Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-12
CROP CONDITIONS,
midsummer Number of the
Board Bulletin.
Issued BY State Bo1Td Of Agriculture
No Special Subjects.
Contains Careful Summary Q! the Scasonable
Condition u Growing trops.

The mid summer number of the
Board Bulletin of the State board of
agriculture was made public. Satur
day. The Bulletin is presented. this
month. without the consideration Of
any spc, iaI subject but contains a I'M
, usually careful summary of the
sclsonahle condition of growing crops.
The following is from the crop Re
porter showing the condition of crops.
July /:
Preliminary returns on the acreage
or corn planted indicate a reduction Of
about 400 900 acres. or 5 per cent. from
the area planted last year. OF the .
states having 1.0o0.0G0 acres or
upward in corn in 1900, II show
a decrease of about 1,""o.ooo
acres while in the remaining
10 an increase Of about 100000 acres
is shown OF the % states and terri
tories having less than 100000 acres in
corn in 1900 only report smaller
acrcageS than We're planted last year.
The average condition of the growing
crop is Sl.3 as compared with S3.5 on
July l. 1900 S65 at the corresponding
date in 1899. and "A ten-year average OF
| m3 The condition in Nebraska is ~.
in Illinois and Iowa 81. in Kansas "A.
in Missouri 30. and Texas 81. In each
of the - states first above referred To.
except in Mississippi, Virginia ana
South Dakotl. where the conditions
! represented by IS. % and 50, respective
w correspond with their ten-year
| az erages. the conditionis more or less
| below such averages.
The condition of winter wheat I'M
| proved during June. being SS.3 on July
I as compared with SIS on June l.
| 90 on July /. 1900. $50 at the CORE
| snonding date in 1899. and ten
year average of 500. All the important
| winter wheat states share in this i'm
movement except Pennsylvania. ONO
and MARYLAND. in which the condition
declined during the month 3. and ,
points respectively.
| The average condition of spring
wheat also improved during the
month being 95.6 on July !. as COM
nared with go one month ago, oo.z OF
| July /. 1900. 9l.7 at the corresponding
date in 1899. and a ten-year average Oh
S5s The condition in Nebraska Is ~
iowa %. Minnesota 90, South Dakota
and North Dakota 100.
| THE condition of spring winter
wheat combined on July l was Ill
| arainst 69.S on July !. 1900. and 90 at
! Nc corresponding date in 1899
rho amount of wheat remaining IN
tho hands of farmers on July is
,,s,;,,,ted at about 31000,CG0 bushels,
~ Tho eouivalcnt of SIS per cent. of the
crop of 1900: condition of H. oat
ora, is SAT as compared with So3 one
month ago, S5.5 on July I. 1900, 800 at
~. corresponding date in 1899. ana
,a,,-vear average of ST.. OF the states
ta,.;no one million acres and upward
-. ats wisconsin. Minnesota and New
VII report condition l. and ) points
.hove their ten-year averages, wniie
Iuirois Nebraska. Indiana, Kansas
and PENNSYLVANIA report 3. !, 8. 81 anu
ro;nts respectively. below the mean
- .ho;r July averages for the last ten
years. ,rooso of
so,,a 60 600 acres, or 2.3 per cont. in the
100 of potatoes. or the IS states
".a territories reporting, > show IN
creased and SO decreased acrease''
while in 4 the area is the same Us 'n@'
of last year. ..o.s nm
IN. was S7.4. as compared with 9l.S
~ Iu,v 1. 1900. 93.s at the correspond
40 r. IN 1899, and ten-year average
penorts on the hay crop are in the
,ofayorabIe. there being a de-
n,;na from the condition as reported on