The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-02
CROP REPORT.
Condition of Staple Crops According
to Official Figures.

York Produce Exchange finds that the
conditions indicate a total wheat har-
vest of sos, 733,000 bushels compared
with last months indications of 513,-
$4,000 bushels and last years harvest
of 547,303,S4 bushels.
Estimates of the corn harvest are for
total yield of 2015.SGoOO0 bushels
compared with last months indica-
lions Of 2190.T90OUU bushels and last
years harvest Of 2.01S, 1888.
In regard to conditions of corn,
wheat. oats. ETC. the crop report says:
Average condition of corn on Sept. l
was 500. There was a decline during
August am. uniting to 90 points, and
the condition on thc list of the present
month was 4.G points lower than on
sept /, 1900: 80 points lower than at
the corresponding date in 1S9S and IL
point below the mean of the Spptcm-
uer averages for the last ten years.
notwithstanding the general decline
several important corn states sun re-
port a condition considerably above
their respective ten year Averages,
such excess amounting to T. points in
Illinois, II in Ohio, II in Indiana and
% in Iowa. On the other hand, Pom
sylyauia. Tennessee. Kansas and Tex
Us report TO- 49, u and points below
their respective ten year average.
The condition Mt harvest of winter
and spring wheat combined was COG
against I0.9 on Sept. /, 1888; S6.I
at the corresponding date in 1898 and
500, the ucan Of tile September aver
ages for the last ten years. The condi-
lions in Missouri, Kansas and Texas
are 1889 and 20 points above the re-
spcctiyc ten year averages. On the
other hand. Illinois and Iowa are /,
Wisconsin g. Nebraska aAd Washing
ton :. Pennsylvania -, California IS,
Minnesota -. South Dakota and Ore
gon - Michigan Is. lndiana 10, North
Dakota - and Ohio 60 points below
their respective ten year averages.
Average condition Of oats when har-
vested was SO against 81 On Aug. l,
1900; SD ON sept. |, 1899; 20 at the
corresponding date in lH9S and I9.S,
the mean Of tine September averages
for the last ten years.
Average condition of barley when
harvested was 7O.7 against TIC on
Aug. /, 1900; S6.I on Sept. l, 1899; 1872
1T the corresponding date in 1898 and
$50, the mean Of the September aver
ages for the last ten years.
Condition at harvest Of winter and
Ipring rye combined was SD against
- on Sept l, 1899; S9.4 at the CORE
spending date in 1898 and STD. the
mean of the September averages for
the last ten years Kansas is the only
state having 100000 acres or upward
in rye reporting Il condition exceeding
its ten year average.
Average condition of buckWheat on
Sept. l was 500 as compared with SO
ON Aug. l. 1900: 15.2 on Sept. /. 1899;
SIS at the corresponding date in 1898
and SG.3. the mean of the September
averages for the last ten years.
There has been Il general decline in
the condition Of tobacco since Aug. l,
the loss amounting to ! point in Ken
lucky. in Chic, Z in Pennsylvania
and Tennessee, . in Virginia. II in
Missouri, l. in North Carolina ana II
in Maryland. Maryland. Ohio. Ken
tricky and Wisconsin still report 3, II,
s and 6 points above their respective
ten year averages. but in Prnnsylva-
nip, Virginia. North Carolina, Tonnes
see and Missouri the condition is II,
-, 10 and 4 points below such aver
ages.