The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Corn's General Average Sc. o; Kansas
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/ SSA1 = 0CuCE2A- average St.OS 1AauBoA
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Washington, Aug. 1O.-The August re-
port Of the statistician of the department
OF agriculture shows the following aver
| ages of condition on August /: Corn, s.. 9;
spring wheat, $50; oats, COS; barley, 93.6;
spring rye. SO; buckwheat, 1872; potatoes,
SO; timothy hay, S6.7.
The average condition Of corn improved
| 81 points during July, and on August 1t
| was 2.9 points higher than at the CORES
| ponding date last year, 81 points hikher
than on August /, 1896. and 80 points
above the mean OF the August averages
for. the last ten years. The averages in
the principal states are as follows: Ohio.
| 80; Indiana, 81; Illinois. ell; Iowa, 81;
Missouri, IS; Kansas, log, and Nebras-
ka, SO.
The average condition Of spring wheat
| declined 81 points during July, and on
August 1t was 1873 points lower than At
the corresponding date last year. 81
points lower than on August /, 1897 and 3
points below the mean Of the August av-
erages for the last ten years. The condi-
ton in the principal states is as follows:
Minnesota 80; Iowa. SO; Nebraska, Sc:
South Dakota, "a: North Dakota, IS;
Washington, IS. and Oregon, 81.
The averake condition of oats improved
s point during July, and on August 1t
was Sc points higher thar at the CORES
ponding date last year, 4.S points higher
than on August 1. 1897. and S3 points
above the mean Of the August averages
for the last ten years. The averages In
he nrfp ct.a oil
York, 80; Pennsylvania, 50; Ohio and
Missouri, SO; Michigan, 100; Indiana and
Wisconsin, Sc; Illinois, 102: Minnesota, IS;
Iowa, "a: Kansas, IS. and Nebraska, 90.
The proportion OF the oat crop of last
year still in the hands of farmers Is esti-
mated at So per cent as compared with
ga per cent Of the crop Of 1Ss5 in farmers
hands one year ago, and 101 per cent Of
the crop Of 1896 IL farmers hands two
years ago.
The average condition OF barley Inn
proved Is points during July. and on Au-
gust was 14.3 points higher than az the
corresponding date last year. 81 points
higher than on August 1. 1897, and Sc
points above the mean Of the August av-
erages for the last ten years. The condi-
ton in the principal states is as follows:
New York and Minnesota. 90: Wisconsin.
IS; Iowa and North Dakota, "a; South
Dakota, SO. and California, 81.
The average condition OF spring wheat
dtclined z point during July and on Au-
gust l was a. points lower than at the
corresponding date last year. and s point
lower than on August !. 1897. but still l s
above the mean OF the August averages
for the last ten years. In Wisconsin.
which state produced more than one-half
of the entire spring rye crop, the condi-
ton on August 1 was 90.
Preliminary returns indicate an in
crease of Z point in the acreage of buck
wheat as compared with last year. There
Is an apparent increase of 5 per cent In
New York and Of 2 per cent in Pennsylva-
MIA The average condition OF buckwheat
is points higher than on August ]. 1897.
and % points above the mean Of the
August averages for the last ten years.
The average condition OF potatoes de-
clined 8 point during July. but Is still
Al points higher than on August 1. 1893;
Isl points higher than at the correspond
ing date IN 1897. and SO points above the
mean Of the August averages for the
last ten years.
OF the thirteen principal sweet potato
states. eight report decline during July.
and four an improvement, while In one
North Carolina-the condition remains
about the same
Preliminary returns indicate q reduc-
ton Of "a per cent in the hay acreage.
OF the states moving one million acres
or upward last year. only Missouri. Kan
sas, Nebraska. South Dakota and Cali
fornis show an increased acreage. The
condition Of timothy hay Is 12s points
below that Of last year
The average condition Of tobacco has
declined II points in Kentucky. fin Ten
nessee and Missouri. in Virginia and
Pennsylvania. in Massachusetts,. IN
Ohio and Wisconsin. and in Indiana
On the other hand. II has improved s
points in North Carolina and Maryland
poins in New York. and has about held
Its own IN Connecticut.
There are but few states from which
the reports as 10 the apple crop are not
even more unfsTorzble than they were
last month
There has BEEN a marked Improvement
IN the condition Of pastures throughout
the New England states and also IN New
York and Pennsylvania, with some i'm
pruvenent also IN Ohio. Kansas. Michi-
Kan and Texas On the other hand there
has been n falling OF in condition n
Kentucky, Indiana. Illinois. Iowa Ms
souri, and throughout the northwest
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