Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-11

WASHINGTON, July 10.-The follow
ing is the monthly grain report issued
to-day:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICuLTusl:.
Washington, d. c., July TO- 1899. T.
p. NJ.
Preliminary returns to the statist-
clan of the Department of Agriculture
on the acreage OF corn planted ndi
cate an increase Of about per ce;lv.
over the acreage harvested last year
or the p states having one million acres
or upward in corn last Year all but Nir-
GINA, Kentucky. and Ohio show an in
crease, and the decrease in the three
states named is very small a much
larger increase than has actually taken
place is reported as having been con-
temrated. but a late or otherwise I'M
favorable planting season has restrict-
cd opera tons in Illinois. Indiana and
several other important states. The
average condition is S6.5. rs compared
with sos on July l. 1898: $40 at the cor
responding date in 1897. and Oil. che
mean Of the July averages for the last
ten years. The condition in the princi-
pal states is as follows: Ohio and Mis-
souri,. So: Indiana. 80: Illinois. Sc: Iowa,
ST. Kansas. %. and Nebraska. 81.
The condition of winter wheat has
further declined during the month of
June. beiirs CSC on July /. as compared
with S17 on July /. 1898: S1.2 at the coz
responding date in 1897 and S2.4 the
mean of the July averages for the lIst
ten years.
The average condition of spring wheat
is 9f.l as compared With 91.5 one month
ego, % on July l. 1898: 91.2 II the cor
responding date in 1897. and SS.7. the
mean of the July averages for the last
ten Years. !2-ne principal averages are
rs follows: minnesota. o5; Iowa. 80; Ne
hrasla, IS: South Dakota, 102. ard
North Dakota. "a.
The n 1-arcc., condition Of y,-,,ta w.,
S33. as compared With 93.S on July l.
1883; 80 at the corresponding date in
1897. ard 500. the mean of the July av-
erages for the last ten years. The cor
dition in New York and Pennsylvania,
the two principal winter rye producing
states is 80 and 81 respectively.
RYE. OATS AND BARLEY.
The average condition of spring rye is
S9.l, as against 96.9 on July l. 1898: % 4 t
the corresponding date in 1897. and 90 6
the near of tho July average for tho
iast ten years. Tho condition in Wis
consin. the principal spring rye produc-
ing state is a.
The average condition o: the oat crop
is 30. as against SS.T one month ago
a2S on July l, 1895. SIS at the cc,res-
poEding date in 1897. and ST.. the mean
Of the July averages for the last ten
Years.
The average condition of barley is o.
as against STA last month, S1.7 on Juls-
!. 1855; Ss.5 at the corresponding date in
1857, and Ssh. the mean of the July av-
| GHaSes for the last ten years. The con
diticn in New York and California is
IS. in Wisconsin. %: Minnesota. y6;
Iowa. 100: South Dakota, 50. and North
Dakota, 93.
There is an Increase of one per cent.
~ the acreage in potatoes. and the crop
! promises we'll.
The wool report indicates the average
weight 3er fleece as being 800 pounds
az! Increase of 10 pounds over last year
The proportion Of the wheat ci.or of
lS9S still on farms is reported at 9.5 per
cent. or about Ga 100000 bushels.
Ih2 condition of the forage crops ard
principal fruits wig appear in the print
ed report. the unprecedentedly large
number of correspondents reporting This
north harinG rendered it impossible 20
tabulate all the products reported upon
IN tune for the Geographic synopsis.
even by working over time.
(SiSneD JOHN HYDE, Statistician