The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-11
AGJST GRAIN REPORTS
WHEAT 27.s POINTS BELOW AVER
AGE FOR PAST TEN
YEARS
CORN CONDITION LOWERED
improvements Are Noted in All
Kinds of Grain in This State
During the Past
Month.


report of the statistican of the depart
ment of agriculture shows the following
averages of conditions upon August 1:
Corn, S7.5; spring wheat, 5S.4; oats, $50;
barley, 49, spring rye, 100; buckwheat,
S7.9; potatoes, $50; timothy hay, 1873.
The average condition of corn de-
clined two points during July, and on
Aug 1 it was "a points lower than at
the corresponding date last year, but
five points higher than on Aug. 1, 1885
and 1.3 points above the mean OF the
August averages for the last ten years.
The conditions in the principal states are
as follows: Ohio and Indiana, So; Illinois,
Sc; Iowa, los; Missouri, SO; Kansas, II,
and Nebraska IS. During July there was
an improvement of points in OHIO, In
Indiana and Illinois, and in Iowa. On
the other hand there was a decline OF
points in Missouri, s in Nebraska, and "a
in Kansas.
The average condition of spring wheat
improved IL points during July, but on
Aug. 1 it was 272 points lower than at the
corresponding date last year; 4O1 points
lower than on Aug. 1, 1898, and 2l.S points
below the mean OF the August averages
for the last ten years. The conditions IN
the principal states are as follows: Min
nesota, S.: North Dakota, %; South Da-
kota. 40; Nebraska 81; Iowa, 81. During
Julv there was an improvement of 10
points in Minnesota, 5 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.
The average condition OF oats declined
points during July, and on Aug. l. 1t
was SIS points lower that at the CORE
sponding date last year, but points Nigh
or than ON Aug i, 1898, and Fl points
above the mean of the August averages
for the last ten years. The cond1uons IN
the principal states are: New York, %;
Pennsylvania, 50; Ohio, SO; Michigan, IVl'
Indiana, o.; Illinois, 81; Wisconsin ~
Minnesota. 81; Iowa, 80; Missouri, 1OOj
Kansas, 81 and Nebraska, u. during
July there was an Improvement OF
noints In Ohio and Michigan, of points
in Wisconsin, points in Minnesota and
one in Illinois. There was decline Oh
points in Pennsylvania, in Indiana ana
Kansas, 1 in Iowa, and Il IN NEBRASKA
while New York and Missouri report no
change. The proportion Of the oat crop
of last year still in the hands OF FARMERS
is estimated at 6.S per cent, as compared
with 60 per cent of the crop OF 1888 In
farmers hands one year ago, and "a per
cent of the crop of 1897 in farmers nanos
two years ago.
The average condition of barley deemed
AT points during July, and on Aug. l, was
% points. lower than at the corresponding
date last wear. n points lower than on
Aug. /, 1858, and 1877 points below the
mean of the August averages Of the last
ten wears The conditions in the pr1nci-
nal states are as follows: California, IS;
Iowa. ST. Minnesota, 80; Wisconsin, 'o'
North Dakota %; South Dakota, o.; nan
sas, IS; New York, So during july tne iss
was an improv ement of points In SCUM
| Dakota. and a decline of points in cali
| fornia- 5 in Iowa, 8 in Minnesota, W1scon-
Gin and North Dakota; 10 in Kansas, and
| 2 In New York
The average condition of spring rye
improved 63 points during July, out on
Aug. It was 13 points lower IMAM at
the corresponding date last year, IT,
noints lower than on Aug. l. 1898, ana IVY
noin+s below the mean of the August
averages for the last ten years. The con-
ditions in the principal states are as Io1-
lows. Wisconsin, II; Iowa, 81; Nebraska
"a and Minnesota, 81. During July tnere
was an Improvement Of IL points IN WIS
consin and q points in Minnesota, ana a
decline of points IN Iowa dno P0AAsS -
Nebraska
preliminary returns indicate de-
grease of about 80 600 acres, or AS per
cent in the acreage in buckWheat as COM
pared with last year, OF this shrlnkage
| % 600 acres represent the reduction In new
York and Pennsylvania, which together
nroduce about two-thirds of the total
huckwheat crop in the country. The av-
| erage condition of buckWheat Is 5.S polhts
| lower than at the corresponding date last
wear. and 80 points below the mean of
| the August average for the last ten years.
The conditions In the principal states are
as follows: New York, 81; Pennsylvania,
81; Wisconsin, "a; Maine, SO; Michigan,
| SO; West Virginia, "a; Iowa, "a, and Min
| nesota, so.
The average condition of potatoes. de-
| clined 81 points during July. On Aug.
/ 1t was AS points lower than at the cor
responding date last year, but 43 points
higher than on Aug. 1, and % points
| above the mean Of the August averages
for the last two years. The conditions in
the principal states are as follows: New
York, sc; Pennsylvania, so; Ohio, 81;
Michigan, 95; Indiana, Sc; Illinois, SO;
| Wisconsin and Iowa, 81; Minnesota, 10;
| Missouri, 81; Kansas, Sc, and Nebraska
| 81 During July there was an improve
ment of 8 points in Michigan, Z in Wis
consin and IA in Minnesota On the other
hand there was a decline of points in
! New York and Kansas, of z points in
in Iowa, in Missouri, and 10 in Ne
braska, the condition in Indiana remain
ing unchanged. OF the 10 principal sweet
| potato producing states, five report an
| Improvement during July and six a de-
cline, the condition remaining unchanged
| in the other states.
Preliminary reports indicate reduction
of as per cent in the hay acreage OF
| the IA states moving one million acres
or upwards last year, all except Califor-
| MIA report a reduced acreage The con-
dition Of timothy hay is 6S points lower
than at the corresponding date last year,
1914 points lower than on Aug. 1, 1885, and
rs points below the mean of the August
average for the last nine years
The reports as to the production of
| clover are, on the whole, unfayorab BILE
the percentage in the principal states as
! compared with a, full crop, being as fol-
lows: New York, AZ; Pennsylvania. ES:
Kentucky, IS; Michigan, 49, Illinois, CO;
Wisconsin, az; Ohio, So and Iowa, 49, In
! point of quality the crop compares unfa..
vorably with that of last year. as also
| with the ten years average in all but
some two or three of the principal clover
producing states. During july the
! changes In the condition of the tobacco
| crop were almost wholly unfayorable
| Virginia reporting decline of 20 noints
North Carolina 10 points, Pennsylvania
| missouri 4, Maryland and Tennessee 3
and Kentucky l. In Ohio the crop about
held ITS own, and in Wisconsin there was
an Improvement of 10 points.
Inc condition of sugar cane In Louis
lana ao is within points of the normal, is
" per cent higher than on Aug last
year, and points above the ten years,
average. Similarly favorable conditions
are reported from all the Other s+.,+c