The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-11
WHEAT IS GOOD.
Condition in Kansas is Well
Above Average
OF the Entire Country For Past
Ten Years.
A LOSS DURING MAY.
Due to Hessian Fly and the Dry
Weather.
/ LOSS DURING MAY.
Oats Show a Slight Decline
From Ten Year Average.

Washington, June 1.-THE agricul-
turaI department has issued the follow
ing report on crop conditions. Pre1imi-
nary reports of the spring wheat acre
age indicate a reduction of about 1900,
900 acres, or 81 per cent. OF the 20
states reporting 10000 acres or upward
in spring wheat, eight report an in
crease aggregating about $4,000 acres
and IL a decrease amounting to about
1885, 900. There is an increase in acre
age of 10 per cent in New Mexico, z in
Nevada, 4 in Arizona, 3 in Michigan,
in Montana and Utah and per cent in
Wyoming and Washington, while in
Iowa there is a decrease of 10 per cent;
Oregon 8; Kansas z; Wisconsin and
Minnesota 6; Illinois, Nebraska. South
Dakota A; North Dakota 5; and Color
ado points. The average condition Of
spring wheat on June 1 was 92.0 as
compared with 87.3 at the correspond
ing date last year and 9L4 on June l.
1899 The mean of the June averages
for the last ten years is 1926 and for the
last Is years 92.7. The averages of the
principal states are as follows: Oregon
95; California "a; Minnesota SO; Iowa
and South Dakota 81; North Dakota 81;
Wisconsin SO; Nebraska So.
The average condition of winter
wheat declined during May 6.3 points,
the condition on June 1. being S7-8 as
against 94.1 on May I. On June I, 1900
the condition was 827 and on the cor
responding date in 1899, 67.3. The mean
of the June averages for the last ten
years of winter wheat is S1.2 and for
the past Is years S2.3- The principal av-
erages by states are as follows: Mary
land 100; Virginia SO; Pennsylvania SO;
California 90; Ohio and Indiana Soften
nessee IS; Kansas 81; Missouri, Illinois
and Oklahoma "a; Michigan 6S and Tex
as 49, The low condition in Texas is
due to drouth and the ravages of the
wheat plant louise; in Kansas, Okla
homa and Missouri the crop has been
damaged by the Hessian fly and by
drouth; in Michigan the Hessian fly has
seriously injured the crop and it has
done considerable damage in portions
of Indiana. Illinois and Kentucky. The
present averages of condition relate
strictly to the crop still under cultiva-
ton June l.
The total reported acreage in oats is
smaller than the acreage harvested last
year by 3.S per cent. There is an in
crease of 2 per cent in Wisconsin and
l per cent in Minnesota and a decrease
Of S.3 per cent in Ohio, 8 in New York,
6 in Indiana, Illinois and Kansas, in
Iowa and 2 in Pennsylvania and A1ichi-
gan. The decrease in the larger produc-
ing states is offset to some extent by
increases in states having smaller ac-
reages.
The average condition of oats is 85.3
against 91.7 on June 1, 1900; 1871 at the
corresponding date in 1899, and a ten
year average of 900. OF the states hav-
ing one million acres or upward in oats
Pennsylvania reports 5 points and Ohio
and Michigan 2 points above their ten
year averages while Minnesota and
New York report one point, Wisconsin
and Nebraska 2 points; Illinois 3 points;
Indiana 3 points and Kansas Il points,
respectively, below the mean of their
June averages for the last ten years.
In Iowa the condition is reported as "a,
corresponding with the ten year aver
age in that state
The acreage reported as under barley
is IL per cent smaller than the area
harvested last year. There is an in
crease of z per cent in California and
there is a decrease of per cent in Min
nesota, 4 per cent in Wisconsin and
South Dakota, per cent in Iowa, Kan
sas and New York and of 8 per cent in
North Dakota.
The average condition of barley is 91.0
against S6-2 on June /, 1900, 914 at the
corresponding date in 1899 and a ten
year average of S85 The ten year aver
ages are exceeded by IL points in Cali
fornia, in Kansas, in South Dakota
and 2 in New York, while Minnesota re-
ports Z, Wisconsin and North Dakota 8
and Iowa points respectively below
such avera ges.
ton of 10 per cent from that harvested
last year. In Pennsylvania the area is
reported the same as last year, while in
New York there is a shrinkage of 4 per
cent Kansas reports a decrease of 2
per cent, Wisconsin 3 per cent and Iowa
10 per cent, these being the only other
states having 100000 acres or upward in
rye.
The average condition of rye is 93.9,
as compared with S7.6 on June /, 1900;
S4.5 at the corresponding date in 1899
and a ten year average of S9.4. In
Pennsylvania, New York and Kansas
the ten years averages are exceeded by
6, and points respectively and in
Wisconsin and Iowa the condition fig
ures are points above such averages
The acreage and condition of clover
for the country as a whole cannot be
satisfactorily determined but the changes
in the principal states have been report
ed. An increase in acreage of 6 per cent
is reported in Wisconsin, 5 per cent in
Michigan and Nebraska, 8 per cent in
New York and Kansas and one per cent.
in California The acreage is reported as
being the same as last year in Indiana, /
Minnesota and South Dakota. "A decrease
of per cent is reported in sPennsyl- /
Illinois 2 per cent as compared with the |
acreage of last year. As to condition /
Ohio reports II points above the ten I
wear average Nebraska and Wisconsin /
10 points New York and Michigan 8 /
points; clover states reporting below [
such averages are Missouri Is points, I
Pennsylvania IL, California and Illinois I
3 points and Minnesota 1 point. In Kan +
sas the condition is reported as 81 cor
responding with the average condition in +
that state for the past ten years
Chief 6wenie Resigns.