Evening star., 1901-07-11
CONDITION OF THE CROPS
REPORTS To THE AGRICULTVRAL.
DEPARTMENT..
Reduction i'm Acreage of Corn Planted
Average, While Oats Are Below.

Preliminary crop reports have been made
to the statistician OF the Department of
Agriculture. The acreage Of corn planted
indicates reduction of about 100000 acres.
or 3 per cent, from the area planted last
year. OF the twenty-five states having
one million acres or upward in corn in
1900 twelve show a decrease OF about
100000 acres, while in the remaining ten
an increase of about 900 600 acres is shown.
OF the twenty-three states and territories
having less than one million acres in corn
in 1909 only six report smaller acreages
than were planted last year. The average
condition Of the growing crop is s13. as
compared with $50 on July /, 1900; s6.5 at
the corresponding date in 1889, and a ten
year average of 90.3.
Improvement in wheat.
The condition of winter wheat improved
during June, being Ss.3 on July /, as COM
pared with SIS on June l. sos on July l,
1900; csc at the corresponding date in
1889, and ten-year average of s0.2 All
the important winter wheat states share
in this improvement except PENNSYLVANIA,
Ohio and Maryland, in which the condition
declined during the month, 3, and points.
respectively.
The average condition of spring wheat
also improved during the month, being a55
on July l, compared with - one month
ago; 55.2 on July J. 1900: 81 at the cor
responding date in 1899, and a ten-year
average of $40. The condition in Nebraska
is 81, Iowa 90, Minnesota 90, South Dakota
and North Dakota 100
The condition Of spring and winter wheat
combined on July / 9l.1, against .st
on July 1. 1900, and 76.2 at the correspond
ing date in 1S!9.
The amount of wheat remaining i'm the
hands of farmers on July is estimated
at about 31,pkl,ooo bushels. the equiva-
lent of 5.s5 per cent of the crop of 1900.
Barley md Oats.
The average condition of the oat crop is
S3.7, compared with s5.3 one month ago;
SO on July l. 1900 30 at the corresponding
date in 1899, and a ten-year average of
ST.
The average condition of barley is 9l.3.
as against 80 one month ago; 1G.3 on JULY
l, 1909; % at the corresponding date i'm
1899, and ten-year average of S7.1 All
the principal states except Wisconsin and
Kansas, in which there were declines of 1
and p points, respectively. and New York,
in which the condition has remained sta
tionary, show an improvement during the
month. and, except in the two states first
named, and in Iowa, where the condition
on July l corresponds with the ten-year
average, their averages Of condition are all
above their respective ten-year averages.
Rye.
The average condition of winter rye is
s3.3 at the corresponding date in 1899 and
ten-year average of SD. Each Of the
principal rye-prodIcing states shows an i'm
proved condition as compared with its ten
year average, except in New York. whore
the average condition on July l is ~. cor
responding with the ten-year average in
that state.
The average condition of spring rye is
1913, as compared with G9.7 on July l. I.ga.
s3.7 at the corresponding date in 1884. and
a ten-year average of SI.3
Potatoes.
There is an indicated decrease of some
6o.o0 acres, or 2.3 per cent. in the acreage
OF potatoes. with a condition on July l OF
S7.4, as compared with a tcn-year average
of 931.
The sweet potato reports are rather un-
favora BILE a majority of the more impor-
tant producing states showing conditions
more or less below their ten-Year averages.
although in few instances such averages
are exceeded slightly.
The condition of tobacco is l point
above the ten-year average in Ohio, in
Virginia and in Maryland. On the other
hand, points below in Kentucky, ) IN
PENNSYLVANIA, in North Carolina and Il
in Wisconsin. while in Tennessee it cor
responds with the ten-year average for that
state.
Reports on the hay crop are in the main
condition as reported the lst Of last
month in a majority of the more important
hay-producing states. The condition of
pastures has suffered impairment during
the month, and in several important states
is considerably below the tcn-year aver
ages. In some states, however. notably
New York Pennsylvania, California, South
Dakota Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota, the
condition is excellent, being 4, 4, q. .. H.
and points above their respective ten-year
averages
While there has been a general decline in
the condition of apples and peaches as COM
pared with last month, almost every i'm
portant peach-growing state has the prom
ise of more than an average crop, but IN
the apple producing states the crop Will be
generally poor. The condition OF grapes Is
excellent.
The wool report indicates the average
weight per fleece being CID pounds, as
against 6.11 pounds in 1860
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.