The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
Crop Conditions for august.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1o.-The August report
of the statistician of the Department of Agrt-
culture shows the following averages OF con-
dition August /:
Corn, s99 spring wheat, S3.6; oats. soS; bar
ley, 1885, spring rye. $50; buckwheat' sS'z'
potatoes $50; timothy hay, 86.7.
The average corn condition improved three
noints during July and on August l II was 81
points higher than on the corresponding date
last year; 81 points higher than on August /,
1895 and 80 points above the mean OF the
August averages for the last ten years The
averages in the principal States are as follows:
Ohio 90; Indiana "a; Illinois. 81; Iowa., 81;
Missouri, IS; Kansas, 106, and Nebraska. So
The average condition of spring wheat de-
cltned 81 points during July, and on August l
it was 90 points lower than at the correspond
ing date last year; 81 points lower than on
August / 1897 and 3 point below the mean
of the August average for the last ten years.
The condition in the principal States is as fol O.!
South Dakota 81; North Dakota, S6 Washing
ton S. and Oregon. 81. - =
The average condition of oats improved g
point during July, and August 1t was go
points higher than on the corresponding date
last year. IS points higher than on August l,
1897, and 8.3 points above the mean Oh the
August averages for the last ten years
The average condition of barley improved 16
points during July, and on August was IA :
points higher than at the corresponding date
last year; 6.1 points higher than on August /,
1897 and Sc 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 Minnesota, 80; Wisconsin. 20;
Iowa and North Dakota, 81; South Dakota, sS'
and California 81. .
The average condition of spring rye declined
Z point during July, and on August l was Al
points lower than at the corresponding date
last year and s. point lower than on August
/ 1887 but still Is points above the mean of
the August averages for the last ten years.
In Wisconsin the condition August / was SO.
Preliminary returns indicate an increase of
seven-tenths of one per cent in the acreage in
buckwheat as compared with last year. The
average condition OF buckWheat Is points
higher than at the corresponding date last year;
7 points lower than August l. 1897, and
22 points above the mean Of the August aver
ages for the last ten years
The average condition Of potatoes declined
8 point during July. but is still 81 points
higher than on August l, 1898; 15.1 points higher
than at the corresponding date in 1897 and 6.s
points above the mean Of the August averages
for the last ten years.
OF the thirteen principal sweet potato States
eight report a decline during July and four an
Improvement, while in one-North Carolina
the condition remains about the same.
Preliminary returns indicate q reduction Of
34 per cent in the hay acreage. OF the States
moving !. 600 coo acres upward last year only
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska South Dakota and
California show increased acreage The
condition OF timothy hay is 1876 points below
that of last year.
There are but few States from which the
reports as TO the apple crop not more
favorable than they were last month. There
has been a marked improvement in the con-
dition of pastures throughout New England
sas Michigan and Texas. On the other hand
there has been a falling off in condition in
Kentucky, Illinois. Iowa, Missouri and through
out the Northwest.