Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-11
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
wintor whent Acreage short, but
tho Condition Good


the Condition Good.
Washington. May H. Returns 10 the
statistician OF the department. Of agri-
culture made up to May show the
area under wheat in cultivation on thai.
date TO have been about 2s.26T.000 acres
This Is 2.ol5, 900 acres or 81 per cent less
than the area sown last fall. but 2.032. 4
geo acres, or ~ per cent. In excess OF the
winter wheat acreage harvested last
year or the reduction, about onc-half
IL reported from Texas and California.
due In the former state To the ravages.
Of the wheat plant louise and in the lat
ter to the cutting. az IL not unusual In.
that state. of considerable acreage for
forage. In the states3that had 900. 600
acres or upward .,own last fall the fol-
lowing percentages are reported as
abandoned or cut for forage.
Missouri. 10; Illinois, 10; Pcnnyyiva-
mia, 20; Indiana. Is. Ohio, 80; Tcnnes-
see. ~ Michigan. 96. Oklahoma. l25;
California. 1870, and Texas. 42a For the
larea remaining under cultivation tho
average condition on May was GAL.
While this average 10 lO5 points above
the mean OF the May averages for the
las, ten years, and has been exceeded
Isohly three times in seventeen years n
must be remembered that the acreage.
plowea up. cut for forage or otherwise
abandoned has been entirely eliminated
IN Kansas the wheat crop has held its
own a I the high average OF Jos reporter
April !, while an Improvement i. report
cd 81 points In Pennsylvania, Ohio and
INDIANA; In Illinois. and 4 In Missouri
ON the other hand Notwithstanding the
elimination In Texas and California OF
SO much OF the acreage as viii not be
harvested a decline IL noted amounting
10 points in the former state and IA in
the latter
ne average condition of winter rye
en- May y WAS 34.6 as compared with ~. il
on April j, 1901, ss.5 on May !, 1900: Sd. ].
~ the corresponding date In 1893, and
es.2 the mean Of the May averages Of
ne last ten years. The present condition
as me highest since 1891. Ienns ylvania
and New York. with nfths OF the
total winter rye acreage Of the country
e;irhieIo.t n conditioned ~. which cor
responds With the ten-y year average IN
Ne~ York. but le four points above
such average in PENNSYLVANIA
The average condition o.! meadow
moving lands on May ,yas 92.s, against
.oson May !. 1900: s4.9at the GORE
sponding date in 1888 and Jl.2 the mean
Of May averages ri lhe last ten years
The average condition OF spring pas.
i5turage on May | wns 9l.5. against 81.
on May J, 1900 s3.5 at the corresponding
date In 1899. and g0ls. the mean Of May
averages OF the last len years
| or the total amount ~ spring plow-
ing reported ns contemplated. II s esti-
mated 86.S per cent was actually done up
TO May !, the proportion usually done
| ~ that date being about "a per cent Of
| the whole. Only three times in the last
| fifteen years has the per cent done by
1 May been as low as 1t rs this year. OF
| the states having 100000 acres or up
! ward to be plowed this spring. only
/ North Carolina. Georgia, Alabama.
mississippi Louisiana. Arkansas and
| Tennessee report acrcages actually done
| up To May az in excess OF their ter
I year averages The lateness Of the sea-
/ son liz especially marked In New York.
! Pennsylvania. Indiana, Minnesota.
/ Iowa. Kansas ard Nebraska A report
/ giving the estimated acreage planted IN
1 corn. with Tho conditions. according 10
! the latest advices. viii be issued on
May 81.
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