!, was A. points lower than at the co.,
responding date last year and = points
lover than at the corresponding date last
year and s points lower thln on August /.
1897, but still 1.5 above tho mean of the
August averages for the last ten years. In
Wisconsin, which State produces more
than one-half OF the onIiIA spring rye
l Preliminary returns indicate an increase
of Z in the acreage in buckwhoat as com
pared with last year. Their" is IN appa-
rent increase of per cent in New York
and of . per cent in Pcnns :lvauii. The
average ConditiCH of buckWhoat il six
points higher than at the corresponding
date last year: IL points lower thar on
August |, 1897; and 90 pOints above the
mean of the August averages for The last
ten years.
The average condition of potatoes de-
clined s point during July, but is still 81
points higher than on August |, 1898: l5.l
points higher than at the corresponding
date in 1897; and 50 points above the mean
OF the August averages for the last ten
years. OF the is principal sweet potato
States eight report a decline during July
and four an Improvement while in one
North Carolina, the condition is about the
same.
Preliminary returns indicate a reduc-
ton of "a per cent. in the hay acreage
OF the States moving one million acres OF
upward last year only Missouri. Kansas
Ncbra Ska, South Dakota and California
show an increased acreage. The cOndi-
ton of timothy hay is 1915 points below
that of last year
The average condition o, .,hacco has de-
clinod II vC.;.r in Kentucky, in Ten
nessee and Missouri; 3 in Virginia an6
| PENNSYLVANIA: > in Massachusetts; l IL
Ohio and Wisconsin and in Indiana. Or
the other hand it has improved points II
North Carolina and Maryland; points If
New York and has about held its own il
Connecticut
There are but few States from whict
the reports as to the apple crop are no.
even more unfavorable than they were last
mCnth
There has been a marked improvement
i'm the condition of pastures throug
g.,
New York and Pennsylvania with som,
Improvement also in Ohio Kansas, Michi
gan and Texas on the other hand thor,
has beoa a falling off condition in Ken
lucky. Indiana, Illinois Iowa, Missouri
and throughout the Northwest.