The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-11
CORN ACREAGE
SHOWS INCREASE
Preliminary Returns Indicate
3,25O,OOO Acres Planted
WINTER WHEAT IMPROVED
About 100000 Acres of Potatoes Are
Under Cultivation, Considerable
Increase Over 1so1-Tobacco
Crop is Smaller.
WINTER WHEAT IMPROVED

Washington, July 10.-Preliminary re-
turns to the statistician of the Depart
ment of Agriculture on the acreage of
corn planted, indicated an increase of
about 3,25O,OOO acres, or SO per cent on
the area harvested last year. OF the
twenty-five states and territories with
100000 acres or upwards in corn har-
vested last year. Iowa, Nebraska and
Michigan report an increase of per cent;
Pennsylvania Indiana, Virginia and
Louisiana of 2 per cent; Georgia. Arkan-
sas, Wisconsin and Missouri, per cent;
Ohio, Illinois, mississippi and Indian Ter
ritory, per cent; Kansas. Kentucky and
Tennessee per cent; North Carolina and
South Carolina per cent; Texas per
cent; Alabama per cent; Minnesota 8
per cent, and South Dakota and Oklaho-
ma II per cent The average condition of
the growing crop on July l was S7.5 as
compared with S1.s on July 1, 1901: Se5
at the corresponding date in 1900 and a
ten years average of s92 The condition
In Illinois was 81, in Iowa, Nebraska and
Indiana 90; in Kansas and Oklahoma 90;
in Missouri 1O2: In Ohio 81 and in
Texas Al.
Conditions of Winter Wheat.
The average condition of winter wheat
improved during July and 10 of 1 per
cent standing on July 1 at n, or lib
points below the condition on July l. 1901;
3S points below that at the corresponding
date in 1900 and "a points below the ten
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points in Kansas, 2 In California and Ok
lahoma and 1 point in Illinois, and i'm
proved during the same period 2 points
In Pennsylvania and Ohio, in Indiana
and Nebraska 10 in Michigan. and in
Missouri. Special field agents report a
decline Of points in Indiana and Illinois
since July 1.
The average condition of spring wheat
declined points during June, standing at
e2.4 on July l. as compared with 95.6 on
July l, 1901, 55.2 at the corresponding
date in 1900, and a ten-year average of
$685. 1t declined during June points in
Minnesota, in South Dakota, 3 in Iowa
and in Washington. On the other hand,
there was an Improvement of Q points in
Nebraska. with no appreciable cnange In
| North Dakota.
The condition Of spring and winter
wheat combined on July l was 1913, as
compared with OIL on July l, 1901, 69.S on
July l, 1900, and 1872 at the corresponding
| date in 1899.
The amount of wheat remaining in the
hands Of farmers on July is estimated
at about 52,440,0O0 bushels, OF per cent
of the crop of last year.
The Dat Crop.
The average condition of the oat crop
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last month, 1871 on July /, 1901, S5.5 at the
corresponding date in 1900, and q ten-year
average of 1913. The average condition OF
barley Is 93.7, against 1876 one month ago,
91-3 on July /, 1901, 1853 at the correspond
ing date in 1900, and a ten-year average
of 81. All the principal barley-producing
states, except New York and California
| in which states improvements amounting
to and points respectively were noted
show a slight decline in condition dur
ing the month. Notwithstanding this de-
cline, however, the present average con-
dition In every important state Is above
| the ten-year average.
The average condition of winter rye is
91.2 as compared with 936 on July l,
1901, 1915 at the corresponding date in
1900 and ten year average of 1922 each
of the principal rye producing states
shows an Improvement In condition dur
ing the past month. New York and
FennSylVanl1l, TWO OF the largest winter
rye states, show conditions 4 and per
erages and in Michigan the condition is
points above such average.
| The average condition of spring rye Is
1913, as compared with 93 on July /, 1901,
697 at the corresponding date in 1900
| and ten year average of 87.9. The two
leading spring rye states. Wisconsin
| and Nebraska report conditions and Is
|
| averages.
Potato Acreage.
The acreage of potatoes is As per
cent or about 100000 acres, greater than
that of last year OF the % states and
territories reporting, 20 show increase
and decreased acreages. The average
condition of potatoes on July l was g2.t
as compared with 87.4 on July 1, 1901
913 at the corresponding date in 1906
and a ten-year average of 923. Wiscon-
sin shows a condition point above the
ten-year average, Ohio 8, Iowa s and
Illinois 8, while New York. Minnesota,
Michigan and Pennsylvania show condi-
tons 1. 3, and 10 points respectively
below such average.
Reports on sweet potatoes are rather
unfavorable, but few states showing con-
ditions above their ten-year average, and
the majority Of the more important po-
tato-producing states show conditions
considerably below such average
The acreage reported as under tobacco
is considerably smaller than that shown
for the crop of 1901. OF the principal to-
bacco-producing states Maryland shows
a decrease in acreage amounting to per
cent, Virginia per cent, Pennsylvania
and Ohio per cent, Tennessee 10 per
cent and Kentucky IT per cent, while in
Wisconsin and North Carolina the pres
ent areas are and per cent respective
ly larger than those planted last year.
The average condition of tobacco is 1
point below the ten-year average In
Maryland and North Carolina, 2 points In
Kentucky and Pennsylvania, points IN
Tennessee and points In Virginia On
the other hand, Ohio and Wisconsin
show conditions 5 and 10 points respec-
lively above such average.
r ports Of the hay crop are very IA
vorable, an Improvement In condition be
ing noted during June in nearly every i'm
portant hay-producing state. The rains
of the past two months have been very
beneficial to pastures and their condition
Is excellent, nearly every important state
reporting a condition considerably above
the ten-year average.
While there has been a general decline
In the condition Of apples and peaches as
compared with last month, reports of
these fruits from almost every important
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