The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
oFFICIlL CROP REPORT.
Acreage and Condition of Cotton, Wheat,
Rye and Oats on June 1.

Rye and Oats on June 1.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The consolidated
returns OF the different crop reporting agen-
Giles OF the Depa rtment OF Agriculture. made
up 10 juno l. indicate o reduction of about
per cent. in the acreage planted In cotton. as
compared with last year The reports from
several of.ths cotton States are moro or less
conflicting. and the department will Issue no
auantitativs estimate OF the acreage until 1t Is
more definitely ascertainable. That there has
been a substantial reduction Of acreage. how
ever. admits OF no doubt. Not only was tho
acreage originally planted less than that OF
last year. but there has been some plouRhing
up Of land on which the seed. Of the generally
poor quality OF which there are hundreds OF
complaints. had failed to Rerminats. Tho In
dictated decrease In the principal States 10 as
follows: North Carolina and Tennessee. IL per
cent: South Carolina and Alabama, I: Georgia.
Louisiana and Arkansas. 10: Texas. y; Missis-
sippi. .: Indian Territory. !. and Oklahoma
10.
The average condition on June was's5 7.
against ~ on juno /. 1898. and ~. l. the mean
OF the Juno averages for the past fifteen years.
The condition in the principal States is as fol-
lows Texas. 90: Georgia. 80; North Carolina,
| 81: South Carolina and Alabama. SO: Tennes-
| see. S5: Indian Territory. "a: Louisiana and
| Oklahoma, 81; Arkansas. 80. and Nississip pl,
Spring wheat acreage indicates a reduction
twenty States reporting 10000 acres or up
in spring Whsa a M
| a decrease amounting to about $4,000 acres
| There Is q reduction OF per cent IN North
| consn, l in Nebraska and 9 in Oregon. On
the other hand. there.is an increase of per
cent; in South Dakota and OF per cont in
The average condition of spring wheat on
June l was a1.4. as compared with 1909 at
era CT for tn. East last ftesn Years III. aver:
a the 2SrS B Bftss soBs
k6ta H8 Wiseonsin. a.; Iowa 9l; Nebraska
1S9 s S9s4'on With Ct E1.F TA e.
G0rrssPon1Rs s ds' ss last the .esn 5 Of
june june AVERAGES o. ri he ~ tssn y.afs Ths
grlncipal averages by state, are as follows;
PsEnsylyania and Texas - Maryland q; vr
ington. 20; Ohio. IL; Michigan; s.; Indian,
Kanss 5 Inos 81 ;n 9s5Pn no
s.. Tie acreage winter Killed having been
eliminated. the present averages relate strict
The tot toa 1V reported acreage p oats is
tsntns OF / per cent less than last year. There
an nerease Of per cent b IN N Now 9rS 81
per cent. in Nebraska and Of 3 per, cent; II
| NpTLn lJdhOlu. WI tils plifI hcl' IN
decrease OF . per cent, in Indiana Minnesota
South Dakota and Iowa. Of PER cent In Hi
| nois. IL per cent. in Missouri md per cent
| In Texas. The average condition OF oats Il
| IS I, "a compared with !S on June Of last
| year 81 at the corresuondng date III 1887, anC
! 81 .. the mean of the June average OF the las
| fifteen Yeas.
New York and Illinois. H,: Pennsylysnia. -
| Texas -: Ohio 81: Michigan and North pa
! kota. 81. Indiana md Nebraska. 90, Wisron
| sin. 10 Minnesota aud Missouri. 81: Iowa. 40
| Kansas 7B: South Dakota. ~.
The acreage reported as under harley ls 81
| per cent greater THAI last year. Thore IA ar
| increase Il liper cent. in Minnesota. Per cent
| In North Dakota and 10 Per cent in California
As a partial Offset there is a decrease 0f > pei
and psr cent. in Iowa aud south Dakota
The average condition OF barley Is il,i. u.
compared with IS.S at the cGrresponding dat:
last year. 81. 4 on Juno /. 1871. and 800 th'
! mean OF the June average OF the last iiftser
years. The condition in the principal state
| Il as follows: New York. -; Wisr 2nsln. !'3
Minnesota 81; North Dakota and Iowa. 30
The acreage under rye shows decrease o
81 per cent. a. compared with last wear, tn.
| reduction in the principal States being as fol
lows: New York. | psr cent PennsylN amin. =
| MICHIGAN. 20: Illinois. IL: Wisconsin. =: Min
nesota. 10; Iowa. 30: Kansas. II. and Ne
| braska. IL. Tho average condition OF rye !!
S45 as COMPARED with "I.l on June Of las
| and 9l.3 the mean Of the June averaGe.for thu
last fifteen years. The condition In the pr!n
! c2al States is as follows New York. ~: Penn
| sylyania SO: Michigan. 81: Illinois. 20: Wis
| consln and Iowa IS: Kansas d8; Nebraska
75 and Minnesota, 81