The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-11
In 1he Financial World
CONDITION OF CROPS
REPORT OF STATISTICIAN OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Corn Averaged 51.7 September 1, the Decline During the Month of August Amounting to
 2.3-other Crops.

2.3-other Crops. WASHINGTON. Sept. Io.-The monthly re- | Agriculture shows the average condition of corn on Sept. l to have been 5l.7. There was | a decline during August amounting to 2. 3 points. and the condition on the first of the present menth anh |ss va 2ss points lowsr yer than % on
 dss h ss s pons tana at the mean of the September averages for the last ten years and s,s points below the lowest September average, that of l8SI. ever before recorded While the August rains bene- hcial to late planted corn. it is in only a few improvement or has even held it's own during the month Thers has been decline of 3 Iowa and Texas and 3 in Nebraska In Kan sas and Missouri the local gains and losses about counterbaiance each other and in these States the condition of the crop a whole is represented by the same figures on Aug. 2. spring Wheat combned %as against syessss Sy1 ,ssa f yesr so z9s in 1ss9 and Oregon report a condition points. Washing ton l2. Indiana Is, Illinois fe. Missouri 22 and Kansas 2s points above their respective ten-year averages. On the other hand the average condition in Iowa Is ? points, in Ohio snd sa.a sS%th nS pskota 6 Mime 36 points below the respective ten-year aver ages of these States
 cd was 72. against 52.9 last year s7 2 in 1899. and a ten-year average of 9I.6. Of the
 
 this product. only Iowa and Minnesota report condition comparing favorably with their and the latter 4 points above such averages. On the other 'hand the condition of the crop '. in Indan 8. Wsconsn lI. Nebraska 20. Kansas 2l, New York. 25. Pennsylvania 34 and Missouri 4 points below the respective ten year averages of these States.
 The average condition of barley when har. vested was S3;s against 7o7 last year, ee7 l in 1899 and S3 1. the mean of the averages | of the last ten years
 The condition at hsrvsst of winter and year and S6 4 the mean of the average of the last ten
 The average condition of buckwheat on Sept.
 was eo9; as compared with e on Aug d:r |: 1901 sos on Sept pea l 900: 75 on the of the September averages of the last ten years. Since Aug there has been general i'm
 and or repop conditions |. 3. and 10 points above their respective ten-year averages In Kentucky the ! present condition and the ten-yesr average are equal. and in North Carolina. Ohio, Wiscon- sin and Missouri the conditions are respec- lively l2, I3. 23 and 49 points below such l averages
 The average condition of potatoes on Sept. on Sept 800; ss 3 at the he eorrespondins date in see and 7ss the of the Sep present condition is the lowest evir reported in Sptember. being 2 points below that of 1894. the lowest previous September condition.
 There has been a general decline in condi- tion of sweet potatoes since Aug. |. although
 
 ton equal to or above that of month ago. The acreage of clover seed has been Consid erahly reduced since last year. only two of the sttaes in which the production of clover seed is of more tha nlocal importance-New York and Michigan-reportng even a small increase | in acreage. All other States. except Nebraska. l in which State the Is the same last year. report decreases ranging from per in Missouri In New York, Minnesota and Michigan the present conditions I. and " points above the respective ten-year av- erages. But all other States report conditions below such averages.
 Of the five principal sugar cane States Mississippi alone reports an improvement in the condition during August. the present con dition being S7, against S2 month ago The condition in Georgia remained at a standstin during the month and Alabama, Texas and respectively. Three of the principal sugar cane Sta;es-Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi averages, and in Alabama and Texas condi- such averages.
 An improvement in tho condition of rice du- ring the month of August is reported in but two of the rice-ErowIng States-Florda and has been no appreciable change in condition and South Carolina. Georgia and alabama re of the rice growing industry. the condition is 4 points above the mean of the averages of
 Five of the more important apple growing States report an improvement in condition dur 1 point in Indiana, points in Kentucky, in Tennessee l in Missouri and 2 in Kansas . ''nlN $ or the StateS-Indiana, Virginia and kansas-rerort conditions above their ten- year average. while the remainder of the States report conditions below such averages ranging from point in Kentucky ,o 42 points ! in New York.
 Reports as to the production of peaches as compared with full crop in important peach growing States range from 5 points in Texas i to 76 in Tennessee but three States showing an indicated production equal to or above that indicated in September. 1900. In all but two of the principal peach growing States. pro | duction exceeding the ten-year average is ! probable.
 i In all the States in which tho growing of grapes Is of more than local importance. ex- Cept California, the present condition Is below ! the ten-year average.
 There is a decrease In the number of stock number a year ago in every State except Ari- zona. where an increase of 3 per cent is noted. Tn the important hog raising States. decreases in number for fsttening are reported as follows: Georgia, per cent; South Caro- lima. g: North Carolina, lI Miesossppi I2: i Alabama and Indiana. A. Ohio, 5; Iowa. l7: | Arkansas 8: Texas. Tennessee and Illinois. l g: Kentucky 27: Nebraska 33: Missouri 35 and Kansas. 42 per cent
 | Report as to size and weight of stock hogs l indicate condition above the ten-year aver age in but two States-Chio and Prnnsylyania | in each of which the present condition Is 3 ponts above such average The condition IS i below the ten-Year average to the extent of points in Georgia, Illinois Kentucky and Missouri, Tennessee and South Carolina. in Texas and North Carolina 10 in Missssipp and l4 in Arkansas. In Iowa and Indiana the present condition is practically the same as the ten-year average.