The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-11
Government Crop Report.

Washington. Aug. 10.-Tne August re-
/ port of the statIsticlans of the department
/ of agriculture shows the following aver
ages of condition on Aug. /: Corn, S9.9;
spring wheat. $50; oats, sos; barley, g3.6;
spring rye, $40; buckwheat, 49,; potatoes,
$50; timothy hay, S6.1.
The average corn condition improved
three points during July and on Aug. l,
il was 81 points higher than on the CORE
spending cate last year: 81 points higher
than on Aug. l, 1888, and 81 points ABOVE
the mean OF the August averages for the
last ten years.
The averages in the principal states are
as follows:
Ohio, so; Indiana, "a: Illinois. 81: Iowa.
81; Missouri, IS; Kansas, 105; Nebraska, 80.
The average condition OF spring wheat
declined 81 points during July and on
Aug. l, il was % points lower than at the
corresponding date last year; 81 points
lower than on Aug. l. 1897. and 3 point
below the mean OF the August average
for the last ten years.
The condition IN the principal states is
as follows: Minnesota, 20; Iowa, 81;
Nebraska, 66; South Dakota. 81; North
Dakoca, So; Washington, -; oregon, 81.
The average condition OF oats improved
point during July and Aug. l /; was So
points higher than at the corresponding
date last year, is points higher than on
Aug. /. 1891, and So points above I've
mean of the August averages for the last
ten years.
The average condition of barley i'm
proved 1-6 points during july ana on Aug.
spending GATE last year. 81 points higher
than on Aug. l. 1884, and SO points above
the mean OF August averages for the last
ten years
The condition in the principal states is
as follows: New York and Minnesota, 80;
Wisconsin, 50; Iowa and North Dakota
81; South Dakota, 80 and California, a.
The average condition of spring rye de-
clined 4 points during July and on Aug.
l, was IL points lower than at the CORE
spending date last year and S points
lower than on Aug. /. 1891 bat still 10
above the mean OF the August averages
for the last ten years. In Wisconsin the
condition on Aug. !. was SO.
Preliminary returns indicate an increase
of 40 OF l 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, Ii points lower than on
Aug. l, 1897, and - points above the
mean Of the August averages for the last
ten years.
The average condition of potatoes de-
clned $ points during July, but is still
81 points higher than on Aug. /, 1898, 16.1
points higher than at the corresponding
date in 1897, and SO points above the
mean of the August averages for the last
ten years. OF the thirteen principal sweet !
potatoe states eight report decline dur
ing July and four an improvement, while !
in one-North CarOlina-the condition re- |
mains about the same.
Preliminary returns indicate a reduc- |
ton of "a per cent in the hay acreage. !
OF the states moving 100000 acres or up
ward last year only Missouri, Kansas, !
Nebraska. South Dakota and California 4
show an increased acreage. The cOndi-
ton Of timothy hay is 1Z-6 points below |
that of last year.
There are but few states from which
the reports as to the apple crop are not /
even more favorable than they were last /
month.
There has been a marked improvement
in the condition of pastures throughout
the New England states, New York.
Ohio, Kansas, Michigan
and Texas On the other hand there has
been a falling off in condition in Ken
lucky, Illinois. Iowa, Missouri and
-hronehout the northwest.