The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-11

| of the Department of Agriculture shows
the following averages Of condition on
| August /:
Corn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9l-V
| Spring wheat SO.5
oats - D
! Barley .... S6 9
Spring rye OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S5'e
Buckwheat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~. i
| Potatoes OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. oZ5
| Timothy hay S4'l
The. following condition figures relating
| to corn and other crops indicate the dam
| age caused by the recent extensive and Sc
we're drought in such of the principal pro-
ducing States named as have been affected
thereby:
The average condition of corn declined
| 21.3 points during July, and on August l
| it was 33.5 points lower than at the cor
responding date last year, $50 points lower
| than on August /, 1899 and 1876 points be-
! low the mean of the August averages for
| the last ten years. In some localities the
| corn crop has been injured beyond recov-
cry by hot dry winds: in others timely
rains during closing days of July have
gone far toward assuring fair yields. The
conditions in the principal States are as
follows: Ohio, q; Indiana, 81; Illinois. 81;
| Iowa. 81; Missouri, %: Kansas, 10, and Ne
braska, SO. During July there was q de-
| cline Of ) points in Ohio. q in Indiana, 30
in Illinois, 80 in Iowa, Il in Missouri 50 in
Kansas, and 81 in Nebraska.
The average condition of spring wheat
| declined l53 points during July. but on
August ! it was 239 points higher than
I at the corresponding date last year, and
! only 3.3 points lower than on August /,
1893. and IL points below the mean of the
, August averages for the last ten years.
The conditions in the principal States are
as follows: Minnesota, 50; North Dakota,
TlaLz a-lva a. T.tnvg
50. During July there was a decline of IL
points in Minnesota, in North Dakota,
- in South Dakota, 80 in Nebraska, and
I in Iowa.
The average condition of oats declined
1O1 points during July, and on August /
it was ia points lower than at the cor
responding date last year, l72 points
lower than on August l, 1893, and l02
points below the mean of the August
/ averages for the last ten years. The con-
ditions in the principal States are as fol-
Ohio, 50; Michigan, 81; Indiana. IS; llli-
nois, %; Wisconsin. 80: Minnesota, SO;
Iowa, 81; Missouri, 80; Kansas, 81, and Ne
braska. "a. During July there was de
Pennsylvania, in Ohio, In Michigan
( and Missouri, in Indiana and Illinois,
Y in Wisconsin, in Minnesota, II in
Iowa 10 in Kansas. and 40 in Nebraska.
THE proportion of the oat crop of last
year still in the hands Of farmers is esu-
mated at 80 per cent as compared with
GS per cent of the crop of 1899 in farmers.
hands one year ago, and 90 per cent of
the crop of 1895 in farmers hand two
years ago.
The average condition of barley de-
clined IL points during July, but on Au-
| gust / it was 1873 points higher than at
! the corresponding date one year ago, while
! ii was 6.7 points lower than on August /.
| 1899, and rs points above the mean OF the
August averages for the last ten years.
/ The conditions in the principal States are
| as follows: California, IS; Iowa, 81; Min
nesota IS; Wisconsin, 81; North Dakota,
| 50: South Dakota So: Kansas, a; and New
| York. a. During July there was an i'm
provement of 2 points in California and
| North Dakota, and decline of points
! in Iowa; 3 in Minnesota, 1 m Wisconsin,
IS in Kansas. IL in South Dakota, and 10
III New York.
The average condition of spring rye de-
| clined 81 points during July; on August
| it was 7.6 points higher than at the corre-
spending date last year, "a points lower
| than on August l. 1899. and % points be-
| low the mean of the August averages for
the last ten years. The conditions in the
| principal States areas follows. Wiscon-
! sin. 81 Iowa Sc Nebraska S. Minnesota IS.
| During July there was decline of
points in Iowa, in Wisconsin and Mime
| sofa, and q points in Nebraska.
| Preliminary returns indicate an in
| crease of about 49, 900 acres, or 81 per cent
| in the acreage in puckwheat as compared
with last year. There is an increase of
! about S. 600 acres in New York and Penn
! sylvania, which together produce about
| two-t thirds of the total buckwheat crop OF
| the country. The majority Of the other
| buckwheat producing States report di-
minished acreages. The average condition
! of buckwheat is 80 points higher than at
| the corresponding date last year, 81 points
| lower than on August /, 1899, and % points
1 above the mean of the August averages
| for the last ten years. The conditions in
| the principal States are as follows: New
! York 81, Pennsylvania 50. Wisconsin i6,
| Maine sc, Michigan 50, West Virginia 81,
! nd Minnesota
The average condition of potatoes de-
| clined 81 points during July, and on Au-
gust l it was 25.9 points lower than at the
| corresponding date last year, 3DI points
| lower than on August !. 1893, and 2i.s
points below the mean of the August ay-
erages for the last ten years The condi-
| tons in the principal States are fol-
| lows: New York 76. Pennsylvania ST. Ohio
| 60, Michigan 70. Indiana 80, Illinois 10, Wis
| consin S. Iowa 80. Minnesota 70, Missouri
q, Kansas %, and Nebraska 43. During
| July there was decline of II points in
New York. 10 in Pennsylvania, 80 in Ohio.
| Il in Michigan, 49 In Indiana, Al in Illinois
% in Wisconsin, 81 in Iowa, 20 in Minneso-
IA, Is in Missouri, 81 in Kansas, and 80 in
| Nebraska.
of the 10 principal sweet potato pro-
| ducing States only report an improve
ment during July; the other II States
report declines ranging from to y points.
| Preliminary returns indicate a rcduc-
ton of &c per cent III the hay acreage.
OF the Il States moving 10000 acres or
|
| reduced, acreages. while in the acre
! age corresponds with that of last year.
| The condition of timothy hay is ~ points
| higher than at the corresponding date
| last year. 2-6 points lower than on August
/. 1893. and II points below the mean of
the August averages for the last nine
| years.
The reports as TO production of clover
are. on the whole. unfayorable, the per
| centages in the principal States, as com
pared with a fun crop. being as follows:
| New York, lG; Pennsylvania, IS; Ken
| lucky, Il; Michigan, SO; Indiana, IS; Hi
| nois, -, Wisconsin, 81; Minnesota. 81;
Ohio. Sc, and Iowa. -. In point Of quail
Of last year ana with the ten-year aver
ages in all but two or three Of the prin-
cipal clover producing States.
During July the changes in the condi-
ton OF the tobacco crop were wholly un-
favorable, Wisconsin reporting a decline
of p points, Kentucky and Missouri. "A
points; Ohio, p; Tennessee. Il: Maryland
X; North Carolina, I, Virginia, ., and
| Pennsylvania, J.
Reports regarding the apple crop arc
extremely unfavorabie. The compare
lively low c5Idition reported on July l
| heavily declined during the month. A
very poor crop will be gathered
The condition of sugar cane in Louis
lana is within points of the normal, and
while 1t is l point lower than on August
| last year, it is I points, above the ten
year average. Other States that CON
tribute to the cane sugar crop OF the
except Texas, where the reported cOndi-
ton OF 50 is 20 points lower than on Au-
gust l last year and than the ten-year
average in that State.
There has been a marked impairment
during the month in the condition oil
which declines are not reported. In In
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas. Missouri