The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-11
Loss IN WHEAT IS SHOWN
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT FIG
JBES CONFIRM THE DECREASE
IN PERCENTAGE
NORTHWEST POINTS VISITED
Government Expert Found That
Stories of Damage Had Not Been
EXaTgerated-COrn Showing
Favorable.

WASHINGTON, July 1O-Preliminary
Teturns to the statistician of the 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 1000, 900 acres
or upwards in corn in 1885, all but Ala
= bama Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee
and Kansas show an increased acreage,
and the total decrease in the five states
named is less than $4,000 acres.
The increase in acreage is, in the main,
well distributed, there being only ten
states and territories out of the forty
five reporting that have not a larger acre
age planted than was harvested last year
The average conditions of the growing
crop Is S9.5, as compared with S6.5 on July
l, 1899; 9O,5 at the corresponding date In
1883, and a ten-year average of 907 The
condition in Iowa is 1O2; in Missouri, 101;
IN Kansas and Nebraska, SO; in Illinois.
81, and In Indiana. SO; Iowa being 10; Mis-
souri,, Y; Kansas and Nebraska and I'LL
nois two points above their respective
- ten-year averages.
The condition of winter wheat shows a
further decline during June. being 8O.8 on
July l, as compared with 827 on June l:
656 on July l, 1899; S57 at the correspond
ing date in 1888, and a ten-year average
of 1913. All the important winter 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 IL
Boz. as compared with S7.3 one month ago.
917 on July l, 1899; IS at the correspond
ing date in 1898, and a ten-year average
OF SS.5. The condition in Minnesota has
fallen to 4S; in South Dakota, to a. and
In North Dakota, to 80, these figures being
A. % and so points, respectively, below
the ten-year averages for the states
named.
The Northwestern states have been WIS.,
tied by special agent of the department
within the last ten days, and the reports
Of the departments regular correspond
ents are fully confirmed In Minnesota
and North Dakota the condition Of oats.
barley, rye, pastures and meadowlands Is,
like that of spring wheat, the lowest on
record
The condition of spring and winter
wheat combined on July 1, was 1913.
against 16.2 on July 1, 1899, and S94 at the
corresponding date in 1898
The amount of wheat remaining in the
hands of the farmers on July 1 is esti-
mated at about 81, 0O0 900 bushels. or the
equivalent of 93 Of the crop, of 1899. The
average condition of the oats cron Is 856
as compared with 91.7 one month ago: IN
on July 1, 1899; 928 at the corresponding
date in 1898, and ten-year average of
- BIB
The average condition of barley Is 1853,
as against S62 one month ago: 90 on July
!. 1899; S5.7 at the corresponding date IN
1888, and a ten-year average Of 8S.s. 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 ia
BIG, as compared with 1873 on July / 1899.
BS.S at the corresponding date in 1898. and
ten-year average Of S9.5. While the two
principal rye producing states, New York
and Pennsylvania, show an improved con-
o CIIi as compared with June l, they still
fall points below their resneofiva ten-
year averages.
% = ne average condition of spring rye Is
o., as compared with 697 on July 1, 1899
and ten-year average of 89.S.