New-York tribune., 1899-07-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
PROSPECTS OF A BIG CORN CROP
FURTHER DECLINE IN WINTER
WHEAT CONDITION.

Washington. July l0-Following is the monthly
grain crop report issued to-day by the Department
of Agriculture:
Preliminary returns to the Statistician OF the
Department OF Agriculture on the acreage VI CoIt nt
planted Indicate an increase of about per cen'
over the acreage harvested last year VI tne w IN
y0ne states hTvng M ing %seSs % SenGcky % and Ohio
show an Increase and the decrease IN the u1tec
States named is very sma Iaan nace q is REPORTED as
having been contemplated, but ale OF oSie s e"ra
unfavorahe planting season nd ess seyera other
tant States The average condition is Se5. as com
pared NTH ast ss Gn S @ SSS and M the mean
July averages for the last ten years me ne cotu d
fion In the principal States Is as toiIoWs' Oio az" eI
Missouri S; Indiana 0; Illinois. So; Iowa A'
Kansas 80, and Nebraska. % nos further de-
clined during the month of June being eS on Jv1s NY
J. as compared with S5 on July 1888 $40 man az 'f Of
me J1ily averages for the last ten years. l., o,
The average condition of spring wheat Is f,S VI,
XS Sl2 at the corresponding date In lS9. aho o.
the mean of the July averages for 'ne ne as as fol-
lows: Minnesota. a5 Iowa. 93 Nebraska 49, south
Dakota ic2 and North Dakota ,t, 81; rvo ,s sss as
compared With ass July Sb sbe '5 eah at the Of cGI the
responding date IN NJ & as "hq ten Years The Condition
IN New-York and Pennsylvania. the two prlncIpaI psp
winter rye producing states Is 30 anu O.
The average condition of spring rye Is ST. as
dgainS st 49, g Snd Sn s the Of July aysrages
4a.o ,ha he last ten years The condition In Wisc0n-
sin the principal spring rye pro RrodHe"g os CROP %
me aysre IS one month ago 92S July l. 1895 SIS
AT the corresponding date in 1877. ana o.: r,o mean
Of the July AVERAGES for It the asy en a against
q, last month S57 on July l. 1S's' no az 'iIe
correspondng date in 1897. and SO the mean Sa O
tpa fnly averages for the last ten years GO me ne
d;,doyS tne TIy in New-York and California is ~ IN
WISCONSIN 9s in Minnesota 96, IN iowa ioo' III
south Dakota Q5 and in North Dakota e5. .ooo
in potatoes, and the crop promises well pne & wooi
report indicates the average weight p6o per o,er
being 595 pounds. increase OF olo pouhos o ~
,s9s stii on farms is reported at 90 per cent or
about "a. 900 600 bushels --, o,a nr,rc,nal
The condition of the forage crops ana PrilcPai Ph pa
fruits will appear in the printed report tne uiI-
nrecedentedly large number OF CORES ponoehts r. T.
porting this month having rendered IL % ~ 70
10 tabulae all the products reported % upIH s,' Ir
Tor the telegraphic synopsis, even by WORKING over
time. ... or+ sbows sn average
condition of 81 g. as compared with s5I laSt month";
az o on Iulv 1898 Sc at the corresponding GATE
In 1897 and a ten-year average OF ~. 49,, ,a
No account is taken in this report OF Lne IoSs
resulting from the overflow or the brazos hiNe III
Texas.
Figured into bushels the Government report IN
d,cates winter wheat crop Of 274,5oOoO bushels
comnarng with 2s2 80 900 bushels indicated In the
report OF June l. and with last years crop OF
$40 s13 291 bushels harvested.
In spring wheat crop OF 2s3.6eDWo pusheIs Is
indicated, the same as was Indicated In the report
of June l. This compares with last years crop OF
205 335 Ala bushels. ,,, =.
The outlook for the corn crop is exceedingly IA
vorable the Government report indicating crop
of I21 600 900 bushels comparing with last year
crop of 924 1874 $50 bushels THIS is the nrst re
port on corn this season. The oat crop Is ndi-
Gated as 775 $50 600 bushels. comparing with loo-
44O 900 bushels indicated In the June report. and
with last years crop of 730906 643 bushels.