Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-11
CONDITION OF CROPS.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Prelinin-
airy reports of the spring wheat acreage
indicate reduction of about / 900 o0o
acres, or GA per cent. OF the twenty
states reporting, 10000 acres or inward
IN spring wheat,eight report an increase
aggregatlng about $4,000 acres, and 70
decrease amounting to about 1885
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Inc average condition of spring wheat
on June l was 92.0, as compared with
si.3 at the corresponding date last year
and 91.4 on June /, 1899. The mean of
the June averages for the last ten
years is 92.6, and for the last fifteen
years 92.7. The averages of the prjn-
opal States are as follows:
oregon, So; California, "a; Minnesota
80; Iowa and South Dakota. go: North
dakota, 81; Wisconsin, SO; Nebraska.
IS. ss s.-. avsse. Is ssss
The average condition of winter
wheat declined during May 60 points
the condition on June / being SIS, as
against 94.1 On May 1. The mean of
the June averages for the last ten years
OF winter wheat is S1.2 and for the past
hlteen years S2.3. The principal aver
"SCo Ny States are as IOlIOWS.
Maryland, 100; Virginia, 9S: Pennsyl-
vanla, SO; California, go; Ohio and In
diana, 80; Tennessee. So; nansas. 81:
Missouri, Illinois and Oklahoma. 81:
Michigan, 6S, and Texas 46.
The total reported acreage in oats is
smaller than the acreage harvested last
year by 3.S per cent.
The average condition of oats is S5.3
against 91.7 on June /, 1900; 1877 at the
corresponding date in 1899, and a ten
year average of 900. OF the States hav-
ing one million acres or upwards in
oats, Pennsylvania reported 3 points
and Ohio and Michigan 2 points above
their ten-year averages. while Mime
SOFA and New York report one point,
wisconsin and laebraska two points. Il
llnois three points. Indiana seven points
and Kansas twelve points respectively.
below the mean of their June averages
for the last ten years
The acreage reported as under barley
is $40, against S6.2 on June /, 1900:
9l.4 at the corresponding date in 1899,
and ten-year average of 8s5 The ten
year averages are exceeded by u points
in California, four in Kansas. three In
South Dakota, and two in New York.
while Minnesota reports seven, Wiscon-
sin and North Dakota three and Iowa
two points respectively, below such av-
erages.
The acreage under rye shows a reduc-
ton of 1.9 per cent from that har-
vested last year.
The average condition of rye Is 500.
as compared with S7.6 on June 1, 1900.
S4.5 at the corresponding date in 1899.
an. ten-year average of 1914. In Penn
sylvania, New York and Kansas the ten
year averages are exceeded by 81 and
3 points respectively. and in Wisconsin
and Iowa the condition figures are four
points above such averages.
The acreage and condition OF clover
for the country as a whole cannot be
satisfactorily determined. As to condi-
ton. Ohio reports IL points above the
ten-year average, Nebraska and Wis
consin 10 points, New York and Michi-
gan 9 points, and clover .-eates reporting
below such averages are Missouri IA
points, Pennsylvania IL points, Claifor-
MIA and Illinois points. and Minnesota
one point In Kansas the condition is
reported as 81. corresponding with the
average condition in that State for the
past ten years.