Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-13

CUT THE CORN CROP
Declines In Many states and I'm
Fourteen Points-Crop
Conditions Generally.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE September
report Of the statistician OF the Department
OF Agriculture shows the following averages
OF condition on September /:
Corn, So. 2; wheat, 100; oats, 81 2; rye.
81. o; buckwheat, 49, potatoes, $50; bar
ley, S6.7.
There was a decline in the average con-
dillon OF corn during August amounting
to Al points, but the condition on Septem-
Der / was still IL points higher than on
September 1, 1898, SO points higher than
at the corresponding date in 1897, and 30
points above the mean of the September
averages for the last ten years. There was
a decline during August OF 8 points in Ohio
and Missouri. 2 in Illinois, 8 In Kansas and
IA in Nebraska. and the averages In the
southern states are nearly all somewhat
lower than on August l. On the other hand
there was a slight apprec,able gain repre-
scented by about l point in Kentucky, In
diana and Iowa.
The condition of winter and spring wheat
consolidated Is 20. g. as compared with S6.7
on September 1, 1898: S5.7 at the oorre-
spending date in 1897 and So. the mean OF
September averages for the last ten years.
The condition on the first of the present
month was the lowest September percentage
in twenty years. The reports from the prin-
cipal winter wheat states are, with the
exception OF Kansas and Missouri, slightly
better than on July 1, but in the spring
wheat states there has been a decline Of
3 points In North Dakota, 2 in South Da-
kota, ~ in Minnesota, 10 in Iowa and IL
in Nebraska. The department will make
no quantltive estimate OF the wheat crop
pending a revision OF the acreage figures
In the northwest and on the Pacific slope.
The average condition of oats was s7.2.
against 9O.S last month, 70. o on September
/, 1898, s4.6 at the corresponding date In
1897 and 500 the mean of the September
averages for the last ten years.
The average condition OF barley was S6.7.
as compared with 9S.6 last month. 1872 on
September /, 1898, 1914 at the corresponding
date in 1897 and S4.1 the mean of the Sep
TENDER averages for the last ten years.
The average condition Of rye was $40,
as compared with 1914 on September 1, 1898,
col at the corresponding date In 1897, and
S7.5 the mean OF the September averages
for the past ten years.
The average condition of ~buckwheat was
TSP, as compared with 1872 last month. SIS
on September /, 1898, 95.1 at the correspond
ing date in 1897, and $50 the mean OF the
| September averages for the last ten years.
The average condition OF potatoes was S6.3.
This shows a decline OF 81 points during
| August, but Is still SO points higher than
on September /. 1898, 1876 points higher than
at the corresponding date in 1897. and 93
points above the September averages for the
last ten years.
or the principal tobacco states Kentucky,
Pennsylvania. Virginia, North Carolina,
Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin,. Massachusetts, and
Connecticut report an improvement of con-
dillon during August, while New York, Ten
nessee and Missouri report a decline. or the
thirteen principal sweet potato states five
report an improvement during August. and
eight a decline.
There is a continued decline In the con-
dition of apples from almost all important
apple growing states.
There IS an improvement OF 5 points in
the condition of sugar cane in Louisiana,
with changes Of no especial Importance in
the minor cane-growing states.
The number of stock hogs for fattening
is reported at 1913 per cent less than en-
September !, 1898. The condition is 95. 8,
which is OF points below that Of Septem-
Der, 1898, but 1.6 points above the mean of
the September averages for the last ten
years.
A considerable decrease is reported in the
cloverseed acreage. The condition In the
principal states is as follows: Kentucky, II;
Ohio, IS; Michigan, AZ; Indiana, 70: Illinois,
Ga; Wisconsin, IA; Iowa, SO; Missouri, rs.