The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-11
MONTHLY CROP REPORT
LARGELY DECREASED AREA Is
sOwED TO SPRING WHEAT.
Improvement i'm Indiana Winter
Wheat-Decreased Area and Condi-
tion in CIOver-Fruit Crops.

WASHINGTON, june 10.-Preliminary re-
ports of the spring wheat acreage indicate
a reduction Of about 25ll 900 acres, or 12S
per cent. OF the nineteen States reporting
spring wheat, thirteen report reduced
acreage, Washington being the only State
having 100000 acres upward in this prod
uct that reports an increase There is a re-
duction of $4,000 acres in Minnesota and of
10000 acres in North Dakota, a reduction
of 100000 acres in South Dakota and re-
dUction of 10000 acres in Nebraska. The
average condition of spring wheat on June
1 was 94.4. as compared with 90 at the cor
responding date last year, S73 on June /,
1900. and a ten-year average of 92.6. The
present reported average condition has
been exceeded only three times in the last
fifteen years. OF the States having one
million acres or upward in spring wheat,
south Dakota reports condition of 100,
North Dakota 96 and Minnesota and
Iowa 80.
The average condition of winter wheat on
June l was 761 as compared with 764 on
May l, 1902 SIS on June 1, 1901 SIS on June
l. 1900, and 1913 the mean Of the June aver
ages for the last ten years. During the
month of May there was a gain of three
points in Michigan. Nebraska and Kansas
of one point in Indiana. two points i'm Ne
braska and seven points in Oklahoma On
the other hand, there was a loss of two
points in California and three points in
Pennsylvania, with no measurable change
in Ohio
The total reported acreage in oats is
about four-tenths of per cent. in excess of
the acreage harvested last year. The
changes in acreage are very evenly dis
tributed and are generally inconsiderable
twenty-five States and Territories report
ing some enlargement Of their acreage and
twenty-four some reduction. OF the nine
States having 100000 acres or upward in
oats. New York, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Minnesota report a small increased
acreage and Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa
and Nebraska report decreases. The aver
age condition of oats is 90.6. against S53 on
June l, 1901. 81 at the corresponding date
in 1900 and q ten-year average of 90 Min
nesota and Indiana report conditions cor
responding exactly with their respective
ten-year averages.
The acreage of clover for the country as
a whole cannot be satisfactorily deter
mined. but the changes in the principal
States have been reported. An increase of
l per cent. is noted in California, 2 per
cent. in Nebraska, per cent. in Mime
sofa, per cent. i'm Kansas and 10 per cent
in South Dakota. In New York. Pennsyl-
vania and Michigan a decrease of ! per
cent. is reported. and in Ohio and Wiscon-
sin per cent, Iowa and Indiana 10 per
cent, Illinois II per cent. and Missouri q
per cent. The decrease in condition as
compared with the ten-year average is 4.6
per cent. Indiana is points below.
The average condition of apples is on
the whole. unfavcrable. OF the fourteen
large producing States but two report a
condition above the ten-year average, as
follows: North Carolina. 6S a gain Of !
point, and Michigan. 81. a gain of 6 points.
In Maine the condition is 90, equal to the
ten-year average in that State. New York
reports a condition points below the ten
year average, Illinois and Iowa g. Ohio r.
Pennsylvania and Kansas 16, Kentucky
Virginia and Tennessee II, Missouri IS and
Indiana 70 points below
The present prospects of the peach CROP
are quite favorable. Notwithstanding the
fact that several important peach growing
States report conditions considerably below
their ten-year averages. The States show
ing such reductions are: Tennessee,
points; Georgia, s; Kansas, 30, and Mis-
souri,, IS points. On the other hand Mis-
sissippi reports condition of 1. Virgins
2, South Caroline 3. North Carolina Z Ala
bama 10. Texas Is. California 16 and Ar
kansas Is points above such averages
There has been a marked Improvement ir
the condition OF spring pasture during the
past month. An Improvement OF points
is noted in Ohio. in California. 10 in Mich.
igan. 10 in Indiana. IA in Illinois. Is in Mis-.
souri, Is In Wisconsin, II in Iowa, 10 In
Kansas 20 in South Dakota. p in Nebraska
and 20 I'm Minnesota over their respective
conditions OF last month.