Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-12
MONTHLY CROP REPORT.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1.-THE
monthly report of the statistician Of
the department Of agriculture states
that as result of a SPECIAL investiga-
ton relative to the winter wheat
acreage plowed up or cut for forage,
the departments estimate of the area
remaining under cultivation has been
further reduced by 1,676.000 acres, the
area abandoned in addition to that an
nounced May 10, comprising ISL 900
acres in Ohio, 10000 acres in Michigan,
100000 acres in Indiana, 34S 600 acres
in Illinois, and 44S,0 acres in Cali
fornia. This brings the area in winter
wheat remaining under cultivation on
June | down to 24,90S, 900 acres, a re-
duction from the area sown in the fan
Of 5,240,0 geo acres. Notwithstanding
this further reduction of acreage by the
elimination Of all land entirely aban-
doned, the condition of winter wheat
declined during May 60 points, the
condition on June / being 82.7, against
1873 on May /, 67.3 on June /, 1899
90.S at the corresponding date in 1898,
and ten year average Of S07
preliminary reports on the spring
wheat acreage indicates reduction OF
about 567 900 acres, or 2.9 per cent.
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oregon re-
port reduction of 4 per cent North
Dakota and Nebraska of 5 per cent,
and Iowa of per cent. In South Da-
kota and Washington there is an in
crease of ] per cent.
The average condition of spring
wheat on June l, was S7.3, as compared
with ola on June l. 1899, 1909 at the
corresponding date in 1898, and a ten
year average of 90. Minnesota falls
10; North Dakota II; South Dakota II,
and Wisconsin points below their
respective ten year averages. On the
other hand, the ten year averages are
exceeded in Nebraska, Iowa, Oregon
and Washington by Is, /. and 8
points respectively
The total reported acreage in oats
exceeds the acreage harvested last
year by 90 per cent There is an in
crease of Is per cent in Ohio, % per
cent in Indiana, per cent in New
York, 3 per cent in Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin, and l per cent in Minnesota,
Kansas and Nebraska. In no State
having one million acres or upwards in
oats is there reduced acreage except
in Iowa, where the shrinkage is too
insignificant to call for comment.
The average conditions of oats is
91.7 against SS.7 on June /, 1899, 90
at the corresponding date in 1898. and
ten ear average Of S9.S OF the States
having one million acres or upward in
oats, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Ne,
braska report conditions 6, 6, 19 and
Is points above their ten year aver
ages, while New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota report /.
s. IA, 2, 6, and 10 points respectively
below the mean of their June averages
for the last years.
The acreage reported as under barley
is siX-tenths of one per cent greater
than the area harvested last year.
There is an increase of per cent in
California and Kansas, of per cent
in South Dakota, and of / per cent in
New York. On the other hand there
is a decrease Of 4 per cent in Wisconsin
and Iowa and OF l per cent in North
Dakota, with a very slight reduction
also in Minnesota
The average eonL.tion of barley is
86.2. against 91.4 on June /, 1899. 7S8
at the corresponding date in 1898. and
a ten year average of 8S.5 The ten
year averages are exceeded by 10 points
in Kansas and in Iowa. while they
are fallen short Of by points in Wis
consin and South Dakota, Z in Mime
sofa, Is in North Dakota, and in Cali
fornia. The condition in New York
corresponds exactly with the States
ten year average.
The acreage under rye shows a re-
duction of Al per cent from that har-
vested last year OF the two principal
rye growing States. New York and
Pennsylvania. the former shows a