The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Corn's Average Condition S6.5-ksn-
sas Next to Best at %

| Washington, July 1o.-PreliIninary re-
| turns to the statistician OF the depart
ment of agriculture on the acreage of corn
! planted indicate an increase OF about
| per cent over the acreage harvested last
! year. or tae q states having one million
| acres or upward IN corn last year, all but
| Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio show an in
| crease and the decrease IN the three
| states named is very small. much
| larger increase than has actually taken
I place = reported as having been conte-n-
! plated. but a lats or otherwise unfavorabre
! season mas restricted operations IN lii
nOis, Indiana and several other important
states. The average condition is s6.5. as
compared with Se.5 on July l. 1898. SO
| al the CORES spending date in 1891. and Gil,
the mean Of the July averages for the last
ten years. The condition in she princi-
pal states was IS follows: Ohio and Ms
souri, S.. Indiana. ~; Illinois. SIS: Iowa,
81: Kansas. %. and Nebraska, g.
The condition OF winter wheat has fur
tfler declined during the month of June.
being $50 on july /. as compared with
ST. on July l. IS9S. So a. the correspond
ing date in 1897. and 81 the mean OF Jly
averages for the last ten years.
The avera &c condition OF spring wheat
IS 81 as compared with 9l4 one month
ago. Is on July l. ISas. o. al the CORE
spending date IN 1897. ara ST. the mean
fine July averages for the last ten
years. TIE principal state averages are
"a follows: Minnesota. 50: Iowa. 20; Ne
braska. %: south Dakota, I02; North Da-
kota. -.
The average condition 81 winter rye Is
S2.5. a. compared with s3-s on July /. iss.
= at the corresponding date in Ise7 and
- ; The mean q he July averages o. he
last ten years The Condlt iou in New
York and PENNSYLVANIA. the Two princi-
pal rye producing states : g and 81. re-
sqec.iveiy.
The average condition % spring re il
81 as c7mpared with So on July :. 1seS,
% az the corresponding da;e in lss and
9o.6 the mean OF the July average for the
last ten years- TIE condition in Wizcon-
s.n. the principal spring rye producing
state = -. as aEainst - a year ago.
The average conliti5n Of thu oa,s crop
Is o. as against S. one month ae1, s2S
on July :. $50. SIS az the CORES ponsii-g
cate II ~. ana So Lst mean OF ne
July averages for the last ten years.
The average condition d ha-ley = =
a against Sl-i last month. 81 on July l.
lssS. So a. the corresponding date n iss7
aai Ss.3 me mean % tae July averages
FOR the last ter years The condition n
New York and CaEterna = =. IN Wis
c3asin p. n Minnesota =; Iowa IL. South
Dakota g and North Dakota &C.
There Is an increase n pr cert 3 tie
acreage of potatoes. and the crop prom
.sez vel
Tee vol report indicates tae average
Ee. glt - fleece as being 80 pocnls, a.
Increase a Is pounds over 49, yca-.
The proportion Of the wheat crop Of
IS2s stiI On farms Is reported az 50 FER
cent. or about s4asl- ts bushels
The condition &c ne forage crop ara
p-tnc pal fruits Vii aPPs4- = the printed
reP3--. ire gaprecedentsily iarge number
% representatives reporting ms non.-
having rendered L fnpossf5le = tabuia-s
al the probzcts reported ar1n IN tine f1-
the ;e.es-spa-c syno7Sis. even BY working
overtime