The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-11
STATUS OF THE GRAIN CROPS.
CORN SHOWS IMPROVEMENT WHILE
WHEAT HAS DECLINED.

Principal Corn States-DecIine in
| spring wheat Has Been n Large
One-SIight Improvement Both in
Oats and Barley. While Rye Has
Fallen Om-Buckwheat and POta-
! toes Doing Well.
| Washington. Aug. 10-The August report
| Of the stausticisn OF the department Of
| agriculture shows the following averages
| of condition on Aug. !.
! Corn. S9e. spring wheat. S3.5; oats. sos.
/ barley. s3.6; spring rye, 50; buckwAeaE,
/ s33; potatoes, 50; timothy hay. ST..
The average condition Of corn improved
| 81 points during July and on Aug. l. it
! was % points higher than at the CORE
spending date last year; 81 points higher
! than on Aug. !, 1897, and 80 points above
| the mean OF the August averages for inc
| last ten years. The average in the pr.n-
| cipai states are as follows:
OHIO %: Indiana. ~: Illinois 81; Iowa,
ST. Missouri SIS. Kansas. Jos; Nebraska. %
The average condition Of spring wheat
declined 81 points during July. and on
Aug 1 it was 1913 points lower than IN the
| corresponding date last year. 81 points
lower than on Aug. l. 1897, and points
lower than the mean of the August aver
ages for the last ten years. The condition
in the principal states is as follows:
Minnesota %; Iowa SO: Nebraska. &c:
South Dakota, 81; North Dakota Sc; WASH
| ington. 50; Oregon. 81.
The average condition Of oats improved
| s point during July, and on Aug. ! 1t
was Sc points higher than at the CORE
| spending date last year. T. points higher
I ! { .
the mean OF the August averages for the
asst ten years. The averages in the prin-
cipal states are as follows:
New York, -; Pennsylvania. IS. Ohio and
Missouri. SO; Michigan, 100; Indiana and
Wisconsin, s.; Illinois, 1O2; Minnesota, So; !
Iowa, 81; Kansas, 50, and Nebraska %.
The proportion of the oat crop Of last
year s-ill in the hands Of farmers is est-
lated a So per cent, as compared with
64 per cent Of the crop Of 1897 in farm
ers' hands one year ago, and 101 per cent.
Of the crop of 1896 in farmers hands two
years ago.
Barley and Rye,
The average condition of barley improv-
cd is points during July, and on Aug. l.
it was 143 points higher than a the CORE
spending date last year, 81 points higher
| than on Aug. !. 1897. and Sc points above
the mean Of the August averages for the
| last ten years The condition in the prin-
I
| Mime sofa %; Wisconsin, Sc; Iowa and
| North Dakota, "a; South Dakota So; Cali
! forEia g.
The average condition Of spring rye de-
clined Z point during July and on Aug.
vas ~ points lower than at the CORE
spending date last year, and S point lower
than on Aug. l. 1897. but still Is above The
mean Of the August averages for the last
len years In Wisconsin. which state pro-
duces more tran one-half of the entire
spring rye crop the condition on Aug. l
was g.
Preliminary returns indicate an increase
of seven Fights of one per cent. in the
acreage In huckwheat as compared with
| last year. there is an apparent increase
| of per cent. in New York and of per
| cent in Pennsylvania. The average cOndi-
| tion Of huckwteat is 6 points higher than
at the CORES onding date last year II
| points lower than on Aug. l, 1897, and %
! points above the mean of the August av-
erages for the last ten years.
Potatoes and Hay.
The average condition of potatoes de-
| chned S point during July but is still 9 !
| points higher than on Aug. I, 1898; 1J1
| points higher than at the corresponding
date in 1897 and 60 points above the mean
of the August averages for the last ten
| years.
| OF the thirteen principal sweet potato
| states, eight report a decrease during July,
/ and four an Improvement while in one,
! North Carolina, the conditions remain
about the same.
| Preliminary returns indicate a reduction
| of "a per cent in the hay acreage. OF the
| states moving 1000 600 acres or upward
! last year. only Missouri, Kansas, Nebras-
| ka, South Dakota and California showed
an increased acreage, The condition of
timothy hay Is 1876 points below that of
| last year.
! The average conditions to tobacco has
declined II points in Kentucky, in Tennes-
| see end Missouri three in Virginia and
! Peni sylvenia, and two in Massachusetts.
one in Ohio and Wisconsin and eight In
| Indiana. On the other hand il has i'm
| proved five points in North Carolina and
| Maryland. two points in New York and
hos about held Its own i'm Connecticut.
There are but few states from which
| the reports as TO the apple crop are not
even more unfavorabe than they We're
| last month.
| There has been marked improvement
| in the condition of pastures throughout
| the New England states, and also in New
! York and Pennsylvania, with some i'm
! PROV ement also in Ohio. Kansas Michigan
! and Texas. or the other hand there has
! been falling off in condition in Kentucky.
| Indiana, Illinois. Iowa. Missouri and