The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
OPTICAL CROP REPORT.
Average Condition of tho Crops in the
various States ON August 1.

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various StRtes ON August 1.
WASHINGTON. Aug 1O.--Thc August report
o. the statistician OF the Department OF Agri-
culture issued to-day shows the following
averages Of condition on Aug. l: Corn. 500:
spr!uR wheat $50: oats. 0OS: barley. $50:
sptinE rye $40; buck wheat. 032; potatoes.
90 0, SinothI hay. sG7.
The average condition OF corn improved "a
points during July, and on Aug. II was %
points higher than at the corresponding date
last year, 81 points higher than on Aug. ].
1897, and b. points above the mean Of the
August averages for the last ton years. The
averages in tho principal states are as follows:
Ohio. 90: Indiana. "a Illinois. o. Iowa. S2;
Missouri. ~: Kansas. 100. and Nebraska. m.
The average condition OF spring wheat de-
clined 81 points during July. and on Aug. it
was 1910 points lower than at the correspond
ing date last year. 81 points lower than on
Aug. |, 1897. and 3 point below the mean OF
the August averages for tho last ten years.
The condition in the principal States Is az fol-
lows: Minnesota so: Iowa. ~: Nebraska. O0:
South Dakota. ~: North Dakota. 80: WASH
ington. 49, and Oregon 81.
The average condition OF spring rye declined
z point during July and on Aug. l was Al
points lower than ut the corresponding date
last year and X point lower than on Aug l.
averages for tho last ten years. In Wisconsin.
which State produces more than one half ofthe
entire spring rye crop. the condition on August
] was 03 Preliminary returns Indicate an in
crease OF seven-tenths Of one per cent. In the
acreage OF buckwheat as compared with last
year There 10 an apparent increase OF live per
cent, in New York and Of two per cent in Penn
sylvania. The average condition OF bucEwheat
Is g points higher than at the corresponding
date last year Ia point lower than on August
/. 1897. and 2 points above the mean OF the
August averages for the last ten years.
The average condition OF potatoes declined
| g point during July. but is still 81 points
higher than on August /. 1898 15l points
! higher than at the corresponding date In 1897
| and 90 points above the mean OF the August
| averages for the last ten years
! OF the thirteen principal sweet potato States
| g report a decline during July. and an i'm
provement while in one. North Carolina tho
| condition remains about the same.
| Preliminary returns indicate a reduction OF
| "a per cent. In the hay acreage. OF the States
| moving one million acres or upward last year.
! only Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska. South Da-
! kota and California show an increased acreage.
| The condition OF timothy hay is L. o points be-
! low that Of last year.
| Tho average condition OF tobacco has de-
| clined IL points in Kentucky. 6 in Tennessee
! and Missouri 3 in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
. in Massachusetts, l in Ohio and Wisconsin.
and in Indiana On the other hand it has i'm
proved points in North Carolina and Mary
| land.
The average condition OF oats improved
| q point during July. and on Aug. 1t was
| 6G points higher than at the corresponding
| date last year. AZ points higher than on
! Aug. |. lS' v. and 80 points above the mean
| Of the August averages for the last ten years.
| The averages in the principal States are ms
follows: New York. so; Pennsylvania. ~;
Ohio and Missouri. o3; Michigan. 1907 Indiana
and Wisconsin. oG; Illinois. lO2; Minnesota
| 90 Iowa. 81; Kansas. 80; and Nebraska. 80
The proportion OF the oat crop OF last year still
in the hands of farmers is estimated at o." per
cent as compared with "a per cent OF the
| crop OF 1897 in farmers hands one year ago
| and 1O.l per cent. of the crop OF 1896 in
| farmers hands two years ago
The average condition Of barley improved
| l6 point during July. and on Aug. | was
| l4.3 points higher than at the corresponding
date last year. 81 points higher than on Aug
| |, 1897. and SO points above the mean OF
the August averages for tho last ton years
The condition in the principal States is as fol-
| lows: New York and Minnesota. so: Wiscon'
sin. SO: Iowa and North Dakota. "a; South
Dakota ~. and California. ~.