The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-11
Department of Agriculture Issues
Its Regular Monthly
Crop Report.
CORN CONDITION IS POORER.
Wheat Improved Half Il Point, but
Is 2T.2 Points Lower Than Last
Year Statement of
Other Crops.

or the Staustclar OF the Department OF
Agriculture shows the following averages
Of condition upon August L:
Corn, So; spring wheat. 56.4; oats So;
barley, 7L6: spring rye. rs: buckwhcat. So;
potatoes. sS.2: timothy, 1913.
The average condition Of corn declined 2
points during July and on August ] 1t was
"a points lower than at the corresponding
date last year. but .5 of point higher than
on August 1, 1898. and 1.3 points above the
mean Of the August averages for the last
ten years.
The condition In the principal states are
as follows: Ohio and Indiana. 9S: Illinois,
9s: Iowa. lO9; Missouri. 90; Kansas. Il, and
Nebraska, s..
During July there was an improvement Of
S points in Ohio. . in Indiana, in Illinois
and 5 in Iowa. On the ether hand. there
was a decline of points in Missouri. in
Nebraska and 80 in Kansas.
Condition of Spring Wheat.
The average condition of spring wheat
improved IL points during July, but on
August l it was ~ points lower than at
the corresponding date last year. 40.1 points
lower than on August 1. 1928. and rs points
below the mean of the August average for
the last ten years.
The condition in the principal States are
as follows: Minnesota IS: North Dakota 25;
South Dakota -: Nebraska 81: Iowa 81.
During July there was an Improvement Of
10 points in Minnesota, : points in South
Dakota and point in Iowa On the other
hand. there was a decline of points in
North Dakota and points In Nebraska.
Oats Above the Average.
The avera2e condition of oats declined
- during July and on August l. it was SIS
points lower than at the corresponding
Date last year, but s point higher than
OF August l. 1885, and 81 points above the
mean of the August average for the last
Tbs conditions In the principal States are
as follows: New York s.: Pennsylvania So:
Ohio -: Michigan l9l: Indiana 81: Illinois
z: Wisconsin q; Minnesota 81: Iowa go:
Missouri ieo; Kansas 81 and Nebraska rs.
During July there was an Improvement
OF points in Ohio and Michigan. 9 points
In Wisconsin, in Minnesota and l in Illi-
nois- There was a decline of points in
fennsyiNania. > in Indiana. and Kansas, l
IN Iowa and II in Nebraska; while New
ork and Missouri report no change.
The proportion of the oat crop Of last
year still in the hands of farmers is esti-
! mated at 6.s per cent rs compared with GO
| hands one year ago and GA per cent Of the
crop of 1891 in farmers hands two years
! ago.
Barley Declined AZ Points.
The average condition of barley de-
J clined ~ points during July, and on August
J was . points lower than at the cor
rsSponding resp date last ,aoy year, ~ points lower
low the mean of the August averages of
: the last ten years
The conditions in the principal States are
/ sofa 60. Wisconsin 90 North Dakota IS
! South Dakota 81, Kansas 76. New York so
! During July there was an Improvement OF
. s points In South Dakota and a decline of
points In California, in Iowa, in Mime.
T sofa, Wisconsin and North Dakota; 10 il
: Kansas and in New York.
I The average condition, of spring rye i'm.
| proved 6.3 points during July, but or
/ August 1t was Is points lower than at the
| corresponding date last year. III points
| lower than on August /. 1saS and 1919 points
below the mean of the August averages fol
the last ten years.
| The conditions in the principal States are
| as follows: Wisconsin n. Iowa 81. Nebraska
was Improvement Of 13 points in Wis.
| consn and q points in Minnesota, and g
decline of points in Iowa and points il
Nebra ska
| BucIsyvhent Acreage Decreased.
Preliminary returns indicate a decrease O
| about 5000 acres, or 4.S per cent in tht
acreage in buckWheat, as compared witt
| represent the reduction in New York ant
! Pennsylvania, which, together. produce
| about two-thirds of the total buckwhea
/ crop Of the country.
! The average condition of buckwheat is s. 8
points lower than same date last yea,
and 20 below the mean Of the August av
eraGes for the last ten years. The condi
tons in the principal States are as follows
! New York, 81; Pennsylvania, 81; Wiscon
sin, 81: Maine. 90: Michigan. 80; West Vir
! ginia, 81; Iowa. 81, and Minnesota, 80.
The average condition of potatoes declined
| 81 points during July. On August II wa
| 4.S points lower than at the correspondent,
cate last year oo but 4;5 points higher thai
| mean of the August averages for the las
| ten years.
Potatoes in Different States.
The conditions in the principal States ar
f2owS 6ho NsT York ST. gs MI,
nois, 99; Wisconsin and Iowa, 81: Minnesota
| I9: Missouri, 81; Kansas. S6, and Nebraska
81: During July there was an improvement
| of points in Michigan, Z In Wisconsin an
| II in Minnesota. On the other hand ther
was a decline of points in New York an
Kansas, of = points in PENNSYLVANIA, i
| Ohio, in Illinois, 6 in Iowa, g in NiissouI
and 10 in Nebraska, the condition in Indian
| remaining unchanged.
OF the thirteen principal sweet potato pre-
| ducing States, live report an improvement
| during July and six a decline, the cond
ton remaining unchanged in the othe
| States.
Hay Crop VIII Be Short.
Preliminary returns indicate reduction
So per cent in the hay acreage. OF til
! fourteen States moving one million acres {
upward last year. all except California re
timothy hay is 6.S points lower than at til
corresponding date last year, 1874 poin
lower than on August l. 1898, and 10 point
below the mean of the August average fc
the last nine years.
The reports as to production of clover al
on the whole unfavorable. the percentage
! IN the principal States, as compared with
full crop, being follows:
| New York A; Pennsylvania IS; Kentuck
10; Michigan 80; Indiana 81: Illinois 6s Wi
consin AZ; Ohio IS. and Iowa 49,
In point of quality the crop compares III
favordbly with that of last year, as ais
with the ten-year averages in all but son
two or three of the principal clover-produ
! ing States. During July the changes in II
| condition of the tobacco crop We're aImo
! wholly unfavorable, Virginia reporting a d.
cline OF ~ points. North Carolina 10 point
| Pennsylvania Il Missouri l. Maryland ar
1 Tennessee ., and Kentucky l. In Ohio II
crop about held its own, and in Wiscons
| there was an Improvement of 10 points
| Sugar Cane Is About Normai
| The condition of sugar cane in Loiisiar
| Is within points of the normal is % poir
higher than ON August l last year Sim
iVnly favorable conditions are reported fro
all the other States that contribute 10 t!
sugar crop of the country with the exec,
ZION Of the Mississippi, the product of whic
is inconsderable.
The condition of sorghum Is in the ma
favorable. Kansas being the only importa,
State in which the condition falls belo
that. of August l, 1899, or the mean of IL
averages for the last ten years