Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-11
.ABO'U HALF A CROP
Government Report Shows Aver
age Condition Of Corn to Be
5l.7Per Cent.
Decline During August Of Sew.
eral Points..- Wheat Shows
Average Of 1913.
Last Year Ii Was Only g. Oats
Also Show Up Well.
Other Crops.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE month
~ report of the statistician of the de-
partment of agriculture shows the
average conditions of corn on Septem-
Der to have been SIT. There was a
decline during August amounting to
2.3 points, and the condition on the
first of the present month was $50
points lower than on September l.,
1900; 33.5 points lower than at the
corresponding date in 1899, 81 points
below the mean of the September aver
ages for the last ten years, and SO
points below the lowest September
average. that of 1881, ever before re-
corded.
While the August rains were bene-
fetal to the late planted corn, it is
in only a few states that the crop as
a whole shows any improvement or
has even held it's own during the
month. There has been decline of
13 points in Ohio. in Indiana, in
Illinois, Iowa and Texas. and In Me-
braska. In Kansas and Missouri the
local gains and losses about counter
balance each other, and in these states
the condition of the crop as whole
is represented by the same figures as
on August 12.
The average condition at harvest of
winter and spring wheat combined was
SIS. against 69.6 last year, 70.9 in 1899.
and ten year average of sos. North
Dakota, California and Oregon report
a condition of seven points, Washing
ton 12,Indiana 16. Illinois 10, Missouri
% and Kansas IS points above their
respective ten year averages On the
other hand, the average condition in
Iowa is points, Ohio and South Da-
kota 3, Pennsylvania s, Minnesota and
Nebraska s, Michigan 90. and Texas
36 points below the respective ten
year averages of these states.
The average condition of oats when
harvested was I'll. against S2.9 last
year, S7.2 in 1899. and ten year aver
age of acreage devoted to this product,
only Iowa and Minnesota report con-
dition comparing favorably with their
ten year averages. the former being
one point and the latter four points
above such averages. on the other
hand. the condition of the crop in Ohio
and Michigan is 8 points, Illinois Z, In
diana S, Wisconsin IL. Nebraska 90,
Kansas 81. New York %. Pennsylvania
3. and Missouri Al points below the
respective ten year averages of these
states.
The condition at harvest of winter and
spring rye combined was $40. against
10 CT no Of tEal
average of the last ten years.
The average condition OF buckwheat
on Sept. was a09. as compared with
1852 on the corresponding date in 1899
and s5.3. the mean,of the September av-
erages of the last ten years.
The average condition of potatoes on
Sept. was 52.2, against 62.3 on Aug. 1,
1901; so on Sept, 1, 1900: 1868 at the COR
responding date in 1899 and 7S.S, the
mean of the September averages for the
last ten years. The present condition is
the lowest ever reported in September.
being 1912 points below that of 1894, tne
lowest previous September condition.
The acreage of clover seed has been
considerably reduced since last year,
only two of the state in which the pro-
duction of clover seed is of more than
local Importance. New York and Mlchi-
gan, reporting even small increase in
acreage. All other states. except Ne
hraska. in which state the area is the
same as last year, report decreases.
Five of the more important apple
growing states report an Improvement
in condition in August shipments,
amounting to one point in Indiana, two
In Kentucky, three in Tennessee, five in
Missouri and eleven in Kansas. Only
three of the states-Indiana, Virginia
and Kansas-report conditions above
their ten-year averages while the re-
mainder of the states report conditions
below such averages.
Only three states show an indicated
peach production equal to or above that
indicated in September, 1900 In all but
two of the principal peach-growine
states, however production exceeding
the ten-year average is probable.