New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-12
THE CROP REPORT.
nEc7INE N WINTER WHEAT coNpTrroN-rHE
COTTON CROP

washington. June 1.-THE monthly report OF the
,tatistician OF the Department Of Agriculture
states that a result OF special investigation
relative to the winter wheat acreage pIoughed UP
ar cut for forage. the Departments estimate of
she area remaining under cultivation has been
further reduced by Ls76ooO acres the area aban-
aone6 in addition TO that announced May TO- com
-rss.ag 5s 600 in Ohio, 70 ZOO acres in Mich
srsu 10000 acres in Indiana s4sooo acres in Ill-
rois ana 44s0o acres in California. This brings
.he area IL winter wheat remaining under cultiva-
ton OF June down 10 "a .sOsoo0 acres a reduction
from the sown in the fall OF $4,000 acres
Notwithstanding this further reduction OF acreage
by the elimination Of all land entirely abandoned
The condition OF winter wheat declined during Nav
Ga points the condition June being SIT against
SIS on May /: 6s June l. 1899 90 at the CORE
spending date in 1895 and year average of
sO7.
Preliminary reports on the spring wheat acreage
indicate reduction OF about So, 600 acres or 90
per cert Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oregon re-
port reduction Of per cent, North Dakota and
Nebraska % per cent, and Iowa OF 6 per cent
In South Dakota and Washington there is an tn
crease % per cent The average condition Of
spring wheat on June l was SIS as compared with
el4 June :, 1899; 1903 the corresponding date
n 1885 and a ten year average OF IS. Minnesota
falls 10 North Dakota Il. South Dakota II and Wis
oonsin points below their respective ten year
averages. On the other hand. the len year av-
erages exceeded in Nebraska Iowa Oregon and
Washington BY Is. l. and points. respectively.
The total reported acreage in exceeds the
acreage harvested lest year by SO per cent The
average condition OF oats is 81, against ST. on
June = 1883; IS at the corresponding date IN 1885
and ten year average Of ssa
The acreage reported as under barley six
tenths OF per cent greater than the area har-
vested last year. The average condition of barley
IS So against "a on June !. 1899; 7ss the
responding date in 1ses and ten year average of
The acreage under rye shows a reduction Of Il
Per cent from that harvested last year OF the
e 0 PyRsaL TIE EE oTa s Sna
PER cent and the latter increase Of 10 per cent
counted for BY the sowing in spring rye OF some
@ snn p - so s0~n last fa 70 winter Wheat
me average condition OF rye is SIS, COM
Gate in 1885 and a ten year average Of So
The statisttcian OF the Department estimates the
increase OF 2Os6Ooo acres or 81 per cent over the
ion Of tS. $500 81 IsEs yea the average eendi-
compared with ST. on June of last year; Sc at
OF the June averages of the last ten years A
Goneion 81 S5 is with one exception the lowest
Texas is =. this being the lowest June condition
70 points below the ten year sverage sre s1si1
increased use Of fertilizers is reported from the
older States and wherever the necessary labor is
available. and planters are not too much dis
coQraged, as unusual care is being exercised In
The reports as to peaches and apples are IN
usually favorable
The Government report wheat Of June l. as
figured by the statisrican OF the New-York Produce
Exchange indicates total wheat crop of 6ls 76 900
bushels comparing with last years harvest Of
647.Ss ,s45 bushels. The indicated crop Of winter
wheat is 81. $4,000 bushels. decrease from $685.
z5s 600 bushels. the indicated crop on May / and
comparing with last years winter wheat harvest
OF 2s6.s7sSS5 bushels. The spring wheat indica-
uo1 as OF June (the first report OF the YEAR Is
265SbeS bushels, comparing with last years spring
wheat harvest OF $50 .624 geo bushels
The wheat market yesterday exceedingly
active. the sales aggregating $4,000 bushels. July
he n NaT7-E I'm
toward the close reacted about cent bushel.
mainly profit taking selling. The only features
were the Government crop report and the Gather
edvtces. which were TO the effect that only q few
small showers had occurred in the spring
belt, where serious drouth prevails