The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-11
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. Aug 1O-The August report
OF the Statistician Of the Department Of Az
riculture shows the following averages OF
condition on August !:
Corn. "a: spring wheat. SOB; oats. 73.6; bar
ley. ss.s: spring rye. SIS; buckwheat. s11;
potatoes. ss.3: timothy hay. SAL
The following condition figures relating to
corn and other crops indicate the damage
caused by the recent extensive and severe
drought in such Of the principal producing
States named as have been affected thereby:
The average condition OF corn declined
27.s points during July, and on August
was SIS points lower than at the corre-
spending date last year. 35.s points lower
than on August !. 1889. and e3.s points below
the mean of the August averages for the
last ten years.
In some localities the corn crop has been
injured beyond recovery by hot. dry winds.
In others, timely rains during the closing
days Of July have gone far toward assuring
fair yields
In the Principal States.
The conditions in the principal States are
as follows:
Minnesota, IS: North Dakota. So; South
Dakota, IS: Nebraska, so: Iowa. s.. During
July there was a decline Of u points In
Minnesota, : in North Dakota. 80 in South
Dakota. 80 in Nebraska and in Iowa.
The average condition Of oats declined
10l points during July. and on August II
was ia points lower than at the corre-
sponding date last year. 11.2 points lover
than on August /. 1889. and 102 points BE-
low the mean Of the August averages for
the last ten years. The conditions in the
principal States are as follows: New York.
%; Pennsylvania. 60: Ohio. 50: MICHIGAN. "a;
Indiana, IS; Illinois. 70: Wisconsin, -: MIN
nesota. So: Iowa. 81: Missouri. D: Kansas.
81, and Nebraska, n. During July there
was a decline Of Il points in New York. II
in Pennsylvania, 4 in Ohio. in Michigan
and Missouri, 5 in Indiana and Illinois. II
in Wisconsin I in Minnesota. II In Iowa. 10
in Kansas and v In Nebraska
Condition Of Oats Crop.
The proportion OF oats crop of the last
year showed still in the hand Of farmers
10 estimated at 50 per cent. as compared
with 6S per cent of the crop Of 1883 In
farmers' hands one year ago. and 81 per
cent of the crop Of 1888 IN farmers hands
two years ago.
The average condition of barley declined
~ points during July, but on August ! II
was les points higher than on the same
day one year ago. while II Is 6 points
lower than on August IL. 1883. and points
above the mean Of the August averages Tor
the last ten years. The conditions In the
principal States are as follows: California,
IS; Iowa, "a; Minnesota. s5: Wisconsin. 8;
North Dakota, IS: South Dakota, IS; Kan
sas, a. and New York. q. During July
there was an Improvement OF points In
California and North Dakota and a decline
Of points an Iowa. in Mime
sofa, in Wisconsin, 1s in Kan
sas. 1s in South Dakota and Is in New
York. The average condition OF spring rye
declined ~ points during July: on August
/ II was 7.s points higher than at the cor
responding date last year. So points lower
than on August l. 1859. and AZ points below
the mean Of the August averages for the
last ten years. The conditions In the prin-
cipal States are AZ follows: Wisconsin. u:
Iowa, o: Nebraska, o: Minnesota. q. Dur
ing July there was . decline Of points in
Iowa. in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and
n In Nebraska.
Buekwheat Acreage Increased.
Preliminary returns indicate an increase
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