The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-07-13
Government Crop
CORN ACREAGE IS LARGER

WASHINGTON, July 10.-Preliminary |
returns to the Statistitina ofthe Depart
ment of Agriculture on the acreage of
corn planted, indicate an increase of
about 100000 acres, or is per cent
over the acreage harvested last year.
OF the twenty-five States having 1,000,-
900 acreage or upward in corn in 1899,
all but Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Tennessee and Kansas show an increas-
ed acreage, and the total decrease in
600 acres.
The increase in acreage is, in the
main, we'll distributed, there being only
ten States and Territories out of the
forty-five reporting that have not a
larger acreage planted than was har-
vested last year.
AVERAGE CROP Is HIGHER.
The average condition of the growing
crop is 89.5, as compared with S6.5 on
July l, 1899, 905 at the corresponding
date in 1898, and ten-year average of
907. The condition in Iowa is 102, in
Missouri 10l, in Kansas and Nebraska,
80, in Illinois go, and in Indiana 80,
Iowa being 10, Missouri IL, Kansas and
Nebraska 1, and Illinois points above
their respective ten-year averages.
The condition OF winter wheat shows
a further decline compared with 49, on
June 1, 65.6 on July 1899: S5.7 at the
responding date in 1898, and ten-year
average of 79 8. All of the important
winter wheat States, except Pennsyl-
vania, Texas and Tennessee, share in
this impairment of condition, Ohio and
Indiana falling to 25 and Michigan to
40.
| WHEAT BELOW AVERAGE.
The average condition of spring
wheat is 55.2 as compared with 87.3 one
month ago, 91.7 on July 1, 1899, 95 al
the corresponding date in 1898, and 8
ten years. average of s9.5
The condition in Minnesota has faller
to 48, in South Dakota to Al, and il
North Dakota to 80, these figures being
"A, 45 and 60 points respectively below
the ten-year averages for the States
named. The Nortl> western States
have been visited by special agent O
the department within the last tel
days, and the reports of the depart
ment's regular correspondents are
fully confirmed. In Minnesota ani
North Dakota the condition of oats
barley, rye, pastures and meadow
land is, like that of spring wheat, th'
lowest on record.
4 The condition of spring and winte
wheat combined on July was 69.e
lagainst 1872 on July l, 1899, and S9.4 a
the corresponding date in 1898.
The amount of wheat remaining il
the hands of farmers en- July l, is esti
mated at about 81 900, 900 bushels, o
the equivalent of 9.3 per cent. of tn
crop of 1899.
OATS FIGURES ALSO LOWER.
The average condition of the oa
crop is 85.5, as compared with 9l.7 on
month ago, 80 on July l, 1899, 92.S a
the corresponding date in 1898, and
ten-year average of S7.3.
POTATO ACREAGE LARGER.
There is an indicated increase {
some 10000 acres, or IL per cent. i
the acreage in potatoes, with cond
tion on July of 91.3 as compared wit
a ten-year average of 932.
Reports on the hay crop are in tn
main unfavo rable, and there are fe
important grazing States in which tt
condition of pastures is not conside
. ably below the ten-year averages.
While there has been general d
cline in the condition of apples, almo
every important apple growing Sta
has promise of more than an averas
y crop. This is also true of peaches al
grapes.
The wool report indicates the ave
: age weight per fleece as being g..
N pounds, as against 5.95 pounds in lse