The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11
WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY AND BYr
REDUCTION OF 100000 ACRES ~,
SPRING WHEAT.

Average of Spring Wheat Consts
ably Below That of Last sYeou
efase of Winter Wheat Has FoIIon
oh-Aere"se in Oats is SIirbr,
Less-There Is an Increase IN a..
Harley Crop, but Rye sbo,,.
Falling on.
Washington, June 1o.-Prelinoin.-.-
ports of the spring wheat acreaga
cate reduction OF about 10000 scral
or rs per cent. 'o'es'
or the twenty states renor+in- 49,.
acres or upward in spring wheat -
report an increase aggregating abon+ o.
coo acres, and fourteen decreas ca 60
ing to about $4,000 acres. There is u, a'
duction of per cent. in North mr..
5 per cent. in Minnesota. 8 in low a.,
Wisconsin, 1 in Nebraska. and in On
gon. On the other hand. there is an
crease of per cent. in South Dali
and Of per cent. in Washington
The average condition of spring u,h...
on June l was GA, as compared n,,th
1909 at the corresponding date last 49,
500 on June l, 1897, and 49,. the -
of the June average for the last ff,ean
years. The average in the princi,ai
states are as follows:
Minnesota, 81; North Dakota. 49, Sor,S
Dakota, 96; Wisconsin, IS; Iowa. a.. NJ
braska, SO; Washington, IS; Oregon a
The average condition of winter Who.
is 67.S, as compared with 9O.8 at the co.
responding date last year, 1855 on Inn
1887, and 1874, the mean of the June aver
ages of the last fifteen years.
The prime. pal averages py states ara 81.
follows ID
Pennsylvania and Texas, II; MARYLAND
79; Virginia and Kentucky, ~; Tennessao
and Washing ton, 70; Ohio, 70: Michigan AZ
and Kansas, %; Illinois, 80; Missouri 81.
Oregon 81; California, 81. and Okla,
The acreage winter killed having bee,
eliminated, The present averages raI5 ei
strictly TO the acreage still under cultiya.
ton. d
Condition of Oats.
The total reported acreage in oats is
seVen-tenths Of l per cent. less than last
year. There is an increase of per cenf
in New York, of per cent in Pennsvi
wanna, Ohio and Michigan; of per cent
in Wisconsin and Kansas; of per cent in
Nebraska and of 3 per cent. in North Do-
kota. On the other hand, there is de-
crease of z pei. cent. in Indiana, Mime
sofa, South Dakota and Iowa; of i Der
cent in illinois, - per cent. in Missouri
and per cent. in Texas.
The average condition of oats is SS7, as
L
at the corresponding date in 1897 and hi
the mean of the June averages of the lasf
fifteen years The principal state averages
are as follows:
New York and Illinois, 96; Pennsylvania.
81; Texas, 70; Ohio, Sc; Michigan and
North Dakota, 81; Indiana and Nebraska.
"; Wisconsin, 50; Minnesota ana Mis-
souri,, So Iowa, 90 Kansas, 76; South Da-
kota, 49,
The Barley Crop.
The acreage reported as under cultlva.
ton in barley is 81 per cent. greater than
last year.
There is an increase of 1 per cent. in
Minnesota, in North Dakota, and 10 per
cent. in California. AS a partial offset
there is decrease Of 2 per cent. in New
York, ! per cent in Wisconsin, and per
cent. in Iowa and South Dakota.
The average condition of barley is 9l4,
as compared with 1873 at the correspond
ing date last year, @4 on June, 1891 and
the last fifteen years. The condition in
the principal states is as follows: New
York, 49, Wisconsin, 80; Minnesota, 81;
North Dakota and Iowa, 50; South Da-
kota, S.; California, 81.
Decrease i'm Rye.
The acreage under rye shows decrease
of SO per cent. as compared with last
year. the reduction in the principal states
being as follows; New York, / per cent;
Pennsylvania, 3; Michigan, 20; Illinois, is;
Wisconsin, 8; Minnesota, 10; Iowa, %;
Kansas, Il; Nebraska, r.
The average condition of rye is St.5 as
compared with 81 on June ! of last year,
1913 at the corresponding date in 1887, and
91.S the mean of the June average for the
last fifteen years. The condition in the
98; Pennsylvania, IS; Michigan, 81; Hi
nois. Is; Wisconsin and Iowa, IS; Kansas,
66; Nebraska, 70; Minnesota, 81.