Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-12
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Average Condition of Cereals as Re
ported September 1.

Average COnOlt1Ou Oh SeTcalS US he.
ported Septembe i.
Washington, Sept. 12.-The September
report of the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture shows the follow
ing averages of condition on Sept. 1:
Corn, So: wheat, 100; oats, S7.2; rye,
$50: buckwheat, 1872; potatoes, S6.3;
barley, S6.7.
There was decline in the average
condition of corn during August
amounting to Al points. but the condi-
ton of Sept. was still IL points high
Ter than on Sept. /, 1898, and 90 points
above the mean of September averages
for the last ten years. There was de-
lcline during August of 3 points in Ohio
and Missouri 2 in Illinois, in Kansas
and IA in Nebraska, and the averages in
the southern states are nearly all some
what lower than on Aug. l. On the 9TH
er hand, there was slight appreciate
gain represented by about 1 point in
Kentucky, Indiana and Iowa. The con-
dition of winter and spring wheat con-
solidated is 70.y as compared with S6.1
on Sept. /. 1898, and $50 the mean of
the September averages for the last ten
years. The condition on the first of the
present month was the lowest Septem-
Der condition in twenty years. The re-
ports from the winter wheat states, are,
with the exception of Kansas and Mis-
souri,, slightly better than on July /.
but in the spring wheat states there is a
decline of points in North Dakota, .
in South Dakota, 10 in Minnesota, 16 in
Iowa and IL in Nebraska.
The department will make no quanti-
{tative estimate of the whole crop pend
ing a revision of the acreage figures in
the northwest and on the Pacific coast
The average condition of oats was
s7.2, against 90.S last month, 1900 on
Sept /. 1898, and 5000. the mean of the
September averages for the last ten
years.
The average condition of barley was
i s67, as compared with 1876 last month
4 49, on Sept. /. 1898. and s4.1, the mean
of the September averages for the last
ten years.
4 The average condition of buckwhea,
month, SIS on Sept. 1, 1898, and $50, the
lmean of the September averages for the
Hast ten years.
i The average condition of potatoes was
4 S63. This shows decline of 81 points
4 curing august, Dul Is Sllll 90 polIls
a higher than on Sept. l, 1898, and 90
points above the mean of the September
averages for the last ten years.
4 OF the principal tobacco states, Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia. North
Il Carolina, Ohio, Indiana. Wisconsin
Massachusetts and Connecticut, report
Ian improvement of condition during
4 August, while New York, Tennessee
and Missouri report a decline.
There is a continued decline in the
condition of apples from almost every
important apple growing state.
The number of stock hogs fattening is
!, reported at 100 per cent less than or
, Sept. /. 1898. The condition is $50
which is OF points below that OF Sep
TENDER, 1885, but lie points above the
mean of the September averages for the
last ten years.
A considerable decrease is reported il
the clover-seed average. The condition
in the principal states is as follows
kentucky, IL; Ohio, 6s; Michigan, AZ
Indiana, 70; Illinois, "a; Wisconsin, IA
{ Iowa, SO; Missouri. IS.