The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-11
THE GROWING CROPS
OFFICIAL REPORT OF CONDITION
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
WHEAT CROP IS EXCELLENT
Condition of Spring and Winter
Combined Placed at Oh July 1,
as Compared With COS
Last Year.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-Preliminary
returns to the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture on the acreage or
corn planted indicate a reduction or
about 100000 acres, or IS per cent from
the area planted last year OF the TWEEN
ty-twO states having 100000 acres or up
ward in corn in 1860 twelve show de-
crease of about 1900 COO acres, while in
the remaining ten an increase of about
100000 acres is shown. OF the twenty
three states and territories having less
than 1905 900 acres in corn in 1890 only
six report smaller acreages than We're
planted last year. The average condition
OF the growing crop is Sl.S, as compared
with S9.5 on July l, 1900; $50 at the cor
responding time In 1899, and a ten-year
average of 903. The condition IN Ne
braska is So, IN Illinois and Iowa 81 in
Kansas "A, in Missouri 20 and in Texas
Ga. In each of the twenty-five states first
above referred to, except In Mississippi,
Virginia and South Dakota, where the
conditions represented by IS, 80 and %
respectively correspond with their ten
year averages the condition is more or
less below such averages.
The condition of winter wheat i'm
proved during June, being $50 on July l,
as compared with SIS on June l; sos on
july l, 1900; CSC at the corresponding date
IN 1895 and a ten-year average Of 500.
All the important winter wheat states
share in this Improvement, except Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Maryland, in which
the condition declined during the month
50 and 3 points respectively.
The average condition of spring wheat
also improved during the month, being
95.6 on July /, as compared with $40 one
month ago: $50 on July /, 1905; 81 at
the corresponding date in 1899, and
ten-year average of $50 The condition
in Nebraska is SO, Iowa 50, Minnesota 50.
South Dakota and North Dakota 100.
The condition of spring and winter
wheat combined on July l was Gil.
against 69S on July l, 1900, and 1862 at
the CORES spending date in 1899.
The amount of wheat remaining in the
hands Of farmers on July l IS estimated
al about 100000 bushels, or the equiVa-
lent of SIS per cent of the crop of 1900.
The average condition Of the oat crop
Is S3.7, as compared with S5S one month
ago; $50 on July l, 1900; 80 al the cor
responding date in 1899, and a ten-year
average of ST.. The average condition
of barley is 919, as against 81 one
month ago; 1853 on July /, 1900; 80 at
the corresponding date in 1899 and ten
year average of 81. All the principal
states. except Wisconsin and Kansas, in
which there were declines of l and q
points respectively and New York, in
which the condition has remained sta
tiouary, show an Improvement during the
month, and except in the two states first
named and i'm Iowa, where the condi-
ton on July l corresponds with the ten
year average, their averages of conditions
are all above the respective ten years
average
The average condition of winter rye
is 1916, as compared with S96 on July l,
1900; S3.S at the corresponding date in
1889, and a ten-year average of S9.2 Each
of the principal reproducing states
show an improved condition as compared
with its ten-year average except in
New York, where the average condition
on July l is "a, corresponding with the
ten-year average in that state.
The average condition of spring rye is
1913, as compared with 69.7 on July l. 1900;
S97 at the corresponding date in 1899, and
q ten-year average of S7.3.
There is an indicated decrease of some
6O,CoJ acres, or % per cent, in the acre
age of potatoes, with condition on July
OF S74. as compared with a ten-year
average of 93.1.
The sweet potato reports are rather
unfavorable, a majority of the more i'm
portant producing states showing condi-
lions more or less below their ten-year
averages, although in a few instances
such averages are exceeded slightly.
The condition of tobacco is one point
above the ten-year average in Ohio. four
in Virginia and seven in Maryland On
the other hand, it is two points below
in Kentucky, three in Pennsylvania, four
in North Carolina and twelve in Wis
consin.
Reports on the hay crop are in the
main unfaVorable, there being a decline
from the condition as reported on the
1st Of last month in a majority Of the
more important hay producing states.
While there has been a 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 win be generally poor. The con-
dition of grapes is excellent.
The wool report indicates the average
weight per fleece as being 615 pounds.
as compared with 617 pounds in 1899.