The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-11
CONDITION OF CROPS
CORN SHOWS IMPROVEMENT OVER
LAST MONTH, BUT is FAR BE-
HIND THE AVERAGE
OATS ARE IN BETTER SHAPE
Nearly Up to the Average Barley
Little Ahead-POtatOes Far
Behind Usual Con-
ditiOn.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Foilowing is
the monthly report of crop conditions is
sued by the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture:
The monthly report of the statistician
of the department of agriculture shows
the average condition of corn on Oct
l to have been ST., as compared with SIT
last month"; 1872 on Oct. /, 1900, 1927 at
the corresponding date in 1899, and SIS
the mean of October averages the last
ten years. The reports from Indiana, IL
linoS Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska
are more favorable by two points, those
from Ohio by three points and those
from Iowa by four points than the re-
ports received from these states last
month. On the other hand, with the ex-
ception of Texas, there is no apprecia-
BILE change of condition. The entire South
reports somewhat lower averages than
on Sept. 1, there being a decline of two
points in North Carolina and Louisiana,
three in Missouri and Arkansas, four in
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and
Alabama, five in Virginia and Tennessee
and seven in Kentucky. The average
for the entire country is the lowest Oc-
tober average ever recorded.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre of oats is 25.1 bushels. as COM
pared with 29.6 bushels on Oct 1, 1900;
OU. DuSU0lS at Tie corresponding uoIO
in 1899, and 27.2 bushels the mean of the
October estimates for the last three years.
The average for quality is 1871, against
1872 last year and S9.5 in 1899.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre of barley is 247 bushels, as COM
pared with 20.4 bushels on Oct. l, 1900, II
bushels at the corresponding date in 1899
and 234 bushels the mean of the October
estimates of the last ten years. The
average for quality is S9.2, against S2.1
last year and 1874 in 1892
The preliminary estimates of the yield
per acre of rye is ISL bushels, as COM
pared with Isl bushels on Oct. 1, 1900,
IA bushels at the corresponding date
in 1899 and 143 bushels the mean of the
October estimates of the last ten years.
The average for quality is 1914, against
81 last year and 80 in 1899.
The average condition of buckWheat
on Oct. l was 91.5, as compared with 800
last month, 1913 on Oct l, 1900, 1912 at
the corresponding date in 1899 and 800
the mean of the October averages of the
last ten years.
In the condition of tobacco there has
been an improvement of three points in
Virginia and Tennessee, five in Mary
land, eight in Kentucky, ten in Ohio and
thirteen in Missouri. There has been
a decline of one point in North Carolina,
and the average condition remains about
the same DIS Oh O0pl III SOLlcCllCUl,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. AS COM
pared with their respective ten-year av-
erages, Virginia and Tennessee are five
points above Kentucky seven ABOVE,
Pennsylvania and Maryland twelve and
Connecticut eight points above. On the
other hand, North Carolina, Ohio, Wis
consin and Missouri are respectively four,
twenty-five and forty-three points below
their ten-year average.
The average condition of potatoes Oct
1 was "a, as compared with 52.2 last
month, 74.4 on Oct. l, 1900, S1.7 at the
corresponding date in 1899 and 754 the
mean of the October averages of the last
ten years
AS to the condition of sweet potatoes,
North Carolina, South Carolina and New
Jersey report one point, Virginia three
and Georgia five points above their re-
spective averages for ten years, with
Florida one, Pennsylvania two, Missis-
sippi five, Louisiana six, Kentucky ten,
Texas twenty and Arkansas twenty-five
points below the respective averages LOT
a series of years.
AS to the condition of sugar cane, Louis
lana reports five, Georgia three and Mis-
sissippi two points above, and Florida
three, South Carolina four, Alabama hVe
and Texas fifteen points below their re-
spective averages for series OF years
AS to the condition of rice, Louisiana
reports eight, 0SOISld LWO, W. IL OeAO
lima six Texas seven and Mississippi i've
points above and South Carolina, Florida
and Alabama each one point below their
spective averages for series of years.
AS to the condition of apples, Indiana re-
ports two, Virginia seven, North Carolina
four and Kansas eighteen points ABOVE
and New York thirty-seven, Ohio eleven,
Pennsylvania thirty, Michigan twenty
three, Missouri one, Illinois twenty-seven,
Tennessee two, Maine eleven and Iowa
thirty-two points below the mean of their
October averages for the last six years.
The estimated average yield of hops
in pounds per acre is 1880 in
Washington, 1851 in California, us
in Oregon and SIG in New York.
No further report on wheat will
be issued pending the receipt of the an
nual returns Of individual producers and
the final reports of the departments spe-
cial agents.