New-York tribune., 1900-07-11
THE COUNTRY'S CROPS.
CORN SHOWS WELL, WHEAT DECLINES
FURTHER AND COTTON PROS
PECTS BLUE.

Washington July 10.-Preminary returns 10
the statistician of the Department of Agrlcult-
the acreage of corn planted indicate an in
crease of about 1900 900 acres 15 per cent,
the acreage harvested last year. OF the twenty
two States having 900 600 upward in corn
in 1899. all but Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas.
Tennessee and Kansas show increased acreage,
and the total decrease in the five States named is
less than 100000 acres The increase in acreage
is. in the main, well distributed, there being only
ten States and Territories of the forty-five
porting that they have not larger acreage plant
ed than was harvested last year. The average con-
dition of the growing crop is $50, compared with
S65 July /, 1899; 905 the corresponding date in
1898, and ten year average of 907. The condition
in Iowa is 102 in Missouri 1Ol, in Kansas and Ne
braska 49, in Illinois 80 and in Indiana SO, Iowa
being TO- Missouri r. Kansas and Nebraska and
Illinois 2 points above their respective ten year
averages.
The condition of winter wheat shows further
decline during July, being SOS July l.
pared with 827 on juno l. $50 on July l. 1899; S5.7
at the corresponding GATE in 1S9S and a ten year
average of 7sS All the important winter wheat
States except Pennsylvania, Texas and Tennessee
share In this impairment of condition, Ohio and
Indiana falling to 25 and Michigan to 40.
The average condition of spring wheat Is 552
compared with S7.3 month ago, 917 on July l.
1899: 95 at the corresponding date in 1895 and ten
year average of S9.5. The condition in Minnesota
has fallen to 49, in South Dakota A and in North
Dakota to 30 these figures being A. As and 60 points
respectively below the ten year averages for the
States named. The Northwestern States have been
visited by a special agent of the Department with
in the last ten days. and the reports of the De-
partment's regular correspondents are fully con-
frmed
In Minnesota and North Dakota the condition of
oats barley, rye pastures and meadow lands is
like that of spring wheat, the lowest record.
The condition Of spring and winter wheat com
bned on July was 69S against 1862 July l,
1899, and S9.4 at the corresponding date in 1893.
The amount of wheat remaining in the hands of
Gov Tv,l,r Toa0pl
bushels. or the equivalent of 9-8 per cent of the
~-4p OF 1899
The average condition Of the cat crop is $50 as
compared with 81 month ago 80 on July /. 1892
s2.s at the corresponding date in 1895 and a ten
year average of S7.3.
The average condition OF barley is 70 g. as against
$50 one month ago. 90 July 1899: ST. at the
responding date in 1898. and ten year average of
S.3. All the principal barley States show decline
during the month. and their averages Of con-
dtion below the respective ten year averages.
The average condition of winter rye is 500,
compared with S3.3 July 1, 1899; 93S at the cor
responding date in 1898. and ten year average of
S9.5. While the two principal rye producing States,
New-York and Pennsylvania. show improved
condition. compared with June / they still fall
Z points below their respective ten year averages.
The average condition of spring rye Is 69.7,
compared with S97 July 1899 96.9 at the CORE
spending date in 1898, and ten year average
of S9s
There is indicated increase OF some 10000
acres, IL per cent, in the acreage in potatoes.
with condition July / of 919 as compared with
ten year average of 1872. The sweet potato re-
ports highly favorable Texas being the only
important producer that reports a condition even
slightly below its ten year average.
The condition Of tobacco Is points above the
ten year average in Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio,
and points above in Maryland. On the other
hand, II is points below in Tennessee 8 below in
Pennsylvania and below in Wisconsin, while
the report from North Carolina corresponds ex-
actly with the ten year average for that State.
Reports on the hay crop in the main
favorable and there are few important grazing
States in which the condition Of pastures is not
considerably below the ten year average;
condition of apples almost every important apple
average crop. This is also of peaches and Of
The wool report indicates the average weight
per fleece as, as being 617 pounds, as against 6s5
n The average % G0nditioR @ =. Of cotton on Juy WAS
saa o. ef the corresDondne @ dat % % 1Sa9 @ anSS
ten year average of S779. The condition in the
Carolina, 50; South Carolina, 79; Georgia, "A; Flor
ia, 6; Alabama, 20; Mississippi Ga Louisiana.
homa So indian Territory, g6 e'S7-' 90 N'''''
in North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma and indian
spedtTe here Was 70 dene of ana po39 IL Pon in South
Carolina. IN LOUISIANA, 10 in Tennessee 13 in
IN Mississippi; With the exception of North Caro-
lima, where the average condition July / was
points a ao9De the the mean of the July averages in
ISliltoIy, HIleIe tAe nBuTeS aValldDle Tor COM
parson cover only three years, the condition
throughout the entire cotton belt compares un-
faYOrably with the ten year averages Louisiana
being I, South Carolina and Texas 10 Arkansas IL
Tennessee r. Georgia 18, Alabama is and Mssis-
sippi "a points below their respective ten year
averages Not only was the condition July
for the cotton region whole the lowest July
condition record, but in Georgia Florida Ala
bama and Mississippi It was the lowest in the
entire period of thrtyfOur years for which records
are available, while in Tennessee it was the low
est with exception, and in South Carolina
Texas and Arkansas the lowest, with two ex-
options. In the same period of thrty-four years
Excessive rains, drowning out the crop and fol-
lowed by an extraordinary growth of grass and
weeds, are reported from almost every State and
by the general scarcity OF labor In South Ca ro-
lima, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas con
siderable areas will have to be abandoned.
AS figured by the statistcian of the New-Yorl, |
Produce Exchange, the Government report nd |
Gates total winter wheat crop of 333 769 900 bushels
as compared with last months indication of S41-
10000 bushels and with the last harvest of 2s6-
6I958 bushels. For spring wheat the report ind- |
Gates a harvest OF 176,5S9OO0 bushels compared |
with last months indication Of 27S $50 900 bushels
and with last years harvest of $50 62 260 bushels
Combining these various groups of figures the |
indicated total wheat harvest seen to be 3s 600
bushels compared with last months indication of |
GIG 600 bushels and with last years harvest OF
$4,000 846 bushels
The crop this year. It now seems probable |
will be second in size only TO the 1886 crop which |
was the largest OF record. From the Government !
report the indicated harvest of 224O 10 OO
bushels compared with last years harvest OF |
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