The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-11
AUGUST REPORT ON
CROP CONDITIONS
puIIptin is Issued From Depart
ment of Agriculture.
DAMAGE BY DR0UTH
CORN IN soMa STATES WAS
SAVED By TIE RAIN.
DAMAGE BY DR0UTH

vr.sbi7gfon. Aug. 10.-The August re
- m the statistician Of the depart
Ut of agriculture shows the following
s-,srsees Of the condition on Aug L.
corn. $40; spring wheat. sos. oats. SO;
barley S69: spring. 83.6; buckWheat
OIL. potatoes, 62.3; timothy nay, ST..
The following condition figures relating
10 the corn and other crops indicate
the damage caused by the recent exten
gve and severe drOuth in such of the
principal producing states named as
have been affected thereby.
The average condition Of corn de-
clIned 35,3 points during July, and on
Aug Vi was $50 points lower U,an at
the corresponding date of last year, 800
points lower zhau on Aus /, 1893 and
ESD points below the mean of tine Au-
gust averages for the last ten years. In
some localities the corn crop mas 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.
The conditions in the principal states
are as follows Indiana. 81; Illinois, Il:
Iowa. So, Missouri, %; Kansas. l9: and
Nebraska, Sc. During July there was
a decline OF points in Ohio. p in IN
diana, Sc in Illinois, 80 in Iowa Il in
Missouri, 80 IN Kansas and % in Ne
nraska.
The average condition of spring
wheat declined 1873 points during JUly.
but ~ Aug. II was 23.9 points higher
than as the corresponding date last
year, and only 3.3 points lower than on
Aug. 1, 1893, and u Opints below the
mean Of the August averages for the
last ten years The conditions in the
principal states are as follows. Mime
sofa, So; North Dakota, SO; South Da-
kota, IS; Nebraska, so; Iowa, 50.
The average condition OF oats de-
clined lei points during July. and on
Aug. l ii was ia points lower than at
the corresponding period last year 17.2
points lower than on Aug. ], 1899. and
-0.2 points below the mean OF the Au-
gust averages for the last zen years.
Condition of Barley.
The average condition Of barley de-
clined "A points during July, but on
Aug. it was 15-3 points higher Than at
the corresponding date one year ago,
while il was g. points lower than on
Aug. J.. 1899. and 20 points above the
mean Of the August averages Tor the
last ten years. The conditions IN the
principal states are as follows. Cali
fornia, 96i Iowa. 81; Minnesota. So;
Wisconsin, So North Dakota. SO.
South Dakota. Sc; Kansas, A. and New
York, q. During July there was an
Improvement of points in CalifOr-
mia and North Dakota, and decline
of points in Iowa. in Minnesota.
in Wisconsin, 10 in Kansas. 16 in South
Dakota and 10 IN New York.
The average condition of spring rye
declined 81 points during July. on
Aug. 1t was rs points higher than at
the corresponding date last year, 5.4
points lower than on Aug. 1, and %
points below the mean OF the August
averages for the last ten years.
The average condition Of p0tatOes. de-
Ciined PSI points during July. and on
Aug. it was 25.9 points lower than
at the corresponding date last wear
50.1 usiuts lower than en- Aug. / 1899
and PAS points below the mean of the
August averages for the last ten years.
Preliminary returns indicate a re-
ducti0n OF 26 per cent IN the hay aver
age. The condition Of tiu2othy hay IS
81 nOints higher THAI ct TIE cOrIe-
spending date last year; 20 points
lower than on Aug l. 1899. and II
points below the mean of the August
averages for the last nine years.
There has been a marked improve
ment duri g che month in the condition
Of pastures, thery. being but few states
in which declines ore reported.