The age-herald., 1901-06-11
THE CONDITION
 OF GRAIN CROPS The Average Acreage is Less
 Than for Several Years TWENTY STATES REPORTED The Reduction In Wheat is e.4; Oats,
TWENTY STATES REPORTED
The Reduction In Wheat is 6.4; Oats, 3.S, With Similar Decreases In Barley and Rye-June Aver
 ages for the Year 92.6.

Washington, June 1O.-The preliminary reports of the spring wheat acreages in- dicate a reduction of about 1,9OO.O0O acres, or 6.4 per cent. Of the twenty States re- porting 10,000 acres or upward in spring wheat eight report an increase aggre- gating about 34,O0o acres and twelve a decrease amounting to 1,2sS,Oo0. There is an increase in acreage of 10 per cent in New Mexico; per cent in Nevada; per cent in Arizona per cent in Michigan; per cent in Montana and Utah, and per cent in Wyoming and Washington, while in Iowa there is a decrease of 13 per cent; Oregon, 8 per cent; Kansas, per cent; Wisconsin and Minnesota, per cent; Nebraska, South Dakota, North Da- kota and California, 5 per cent; Idaho per cent, and Colorado 9 per cent.
 The average condition of spring wheat on June 1 was 920 as compared with S7.S at the corresponding date last year and 914 on June l, 1899. The mean of the June averages for the last ten years is 926, and for the last fifteen years, e2.7 The averages of the principal States are as Follows:
 Oregon. 95; California, 95; Minnesota, 93; Iowa and South Dakota, 92; Wisconsin, S9; Nebraska, SS
 The average condition of winter wheat declined during May 6S points. the con dition on Juno being SIS, as against S4.1 on May 1. On June 1, 1900, the condition was S2.7, and on the corresponding date in 1889, 67.3. The mean of the June aver ages for the last ten years of winter wheat is S1.2 and for the past fifteen years S2.3. The principal averages by States are as follows:
 Maryland 100. Virginia 9S. Pennsylvania 96, California 92 Ohio and Indiana 90, Tennessee SS. Kansas S7. Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma S4 Michigan 6S and Texas 46. The low condition in Texas Is due to drowth and the rayages of the wheat plant louse In Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri the crop has been damaged by the Hessian fly and by drought. In Michi- gan the Hessian fly has seriously injured the crop, and it has done considerable damage in portions of Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. The present average of condition relates strictly to the crop still under cultivation June 1.
 The total reported acreage in oats IS smaller than the acreage harvested last year by 3S; there Is an increase Of per cent in Wisconsin and 1 per cent in Min nesota. and a decrease of g per cent in O.. 5 nois and Kansas, in Iowa and Nebraska and 2 in Pennsylvania and Michigan. The dec, ease in tn lager producing states Is offset to some extent by increases in the states having smaller acreages.
 The average condition of oats Is &.3, against g1.7 on June 1, 1900. SS.7 at the cor responding date in 1899, and a year aver age of 90 Of the states having 1,0O0,O0O acres of upward in oats. Pennsylvania re- ports points and Ohio and Michigan points above their 10-year averages, while Minnesota and New York report l point, Wisconsin and Nebraska points, Illinois & Indiana and Kansas F points, fespec- lively, below the mean of their June aver ages for the last ten years. In Iowa the condition Is reported as 94, corresponding with the fO-year average in that state.
 The acreage reported as under barley Is 1 2 per cent smaller than the area harvest cd last year. There Is an increase or per cent in California, on the other hand there is decrease of per cent In Min nesota of per cent in Wisconsin ana South Dakota. of 6 per cent in Iowa, Kan sas and New York, and of 8 per cent in North Dakota.
 The average condition of barley is 91.0 against S62 on June l. 1900; 91.4 at the cor responding date in 1899, and ten-year average of SS5. The ten-year averages are exceeded by 12 points in California, | New York, while Minnesota reports ', Wisconsin and North Dakota 3, and Iowa points respectively below such aver ages.
 The acreage under rye shows a reduction of 1.9 per cent from that harvested last year.
 The average condition of rye Is 939 as compared with SIG on June 4. 1900; S45 at the corresponding date in 1899 and ten year average of 894
 The acreage and condition of clover for the country as a whole cannot De satls- factorily determined, but the changes in the principal states have been reported As to condition. Ohio reports IF points above the ten-year average; Nebraska and Wisconsin 10 points; New York and Michigan, points. Clover states report ing below such averages are: Missouri, 14 points; Pennsylvania, Il; California and Illinois,, B. and Minnesota point: | Tn Kansas the condition is reported as 91 | corresponding with the average condition in that state for the past ten years.