Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-12
NEBRASKALEADS ALL
State Shows Greatest improvement in Corn
Crop During July.
GAIN OF ELEVEN POINTS DURING MONTH
Pennsylvania Genes NEXT with Tsn-POint
Increase in OOrn.
IOWA FALLS At BOTTOM or THE LIST
Other States Show but Slight improvement
on a Whole.
IOWA FALLS AT BOTTOM OF THE LIST
NEBRASKA SHOWS GREAT WHEAT YIELD
Estimated Average Yieid for state
Is Twenty-Five Bushels to the
Acre, with Exception of the
Spring Crop.

WASHINGTON. Aug 1.-THE monthly
report of the statistician OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture shows the condition
Of corn on August 1 to have been Se.5 as
compared with S7.5 on July /, 1902; $40 on
August 1, 1901; SIS at the corresponding
date in 1900, and a ten-year average Of $40.
There has been an Improvement during the
month Of ten points In Pennsylvania. seven
in Indiana and Wisconsin. four in Ohio. Illi-
ois and Kansas, three In Iowa and eleven
in Nebraska.
This substantial Improvement in the most
important corn state would undoubtedly
have resulted in a marked Improvement in
the average for the entire country. but for
the fact that fourteen southern states. con-
tanning S6.s per cent OF the total corn acre
age, show an average decline during July
OF 1917 points
The statistician estimates the winter
wheat crop at about 3s0o00. 900 bushels. or
an average Of 1873 bushels per acre. While
this estimate is subject to revision, thresh-
ing not being sufficiently advanced in the
more northerly sections Of the winter wheat
belt to Justify the making of definite and
final estimate at this time, II is based on
reports OF yield Der acre, In bushels, re-
ceived from correspondents and special
field agents. II the estimate is higher than
was indicated by previous report Of cond-
tion II is due to the fact that the crop Is
turning out somewhat better than was ex-
pected.
Nebraska I'm the Lead.
The estimated average yield per acre in
the principal states Is as follows, the
states being arranged in order of acreage;
Kansas. 81; Missouri. 1872; California.
10; Indiana, Is; Ohio. 16; Illinois. 1876; Ne
"a asss, &c; PSSasy!=s.is 1k nklahnrne
11.6; Michigan, ia.
The average condition of spring wheat
on August was S9.7, as compared with 92.l
last month, S0.3 on August. 1, 1901, 56.4 at
the corresponding date In 1900. and a ten
year average Of 500. There was decline
during July of points In Minnesota, 8 IN
North Dakota. in Nebraska and IL in
Iowa.
on the other hand tbs crop OF Gouth Da-
kota Is reported At / point higher than
even the high figure. "a, reported last
month, and the condition In Minnesota,
North Dakota and Nebraska. notwithstand-
ing the decline above mentioned, 10 atllI
considerably above the ten-year average.
The average condition Of oats was s9.4
against s2.1 last month. 7a6 on August /.
4oOls oO ut luC corresponding uatG III 4ouV
and a ten-year average Of s2.2. There has
been an Improvement of / point in In
diana, points in Indiana, in Penhsyl-
vania and in Ohio. On the other hand
there has been a decline Of / point in
Michigan and Minnesota, 2 points In Ilii-
nois, in Wisconsin. - in Nebraska and
12 in Iowa.
The principal oat states, howovor,
whether reporting an improvement or q
decline, still have an average condition,
comparing fsvorably with their ten year
averages.
Crop I'm Hands Of Farmers.
The proportion Of the ost crop Of last
year still in the hands of farmers Is estl-
mated at AZ per cent, as compared with
SO per cent OF the crop Of 1900 In farmers
hands one year ago and 6.s per cent OF the
crop Of 1899 in farmers hands two years
ago.
The average condition Of barley declined
3.5 points during July. but on August /. Il
was still 3.s points higher than 81 the
corresponding date In 1901, 1873 points
higher than on August 1. 1900. and 6.s
points above the mean Of the ten-year
averages.
During July there was an Improvement
OF 4 points in New York and a lecline cs
1 point in Kansas and Washington. points
in California and North Dakota, points
in Minnesota. in Wisconsin and South
Dakota and 8 in Iowa.
The average condition Of spring rye Inn
proved 1872 points during July, on August
It was SO higher than on August /. 1900.
and So points above the mean Of the aver
age for the last ten years. The conditions
in the principal states are a. follows.
Wisconsin, 100; Nebraska. ss. and Mjnne-
sofa. 81. One OF the principal states. how
ever. shows an improvement In condition
during the month. Wisconsin is 2 points
above the average Of last month ana Ne
braska and Minnesota show declines OF 8
and points respectively.
Condition of Potatoes.
The average condition Of potatoes im-
proved 10 points during July. and August
it was 1s.5 higher than last year. SO
higher than on August 1, 1891. and III
points above the mean Of the August av-
erages for the last zen years.
The conditions in the principal states are
New York. 90; Michigan, s4; Wisconsin. ss;
Pennsylvania. 90; Iowa. 1Os; Ohio. "a; nn-
nois. 81; Minnesota. 90.
During July there was a decline of
point in Ohio and points In Michigan
and Iowa. There was an Improvement
of / point in Illinois; 4 in Wisconsin. 7
in Minnesota. and IL in Pennsylvania. while
reports from New York indicate no change
during the month.
Preliminary returns indicate an Increase
OF IL per cent In the hay acreage OF
the eleven states moving 1000 900 acres or
upwards last year. six report increased and
Ave reduced acreage.
The condition Of timothy hay has Inn
proved 81 points during July and is 4.s
points above the mean Of the August aver
ages for the past eight years.
Reports as to the production Of clover
are on the whole unfavorable. the per cent
ages IN the principal states. as compared
with full crop being as follows;
New York. 80; Pennsylvania. 81; Ken
lucky So; Michigan. 1907 Indiana. So; Ili-
ns!s, S.; Wisconsin. s6; Minnesota. %, Ohio
Sb; Iowa. 50. In point OF quality the crop
Is below the ten-yeaF averages In All but
three Of the states OF the principal pro-