The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-12
SEPTEMBER CROP REPORT,


Statement of Statinticinn of the Agri-
cultural Department.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE September
report of the statistician Of the depart
ment of agriculture shows the follow
Ing averages Of condition on September
| IL:
Corn, s5.2; wheat 700; oats, So; rye,
$40; buckwheat, 1862; potatoes, 1858;
barley, SS7
There was a decline in the average
condition of corn during August
amounting to Al points, but the condi-
ton on September was still IL points
higher than on September /, 1898, So
points higher than at the corresponding
date in 1897 and 29 points above the
mean of the September averages for
the last ten years. There was decline
during August of points in Ohio and
Missouri, in Illinois, 8 in Kansas and
southern states are nearly all somewhat
lower than on August /. On the other
hand, there was a slight appreciate
gain represented by about one point in
Kentucky, Indiana and Iowa.
The condition Of winter and spring
wheat consolidated Is 70.9, compared
with S67 on September 1, 1898, S5.7 at
the corresponding date In 1897, and S25,
the mean of the September averages for
the last ten years, The condition on the
first of the present month was the low
est September condition in twenty
years.
The reports from the principal VIM
ter wheat states are, with the excep-
tion of Kansas and Missouri, slightly
better than ON July /, but in the spring
wheat states there has been decline Of
points in North Dakota, 2 in South
Dakota, IL in Minnesota, 16 in Iowa and
IL N Nebraska.
The department will MAJ no quanti-
tative estimates of the wheat crop,
pending a revision of the acreage fig
ures in the northwest and on the Pacific
coast
The average condition of oats was
S7.2, against 90,S last month, 1910 on Sep
TENDER /, 1898, 846 at the corresponding
date in 1897 and 500, the mean of ithe
September averages for the last ten
years.
The average condition of barley was
SCI, as compared with 1916 last month,
1872 on September |, 1898, S6.4 at the cor
responding date in 1897 and S4.1, the
mean Of the September averages for the
last ten years
The average condition Of rye was $40,
as compared with S9.4 on September l.
1898, 901 at the corresponding date in
1897 and S75, the mean of the Septem-
Der averages for the last ten years.
The average condition of buckwheat
was 1852, as compared with 93,2 last
sSS on September /, 1898, 95.1
at the corresponding date in 1897 and
$50, the mean of the September aver
ages for the last ten years.
The average condition Of potatoes was
$685. This shows a decline of 67 points
during August, but is still higher than
at the corresponding date In 1897 and
93 per cent above the mean Of the
September averages for the last ten
years.
OF the principal tobacco states Ken /
lucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North |
Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, |
and Connecticut report |
an improvement of condition during /
August, while New York. Tennessee and |
Missouri report a decline.
OF the thirteen principal sweet-potato |
states five report an Improvement dur
ing August and eight decline.
There is a continued decline in the |
condition of aDples from almost every
important apple state.
There IS an improvement of s points |
n sugarcane in Louisiana, with changes
Vt no especial importance in the minor
cane growing states,