The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
our E00E CROPS.
Slight Decrease i'm the Corn Acre.

age.
Washington, July 10.-Prelimlnary re-
turns to the statistician of the Depart
ment of Agriculture on the acreage of
corn planted indicate reduction of about
100000 acres, or per cent from the area
planted last year. OF the % states hav-
ing 100000 acres or upward in corn in
1900, twelve show a decrease of about
100000 acres while in the remaining ten
an increase of about 100000 acres is
shown. OF the % states and territories
having less than one million acres in
corn in 1900 only six report smaller acre
ages than were planted last year. The
average condition of the growing crop
is s1.3 as compared with S95 on July 1.
1900, and an ten-year average of 903. The
condition in Nebraska is So, in Illinois and
Iowa 81, in Kansas "A, in Missouri TO- and
in Texas GA. In each of the twenty
two states first above referred
to, except in Mississippi, Virginia and
South Dakota. where the conditions rep
respond with their ten-year averages, the
condition is more or less below such aver
ages.
The condition of winter wheat improved
during June, being 49,. 3 on July l, as COM
pared with SIS on July l, 1900, and ten
year average of 500. All the important
winter wheat states share in this i'm
provement except Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Maryland.
The average condition of spring wheat
also improved during the month being
$3.50 on July as compared with 552 on
July l. 1900, and a ten-year average of S5.6.
The condition in Nebraska is SO, Iowa go.
Minnesota IS, South Dakota and North
Dakota LOCO
The amount of wheat remaining in the
hands of farmers on July is estimated at
about Sl.OOO,OOo bushels or the equivalent
OF 5.S5 per cent. of the crop of 1900.
The Smaller Grains.
The average condition Of the oat crop
is 1871. as compared with s5.5 on July /,
1850, and a ten-year average of s7.7.
The average condition of barley is 91.s,
as against 1853 on July 1, 1900
The average condition of winter rye is
&.6 as. compared with $3.50 on July 1, 1900
The average condition of spring rye is
$685. as compared with 69.7 on July /, 1860.
There is an Indicated decrease of some
10000 acres or 2.3 per cent. In the acreage
of potatoes, with a condition on July l
of S7.4, as compared with a ten-year aver
age of 1871.
Tive sweet potato reports are rather
unfavorable, a majority of the more i'm
portant states showing conditions more
or less below their ten-year averages, al
though in a few instances such averages
are exceeded slightly.
The condition of tobacco is one point
above the ten-year average in Ohio, in
Virginia and in Maryland, and on the
other hand. 2 points below in Kentucky,
in Pennsylvania, i in North Carolina
and y in Wisconsin, while in Tennessee
it corresponds with the ten-year average
for that state.
Poor Outlook for Hay.
Reports on the hay crop are in the main
unfayorable, there being a decline from
the condition as reported on the first of
last month in majority of the more inn
portant hay producing states.
While there has been general decline
in the condition of apples and peaches
as compared with last month almost ev-
cry important peach growing state has
the promise of more than an average
crop, but in the apple-producing states
the crop will be generally poor. The con-
dition of grapes is excellent.
The wool report indicates the average
weight per fleece as being els pounds,
against GIT pounds in 1900,