Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-11
CONDITION OF CROPS.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-Preliminary
returns to the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture on the acreage of
corn planted indicate an increase of about
100000 acres, or 1.5 per cent over the
acreage harvested last year. OF the %
States having one million acres or up
ward of corn in 1899. all but Alabama,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and
Kansas show an increased acreage and
the total decrease in the five States
named is less than 600 acres. The increase
in acreage is in the main, we'll distributed.
there being only ten States and Terrific
Sies out of the As reporting that have not
aTlarger acreage planted than was har-
vested last year. The average condition
of the growing crop is S9.5 per cent, as
compared with SOS per cent. on July l,
1899
The condition of winter wheat shows
further decline during June, being sos
on July l, as compared with S27 on June l
and Coo on July l. 1899
All the important wheat States except
Pennsylvania. Texas and Tennessee share
in this impairment of condition, Ohio and
Indiana falling to % and Michigan to 40
The average condition of spring wheat
is 55.2, as compared with S73 one month
ago. 91.7 on July /, 1899.
The condition in Minnesota has fallen
to As, in South Dakota to A and in North
Dakota to 80, these figures being A. As
and 50 points respectively below the ten
year averages for the States named In
Minnesota and North Dakota the cendi-
ton of oats, barley, rye pastures and
meadow iS hot Of
wheat, the lowest on record
Condition of spring and winter wheat
combined on July l. was 69S against 1852
Pm July l, 1892 and S9.4 at the correspond
ing date in 1885,
The amount of wheat remaining in the
hands of farmers July l, Is estimated
at about 51,00o,OOO bushels, or the equiv
alent of SO per cent. of the crop of 1899.
The average condition of the oat crop
is S55 as compared with 917 one month
ago, so on July l, 1899
The average condition of barley is &c 8
as against $50 one month ago. 80 on July
]. 1899. All the principal barley States
show a decline during the month and
their averages~of condition are all below
the respective ten year averages.
The average condition of winter rye is
s9e as compared with S3S on July /, 1899
While the two principal rye producing
States, New York and Pennsylvania
show an improved condition as compared
with June l, they still fall seven points
below their respective ten year averages
There is an indicated increase of some
10000 acres, or IL per cent, in the acre
age In potatoes, with condition on July
l, of 9l.3 as compared with a ten year
average of 932. The sweet potato re-
ports are highly favorable Texas being
the only producer that reports a condi-
ton even slightly below its ten year
average.
The condition of tobacco is two points
above the. ten year average in Kentucky
Virginia and Ohio. and four points above
in Maryland. On the other hand. it is
five points below in Tennessee three be-
low in Pennsylvania and nine below in
Wisconsin, while the report from North
Carolina corresponds exactly with the
ten year average for that State.
Reports on the hay crop are in the
main unfavorable and there are few i'm
portant grazing States in which the con-
dition of pastures is now considerably be-
low the ten year average.
While there has been a general decline
in the condition of apples, almost every
important apple growing States has the
promise of more than average crop. This
is also true of peaches and of grapes.
The wool report indicates the average
weight per fleece as being GIT pounds,
as against 595 mounds i'm 1900