The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-17
SHORT CROPS
THIS YEAR.
The Outlook Is For Less Than
an Average Year.
GOVERNMENT REPORT IS OUT

I'LL Average 1cdT. |
GOVERNMENT REPORT IS OUT
sprinG wheat and spring Rye Are I'm
proved, But Ali Other Crops
show a Pronounced
Decline.
Washington, D. c., August 1.-THE
August report Of the statistician Of
the department Of agriculture shows
the following averages Of crop condi- |
tions on August 1:
Corn ..........87.5 Spring rye.....760
Spring wheat. .564 Buckwheat ...s7.s
Oats ......!. 1850 Potatoes ......SS.2
Barley .........71.6 Timothy hay. .79.3
The average condition of corn de-
clined two points during July and on
August LIST 1t was "a points lower than
at the corresponding date last year.
but s. point higher than on August /,
1898, and 1.3 points above the mean of
the August averages for the last ten
years. The condition in the principle
states are as follows:
Ohio & Indiana 80 Missouri ....... 80
Illinois ......... 96 Kansas ........ II
Iowa ...........105 Nebraska ...... IS
During July there was an improve
ment Of eight points in Ohio, nine in
Indiana, four in Illinois and three In
Iowa. On the other hand there was a
decline of two points in Missouri, eight
| in Nebraska and % in Kansas.
CONDITIONS OF SPRING WHEAT.
The average condition of spring
wheat improved 1.2 points during July.
but on August LIST 1t was 27.2 points
lower than at the corresponding date
last year, All points lower than on
| August 1, 1898, and 27.8 points below
the mean Of the August averages for
| the last ten years. The conditions In
the principal states are as follows:
Minnesota ......5S Nebraska .......A
| N. Dakota ......25 Iowa ............U
8. Dakota .......9
| During July there was an improve
ment of ten points in Minnesota, five
points in South Dakota and one point In
| Iowa. On the other hand there was
decline of five points in North Dakota
and two points in Nebraska.
DECLINE IN THE OATS CROP.
The average condition of oats declin-
ed IS point during July and on August
it was 5.s points lower than at the
corresponding date last year, but s
point higher than on Aug. 1, 1898, and 81
points above the mean OF the August
averages for the last ten years. The
conditions in the principal states are as
follows:
New York .......S3 Wisconain IN
Pennsylvania so Minnesota ISL
Ohio .93 Iowa ............90
Michigan ...... .101 Missouri ...... 100
Indiana .........94 Kansas ........S7
Illinois ..........97 Nebraska .......1S
During July there was an improve
ment of two points in Ohio and Michi-
gan and nine points in Wisconsin, eight
in Minnesota and one in Illinois. There
was a decline of three points in Penn
sylvania, five in Indiana and Kansas,
one in Iowa and twelve 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 es-
timated at 6.S per cent, as compared
with SO per cent of the crop Of 1898 in
the hands of the farmers one year ago,
and ga per cent of the crop Of 1897 in
farmers hands two years ago.
CONDITION OF BARLEY DECLINES
The average condition of barley de-
clined Al points during July, and on
Aug. was twenty-five points lower
, than at the corresponding date last
} year, ~ points lower than on Aug. 1,
1898, and 1877 below the mean of the
August averages Of the last ten years.
} The conditions Of the principal states
is as follows:
California ......75 N. Dakota 49,. .:s
/ 70
Minnesota ......60 Kansas ........ 20
During July there was an improve
ment of six points in South Dakota and
a decline Of seven points in California
Ave in Iowa, three in Minnesota, Wis
consin and North Dakota; ten in Kan
sas and two in New York.
SPRING RYE IMPROVES.
. The average condition Of spring rye
, improved 6.3 points during July and on
August was thirteen points lower
than at the corresponding date last
, year; 17.7 points lower than on Aug. l.
1898, and 1913 below the mean Of the
: August averages for the last ten years
The conditions in the principal states
4 are as follows:
Wisconsin ......U Nebraska ''''.'.1
Iowa ............S7 Minnesota ......61
During July there was an improve
ment of 13 points In Wisconsin and u
points in Minnesota, and decline of
! points In Iowa and points in Nebras-
ka.
t BUCKwHEAT ACREAGE SMALLER
,I Preliminary returns indicate a de-
, crease of about $4,000 acres, or Al
. 49,, .aut a., tha N nraa Of h,tckwh q a
as compared with last year. OF this
: shrinkage $4,000 acres represent the
: reduction In New York and Pennsylva'
. MIA, which together produce about two
thirds of the total buckwheat crop OF
| tha whola country The ayerag ge condi.