The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-17
GOVERNMENT CROP RtFoRI.
A Geaersi Reuew Of n: CrSp Csss,iisas IS
Repsrisd BY Correseerse,is.

kspsried BY Sorreseerse,is.
Washing IN. y. G. Sye-.Al Tie |
rnSn,hiy r,2-:t o! ta- stli; 20 "a o. |
the lc9ir men O. Agriculture. shoSs
the average co-d.:lon ~ cotton on Ng-
grs, | TO have been -. Es compaTt 4
with SIS o. July /; sle CT August !.
1855. $50 u the core ponding di:e in
1897. and SIS tA- man OF he kasus;
averages for ;ae last ,Cn YER Ta--s
was GeclEe dr-lns July. amounting
- = points in North Cl.S,in ina. AMI 10
in TeXas. In Tennessee and In Mis-
sc.-d. On thc other tant th"-e wis
an Improvement of / point in l7ls-
lana. of points in Virginia. Okiahoml
ard Indian TcIito-y. os ? po.n:s IN
Florida and Misslso-pci. al q: &
points in Arkansas. The aleIlge c.
the Gifferent Sta;es on AusI.i !. were
as follows: Virginia -. North Caro-
lira 50. South Carolina IS. Ge5 sia -.
Fiorlla s5. Misasslppi AMI v Duri.
Louisiana. ArkacSsis Sc. Texas 81. Ten
nessee 81, Okl-ho 50. Indian Terri
tory 81
The Texas report irc'uiss the oo5i.-
tion in the recently submerged region.
a special repcrt cn wA.ch is almost
ready for puo3ca.cn.
The August report o. lie sta;lstlc-an
shows the following ave- yes 4 co-di-
tions on August /: Corn ss.9. ;1Tirg
wheat $50: cas- sos: bs.'ey s3.d.
spring rye $50: blckwheat 93.2: pota-
toes 800: Timothy Any Ss.1. The ay-
erase condition O. corn improved "a
points during July. ard on Angus II
was 30 points higher :ln at the cor
res pording da:e last year: 81 pc.n:s
higher than Cn August l. 1897. ami 30
points above the mean OF The August
avera gos-fcr the las ten years. The
averages in the princi States s-e :
| follows: Ohio 80. Indiana 81. ll!iao!s
| 81. Iowa 81. Missouri sS. Kaps2s, Ne
braska 50.
The average condition q sprins
| wheat declined ST. points during July,
| ard on August il was l2.9 peia.. low
| er than in the CORE sDoni.Eg date laSl
| year. 81 points lower than q August
] /. 1897. and points lcEsr th11 the
| mean of thc August average for the
| lat ten years. TIE condition in ths
! principal States IS as follows: Mime
sC;a 80, Iowa 81. Nco:asl:l sc. SrU'l
Dakota 81, NC-.l DaCk,2 Sc. Washing
| ton s.. Oregon 81. The ayc:,ge col!
ticn OF cats improved s points durin,
July aid On August j: VS. &c point
! higher than al the c3rrc9pordinS d1..
last year. IS poin;s higher than ON Aa
gust I. 1897. and So p.ints above Ia
mean Of the AugU-t ave ages for an
last ten years. ari the averag gss fo
the principal States are as follows
New York 80. Pennsylvania -. Oh:
ana Missouri SO. Mich' gan 100. Indian
and Wisconsin 96. liiino.s 1902. Mime
sofa 81. Iowa 81. Kansas 50. and Ne
briska 81.
The proportion OF the oat crop q
! last year Sill in the hand: OF farmer
is estimated All 6l9 psr cent. as CON
pared with 81 per cent. o. the crop c
| 1896 in farmers hands two years as'
The average condition OF b1rley In
proved 1.6 points during July. AMI c
August |. It was li.3 poiE.s hislt
than at the corresponding date Ia:
yc.r. 81 points higher than on Augu'
], 1887. ard So points above the A
gust averages FOR the last tea year
The condiJion in the principal state
is as follows: New Ycrx 80, Wisconsi
l
: Dakota 80. California 81.
r The average condition @: spring r,
declined 4 pc.nts dur.ng July and c
August l was Al points lower than ;
the corresr ending Gate las; year. an
S points lower than on August l. ls9
;. | but still Is above me mem of the Al
1 gust averages for the IA ten yeI-
: In Wisconsin, which State p-oiIc
i l. -s-A
y crop. preliminary returns indicate z
I increase Of seyen-eights of ! Per Ger
in the acreage in buckwhee., Is cc-
parJd with last year. There is an ?
parent increase of 5 per cent. in Ne
York ard C Fer cer:. IN FenEsy
vania. The average coni.t.ol of buc
= wheat is pcins h'5hsr than at 4
o corresponding cate l2,. year, ana
e poir.s above the mean Of TIE Augu
, averages for the last ten years. I
average condition c. potatoes Gccln
points during July. but is still
points higher than on August !. 1sy
5. Isl rc:nts higher than at the CORE
le ponding date in 1897, and SO po.E
g above the mean CT the August ay'
III ages fer the las: ;el years.
OF the thirteen sweet po.a:o Sta
eight report decline du:ing Ju
and four an Improvement, while in o
is North Carolina. the cori.tion renal
Of about the same. Preliminary retur
n. indicate reduction OF "a per cent.
Sc the hay acreage. OK the states mo
to ing 100000 acres Or upwards !
n year. cniy Missouri. Kansas. Neorasl
le South Dakota, and California show
tn an increased average. The ocE1i:;
IN of timothy hay is 1875 points bel
I'll that of last year.
The average condition of tc0acco
declined IL points in Kentucky. 6
Tennessee and Missouri: in Virgil
ard Pennsylvania: 2 in MassachuSe
be | l in Ohio and Wisconsin. and in
nm diana On the other haId IL has
proved points in North Carolina Z
en- Maryland, 2 points in New York, ;
nd has about held its own IN Connect:
IL There are but few states from VIII
the reports as to the epole crop
A not even more unfaycra5le than I
in were last month. There has b
r marked improvement in the co!
tion OF pastures in the New Eng.
of States, also In Nex York and Penn.
~ vania, with scne inslrc venert alst
:e5 Ohio, Kansas. Michigan and Texas.
at the other hand there has been a
,ot ing off IN condition in Kentucky.
diana, Iilinc;s. Iowa. Mis souri,
tnru,,ph-1,f the Northwest