The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-14
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Rep ert of the statfstician of the De-
Dartment of Agriculture.
For August.

report of the statistician of the de-
partment of agriculture shows the
following averages of condition upol
August L: Corn, S7.5; spring wheat,
66.4; oats, $50; barley, ZIG; spring
rye, 71.O; buckwheat, $40; potatoes,
8S.2; timothy hay, 1913.
The average condition of corn de-
clined two points during July and
On August 1 it was pa points lower
than at the corresponding date last
year, but 5 point higher than on Au-
gust 1, 1898, and 1.3 point above the
mean of the August averages for the
last ten years. The conditions in the
principal states are as follows: Ohio
and Indiana, 9S; Illinois, 90; Iowa,
1O5; Missouri, 90; Kansas, II, and Ne
braska, IS. During July there was
an improvement of s points in Ohio:
9 in Indiana; in Illinois, and in
Iowa. On the other hand, there was
decline of 2 points in Missouri; 8
in Nebraska, and % in Kansas.
The average condition of spring
wheat improved 1.2 points during
July, but on August L it was 27.9
points lower than at the correspond
ing date last year, 4O.1 point lower
than on August 1, 1898, and 27.8 poiD Is
below the mean of the August a Ter-
ages for the last 10 years.
The average of oats declined IS dur
ing July and on August 1 it was SIS
points lower than at the correspond
ing date last year, but 8 point high
er than on August 1, 1898, and 81
points above the mean of the August
averages for the last 10 years.
The proportion of the oat crop of
last year still in the hands of farm
ers is estimated at 6.S per cent. as
compared with 60 per cent. of the
crop of 1898 in farmers hands one
year ago and GA per cent. of the crop
of 1897 in farmers hands two years
ago.
The average conditions of barley
declined Al points during July and
on August 1 was % points lower than
at the corresponding date last year,
II points lower than on August |,
1895, and 1877 points below the mean
of August averages of the last 10
years.
The average condition of spring rye
improved 6.3 points during July, but
on August 1 it was 10 points lower
than at the corresponding date last
year, 17.7 points lower than on Au-
gust 1, 1898, and 1919 points below
the mean of the August averages for
the last 10 years.
Preliminary returns indicate a de-
crease of about $4,000 acres or AS per
cent. in the average in buckwheat,
as compared with last year. The av-
erage condition of buckwheat is So
points lower than at the correspond
ing date last year and 80 points be-
low the mean of the August averages
for the last 10 years.
The average condition of potatoes
declined 81 points during July. On
August 1 it was As points lower than
at the corresponding date last year,
but 4.3 points higher than on August
l, 1898, and 2.2 points above the mean
of the August averages for the last
two years.
Of the principal sweet potato pro-
ductiOn states five report an improve
ment during July and six decline,
the condition remaining unchanged
in the other states.
Preliminary returns indicate a re-
duction of So per cent. in the hay
acreage. Of the IA states moving
100000 acres or upward last year,
all except California report a re-
duced acreage. The condition of tim
othy hay is 6.S points lower than at
the corresponding date last year, 1914
points lower than on August 1, 1895,
and rs points below the mean of the
August averages for the last years.
During July the changes in the con-
dition of the tobacco crop were al
most wholly unfavorable, Virginia
reporting a decline of 20 points:
North Carolina, 10 points; Pennsyl-
vania, 6; Missouri, 4; Maryland AMI
Tennessee, 2, and Kentucky, 1. In
Ohio the crop about held its own, and
in Wisconsin there was an improve
ment of 10 points.