Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-12
THE WHEAT CROP.
Prospects Stated in the Statistician's
Monthly RepNrt.

The monthly report of the statistician of
the Department of Agriculture states that
a. u result of special investigation reia-
tive to the winter wheat acreage plowed up
or cut for forage the department eSti-
mate of the area remaining under cultiVa-
ton has been further reduced by 1,6'60H
acres. the area abandoned, in addition to
that announced May 10. comprising 5Sl1o
acres in Ohio 1860 acres in Michigan
.,2ut.O acres in Indiana, 34S 900 acres in
Illinois. and 44SUo acres in California. rms
brings the area in winter wheat remaining
under cultivation on June l down to "a
9tStop acres. reduction from the area
soUn in TIE fall of ..24u.WU acres Not
withstanding this further reduction OF
acreage by the elimination of all land en-
tirely abandoned the condition of winter
wheat declined during May g. points, the
condition on June ] being ST., against $50
May l. 673 on June /. 1889 sos at the
corresponding date in 1888, and a ten-year
average of A,.I.
Preliminary reports on the spring wheat
acreage indicate "A reduction of about .6I,-
GOA acres. or - per cent. Minnesota, Ms
cpnSin and Oregon report a reduction of 4
per cent North Dakota and Nebraska of D
pei cent and Iowa of per cent In South
u Ilota and Washington there is an in
crease of l per cent.
The. average condition of spring wheat on
June ! was S1.3. as compared with 91.4 on
jane /. 1899, 1898 at the corresponding
date in 1S.'N. and a ten-year average of ~.
Minnesota falls H. North Dakota. Il. South
Dakota. IL, and Wisconsin. . points below
their respective ten-year averages. On the
other hand. the ten-year averages are ex-
ceeded in Nebraska. Iowa. Oregon and
Washington by Il, l, and points, re-
spectively.
The total reported acreage in oats ex
ceeds the acreage harvested last year by 10
per cent There is an increase Of IL per
cent in Ohio. - per cent in Indiana. per-
cent in New York. 3 per cent in Pennsyl-
vania and Wisconsin, and per cent in Min
nesota, Kansas and Nebraska. In no state
having one million acres upward in oats
is there reduced acreage. except in Iowa,
where the shrinkage is too insignificant TO
call for comment.
The average condition of oats is 91.7.
against ss.7 on June l. 1889; IS at the cor
responding date in 1888: and a ten-year
average Of SOS. OF the states having one
million acres or upward in oats Illinois,
Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska report condi
tions q. g. ~ and III points above their
ten-year averages, while New York, Penn
sylvania. Ohio, Indiana. Wisconsin AMI
Minnesota report 1. S. a. .. and 10 points
respectively. below the mean of their June
averages for the last ten years.
The acreage reported as under barley is
six-tenths of / per cent greater than the
area harvested last year. There Is an in
crease of per cent in California and Kan
SaS. of 3 per cent in South Dakota and of
/ per cent in New York. On the other hand
there is a decrease of per cent in Wiscon-
sin and Iowa and of ! per cent in North
Dakota. with a very slight reduction also in
Minnesota.
The average condition of barley is $50,
against 31.4 on June l. 1899. Is.s at the cor
responding date in 1s.'S and a ter-year av-
erage OF So. The ten-year averages are
exceeded by ~ points in Kansas and
in Iowa. while they fallen short of by
6 points in Wisconsin and South Dakota.
Z in Minnesota. IL in North Dakota and
in California. The condition in New York
corresponds exactly with the states ten
year average.
he md Shn
of Al per cent from that harvested last
year OF the two principal rye-growing
states. New York and Pennsylvania the
former shows shrinkage of per cent
and the after an increase of 10 per cent,
the enlarged breadth in Pennsylvania be-
ing accounted for by the sowing in spring
rye of some thousands of acres sown last
fall TO winter wheat and since plowed up on
account of winter killing. Wisconsin reports
a decrease of per cent, Kansas of 10 per
cent and Iowa of II per cent, these being
the only other states having 100000 acres
upward In rye
The average condition of rye is SIC as
compared with S4.5 on June 1. 1889. 81 at
the corresponding date in 1888. and "A ten
year average of $40. The condition figures
in New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
are $, II and points below the respective
ten-year averages, while in Iowa they are
points and in Kansas - points above
such averages.
The acreage and condition of Cover for
the country as a whole cannot be satisfac-
tOrily determined. but the changes in the
principal states have been reported. AS re-
CARDS acreage Michigan and Iowa report
an Increase of ) per cent and Illinois of 10
per cent while a decrease of per cent is
reported from Pennsylvania, of 9 per cent
from Missouri. 10 per cent from Minnesota
II per cent from Wisconsin. n per cent
from Ohio and % per cent from Indiana AS
10 condition, almost all the principal clover
states fall considerably below their ten
year averages. Ohio being 81 points below
Indiana ~. Wisconsin IS. Minnesota 81
Pennsylvania "a. Illinois g. Missouri and
Iowa i below Michigan. with above, is
CONSPICUOUS exception to the rule
me reports as TO peaches and apples are
unusually favorable