Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-11
'|K[ CROP CONDITIONS
Monthly Report of Department
Of Agriculture Shows Corn
Improvement.
Average Condition Is About ST.
Per Cent. Compared With 1872
Last Year.
The Oats Yield Almost Equal to
That Of 1901. Other
Estimates.

Washington, Oct. 11.-Following is the
monthly report of crop. conditions is
sued by the statistics of the depart
ment of agriculture.
The monthly report of the statistician
of the department of agriculture shows
the average condition of corn on Octo-
Der 1 to have been 52.1, as compared
with 51.7 last month. 49, on October l,
1900, S2.7 at the corresponding in 1899,
and SIS, the mean of the October aver
age for the last ten years. The reports
from Indiana, Illinois, Missouri. Kansas
and Nebraska are more favorable by 2
points, those from Ohio, by points
and those from Iowa by points, than
the report from these states last month.
On the other hand, with the exception
of Texas, where there is no appreciate
change of conditions, the entire south
reports somewhat lower averages than
on September 1, there being decline of
2 points in North Carolina and Louisl-
ana, in Mississippi and Arkansas, in
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and
Alabama, 5 in Virginia and Tennessee
and in Kentucky. The average for the
entire country is the lowest October
average ever recorded.
The preliminary estimate Of the yield
per acre OF oats is 2o.1 bushels. as COM
pared with 29.6 bushels on October 1,
1900, ST. bushels at the corresponding
date in 1899 and 27.2 bushels the mean
of the October estimates for the last
ten years. The average for quality is
S3.7 against 81 last year and S9.5 in
1899.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre of barley is PAT bushels, as
compared with 20.4 bushels on October
l, 1900, q bushels as the corresponding
date in 1899, and 1874 bushels. the mean
of the October estimates for the last
ten years. The average for quality is
S3.7 against S9.1 last year and $50 in
1900.
The preliminary estimate of the yield
per acre of rye is 15.1 bushels, as COM
pared with ISL on October 1, 1900. IA
bushels at the corresponding date in
1889, and 14.3 bushels, the mean for the
October estimates for the last ten years
The average for quality is 1914 against
so last year, and 80 in 1899.
The average condition of buckwheat
on October was 9o.5, as compared with
909 last month, 72S on October l. 1900,
7O.2 at the corresponding date in 1899
and sos, the mean of the October aver
ages for the last ten years.
In the condition of tobacco there has
been Improvement of points in Nir-
ginia and Tennessee. in Maryland
Is In Kentucky, 10 in Ohio and
|13 In Missouri. There has been
la decline OF one point in
North Carolina and the average condi-
ton remains about the same as on Oct.
1 in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Wis
cousin. AS compared with their rela-
tive ten years averages, Virginia and
Tennessee are points above, Kentucky
z points above and Connecticut points
above. On the other hand, North Car
olina, Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri
are respectively 10, 4, 25 and 43 points
below their ten year averages.
The average condition of potatoes on
October / was 81, as compared with
52.2 last month, 74.4 on October l, 1900,
S1.7 at the corresponding date in 1899,
and 1854, the mean of the October aver
ages of the last ten years.
AS to the condition of sweet potatoes,
North Carolina, South Carolina and
New Jersey report i point, Virginia
points and Georgia points above their
respective averages for series OF
years, while Alabama and Florida re-
port i point, Tennessee 2, Missouri 2,
Louisiana 6, Kentucky 10, Texas 20 and
Arkansas % points below their respect
i've averages for series of years.
AS to the condition of sugar cane
Louisiana reports 5, Georgia 3, and
Mississippi points above and Florida
8, South Carolina and Alabama and
Texas is points below their respect
i've averages for series Of years.
AS to the condition of rice Louisian
reports s, Georgia 2, North Carolina 6,
Texas and Mississippi 5 points above
and South Carolina, Florida and Ala
barna each point below their re-
spective averages for a series of years.
AS to the condition of apples Indiana
reports 2, Virginia Z, North Carolina 4
and Kansas IS points above and New
York 81, Ohio IL, Pennsylvania so,
Michigan %, Missouri 1, Illinois %.
Tennessee 2, Maine II and Iowa 3
points below, the means of their Oc-
tober averages for the last six years.
The estimated average yield of hops,
in pounds per acre is 1899 in Wash
ington. 1851 in California, us in Ore
gon and SIS in New York.
No further report on wheat will be
issued, pending the receipts of the an
nual returns of individual producers
and the final reports of the depart
rnenf'S Spacial agents.
Mermaids and Mermen.
The dugong. species of whale found
abundantly in the waters of both the
great oceans, but especially off the coast
of Australia. in the Pacific. is believed