The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-11
CONDITION OF CEREALS
ACREAGE OF WINTER WHEAT
 REDUCED 12S PER GENT
Unfavorable Weather During Sowing Time Cause-Changes in Oats are Inconsiderable-Average
 of Rye and Barley.

Washington, June 10.-Preliminary re- ports of the spring wheat acreage indi- cate a reduction of about 2.Sl1, ,0OO acres. or 12S per cent. Of the nineteen States representing spring wheat, thirteen report a reduced acreage, Washington being the only State having 10000 acres or upward in this product that reports an increase There is a reduction of 745.000 acres in Minnesota and of 905,000 acres in North Dakota. due largely to unfavorable weather conditions during sowing time in the Red River valley; a reduction of 100000 acres in South Dakota, resulting in the main from an increasing tendency toward a greater diversifcation of crops and a reduction of 340.000 acres in Nebras- ka, consequent upon that gradual yielding of spring wheat on to winter wheat which . is going on in almost every section of the State.
 The average condition of spring wheat on June 1. was N4. as compared with g at the corresponding date last year, s7.3 on June 1. 1900. and a ten year average of a2.6. The present reported average condition has been exceeded only three times in the last fifteen years Of the States having one million acres or up- ward in spring wheat, South Dakota re- ports d condition of 100. North Dakota 9S and Minnesota and Iowa, 95 In Washington and Oregon which together have over 1,100,0OO acres in spring wheat, the condition averages are 97 and 8 respectively. The average condition of winter wheat on June 1 was 761 as com pared with 76.4 on May 1, 1902; SIS on June 1901; S2.5 on June 1, 1900 and S02 the mean of the June averages of the last ten years. During the month of May there was d gain of points in Michigan, Illinois and Kansas, of one point in Indiana, points in Nebraska and 2 points in Oklahoma. On the other hand there was loss of ? points in California and 3 points in Pennsylvania with no measurable change in Ohio
 The total reported acreage in oats Is about four-tenths of per cent in ex- cess of the acreage harvested last year. The changes in acreage are very evenly distributed and are generally inconsidera- ble. twenty-five States and territories rep- resenting some enargement of their acreage and twenty-four some reductions. Of the nine States having onei million acres or upward in oats. New York. Ohio. Illinois, Wiscorsin. and Minnesota report an increased acreage. 10 case exceeding four per cent and Pennsylvania, Iowa and Nebraska decrease which oBly In the last mentioned State exceeds l per cent. ss
 The average condition of oats is 90.6, against s5.s on June l. 1901; 91.1 at the corresponding date in 1900 and ten year average of a0l or the States having cpe million aeres CT Upward in oats, Mihne- sota and Indiana report conditions cor respondngly exactly with their respective ten year averages. Michigan reports 2 Iowa 2, Illinois !. and Wisconsin points above and Nebraska 1 point, New York. 2; Ohio and Pennsylvania b points lower than their respective ten year averages. f
 The acreage reported as under barley exceeds the acreage harvested last year by S5 per cent In the States having 100 900 acres or upward devoted to this crop. there is an increase in area amount ing to 1 per cent in Kansas; per cent In South Dakota. Washington and Cali- fornia; s per cent in Minnesota and ga per cent in North Dakota, the increase in the State last named being almost en- tirely due to the substitution of barley for wheat in that section of the State where wheat seeding was restricted by long continued wet weather. On the other hand there is decrease of 1 per cent in Wisconsin. per cent in New York and per cent in Iowa.
 The average condition Fin barley is 93.6 sgainst 91 on Juno l. 1901; s62 at the cor responding date in 1900 and ten year average of SS.6. The ten year averages are exceeded by points in'W Washington, m MlhneSOta ana bOWd. TIT tdliiotiltd' 6 in North Dakota and South Dakota and n in Wisconsin. while New York and Kansas report conditions as and 3 points. respectively. below such average.
 The acreage under rye shows q reduc- tion of five-tenths of per cent from that harvested last year. There is an increase of per cent in New York, per cent in Wisconsin and per cent in Nebraska while Pennsylvania an1 Michigan each report a reduction of I per cent, The average condition of rye is SS.1 as com pared with 9s9 on June 1. 1901: s7.6 at the corresponding date in 1900 and ten year average of s9.3 The ten year averages are exceeded by points in Michigan and points in Wisconsin and Nehras- ka. while the conditions for New York and Pennsylvania are and points. re- spectiveIy. below such averages.
 The acreage of clover for the country as A whole cannot be satisfactorily de- terminod. but the changes in the princi- nal States have been reported An in crease of 1 per cent is noted in Califor- mia. ? per cent in Nebraska. per cent in Minnesota, per cent in Kansas and 10 per cent in South Dakota. In New 1ork, Pennsylvania and Michigan decrease or ] per cent is reported, Ohio and Wiscon- sion. 4 per cent Iowa and Indiana lo per cent; Illinois, II per cent; Missouri' 21 per cent.
 The condition of clover exceeds the ten year average by 2 points in California 3 in Minnesota. in Michigan and In South Dakota and Wisconsin. In Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio conditions reported on June 1. correspond with their respec-