The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-11
CORN AND OTHER CROPS.
Monthly Report of Statistician o
 Department of Agriculture.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Io-The monthly re- port of the statistcian of the Department or corn on October l to have been 52 as com pared with 5 Q last month; 7s.2 october |; and SI 8 the mean of the October averages Of the last ten years. The reports from Indiana. more favorable by points, those, from Ohio bv points and those from Iowa by points than the reports received from these states ce tiun of Texas where there is no appreciablG change of condition, the entire South reports somewhat lower averages than on September |, there being a decline of 2 points in North Carolina and Louisiana, in Missouri and ida and Alabama; 5 in Virginia and Tennes- see: in Kentucky, The average for the en- tire country Is the lowest October average ever received.
 yield per acre of oats is 25I bushels as com so.7 bushels at the corresponding date in 1899 and 272 bushels the mean of the October and aqT ssa5,'g s9 in 's 'ss' 0' ASAA'' '' 'a'' year
 The preliminary estimate of the yield per with 2o4 bushels on October |, 1900; 27 bushels at the corresponding date in 1899 and 23 bushels the mean of the October estimates Quality f is ss.a against s2i last year and
 The preliminary estimate of the yield per I5, bushels on october |, 1900; IA bush i43 bushels the mean oc the October esti- mates for the last ten years. The average for quality is s9.4 against e2 last year and 90
 The average condition of buckwheat on Oc- tober l was eo.5 as compared with 90. e last corresponding date in e9e and 80 5 the mean of the October averages of the last ten years
 In the condition of tobacco there has been an improvement of 3 per cent. in Virginia and Tennessee. 5sin Maryland, in Kentucky, 10 Tn Ohio and l3 in Missouri There has been decline of point in North Carolina and the average condition remains about the same as on September l in Connecticut Pennsylvania spective ten year averages, Virginia and Ten nessee are points above; Kentucky points above, and Connecticut points above on the otber hand. North Carolina, Ohio, Wis consin and Missouri are respectively 10, 4. 25 and 43 points below their ten year aver
 The average condition of potatoes on octo. month: 74,4 on October r. 900; sl.7 at the corresponding date in 1899 and 75.4 the mean of the october averages of the last ten years. As to the condition of sweet potatoes, North Carolina, South Carolina and New Jersey re- port one point; Virginia points and Georgia a series of years, while Alabama and Flori- da report l point, Tennessee 2. Mississippi 5. Louisiana 6, Kentucky 10, Texas 20 and Ar ages for a series of years As to the condi- tion of sugar cane. Louisiana reports 5, FiorIda 5. South Carolina 4, Alabama 5 and and Texas 5 points below their respective aver ages for a series of years As to the condi- ton of rice Louisiana reports g, Georgia 2 North Carolina 6, Texas and Mississippi points above and South Carolina. Florida and Alabama each point below their respective averages for a series of years
 As to the condition of apples, Indiana re- Kansas 8 points above and New York 37, Ohio ] l, Pennsylvania 30. Michigan 23, Mis- souri Illinois 27. Tennessee 2. Maine | and Iowa 32 points below the mean Of their Oc- tober averages for the last six years