The sun., 1901-08-11
NGURBs or fHR CORNDAIAGB
YIELD ESTIMATED As THE
SMALLEST SINCE 1854.


an indicated Y1eld. . Menth Age, q
COS 900 900 Bushels slight Failing
on In spring wheat-Othcr Figures.
WASHINGTON, Aug. lo.-Tho August re-
.,,, Of tho statistician OF the Depart
Y.r. Of Agriculture shows the following
averages Of condition on Aug 1; Corn.
q. spring wheat. sos; oats. S.o; bar
NV S.e spring rye. $40; buckwheat.
nj. potatoes, o2.s; timothy hay. Sal.
Tn. following condition figures relating
~ corn and other crops indicate the damage
..rsel by the recent extensive and
.sy.rc drought in such OF tho principal
rroducirg states named as have been
arrcted thereby.
The average condition OF corn declined
03points during July and on Aug. was SIS
roin,s lower than at the corresponding
date las, year. $50 points lover
than on Aug. I, 1909. and sS6
n iots below the mean o. the August avei-
Ages for tie last ten years .-.
In some localities the corn crop has
been injured beyond recovery by
Not 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
A. follow: Ohio, 73: Indiana. 81; .linols. 81;
iowa. 81; Missouri. 90; Kansas. 10, and Ne
traska, 80 During July there was decline
Of points in Ohio. ~ In Indiana. 80 In
Illinois, 80 In Iowa, Il In Missouri, 65 In
kansas and So in Nebraska
The averag, condition Of spring wheat
declined i5s points during july. but on
Aug II was 239 points higher than
Al the corresponding dato last year,
And only 80 points lower than on
Aug. 1. 1899, and i2 p0ints hs low the mean
O the August averages for the last ten
years
Dakota and decline Of 0 points In Iowa,
5 in Minnesota, In Wisconsin. 10 In Kansas,
10 in South Dakota and Is In New York.
The average condition OF spring rye
dec lined 07 points during July. On Aug.
i. it was 10 points higher than at the corre-
spending date last year, 5.4 points lower
than on Aug /, 1900, and ~ points during
July. On Aug. !, 1t was 10 points higher
than at the corresponding date last year,
22 points below tho mean OF tho August
averages for the last ten years. The con-
ditons in the principal States are as fol-
lows Wisconsin, "a, Iowa, &c. Nebraska,
es; Minnesota, 80. During July there was
decline OF points in Iowa, Q in Wisconsin,
I in Minnesota and 81 points in Nebraska.
Preliminary returns indicate an increase
of about 43 900 acres Of 6.7 per cent. In the
acreage in buckwheat IS compared with
last year. There is an increase of about
5000 acres In New York and Pennsyl-
vania, which together produce about two
thirds of the total buckwheat crops OF the
country. The majority of the other buck
wheat producing stations report dimin-
ishcd acreage. The average condition Of
buckwheat is 80 points higher than at
the corresponding date last year. FL points
above the mean OF the August averages
for the last ton years. Tho conditions
In the principal States are as follows: New
York, 81; Pennsylvania, o5: Wisconsin. 20;
Maine, 90; Michigan, SIS; West Virginia, OF;
Iowa, 81; and Minnesota, 81.
The average condition Of potatoes de-
clined ISL points during July and on Aug.
I was $50 points lower than at the corre-
spending date last year. 307 points lower
the mean Of August averages for the last
ten years. The conditions in the principal
States arc as follows: New York. 78;
Pennsylvania. 81; Ohio, 20; Michigan, -;
Indiana, 70; Illinois. 20; Wisconsin. os;
Iowa. 81. Minnesota, rs; Missouri "a.
hafsis, ~, auu NeDrdska, fS' DuTlIiS JuIy
there was decline of 1; points in New
York. 10 In Pennsylvania, 30 in Ohio. IL in
Michigan, 40 in Indiana, Al In Illinois, %
In Wisconsin. 81 in Iowa, 20 in Minnesota,
S in Missouri, % In Kansas and 30 in
Nebraska.
Preliminary returns indicate a reduc-
ton Of "a per cent. In the hay acreage.
INDICATED CROP YIELDS.
- Al. IL
based upon the figures Of the Government
report. were given out from the Office Of J.
C. Brown. statistician OF the New York
Produce Exchange. late yesterday after
noon. The yield OF corn Is estimated at
1893 900 900 bushels, which compares with
an indicated yield a month ago OF 2,O9s,-
10000 bushels and an actual harvest last
year Of 2.l05, ,102, 900 bushels.
Last years harvest Of corn was the great
est on record. whereas this years indicated
harvest represents the smallest crop since
1891 when the yield was PIP. 40 900 bushels.
The harvest OF spring wheat, as indi-
Gated bv the figures Of the Government
report, Is 24e, ,271 900 bushels which COM
parcs with an indicated yield a month ago
Of POI ,ss2 900 bushels and an actual harvest
last year Of l72 ,204 900 bushels, when there
was practical failure of the crop In many
sections There is no report this month
upon winter wheat conditions. the winter
wheat crop being now practically har-
vested, and. assuming no change In the
winter wheat status, as reported n month
ago, the indicated total harvest Of wheat
Is GiSofo,O00 bushels. comparing with a
July estimate Of 7O4 $50, 900 bushels and an
actual harvest last year Of 522 ~ sos
bushels The record wheat crop was that
Of i'as, when the yield was 675,lis, ,705
bushels
BtSH COMPANY BRANCHING OUT.