The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-19
GOVERNMENT REPORT.

The following is the government
crop report:
The condition of winter and spring
wheat combined, so. The average
condition of corn S.43. TIE monthly
report of the department of agricul-
ture shows the average condition of
corn September 1st, S43 compared
with Sc. 8 on August 1st, 1909: 81. z on
September 1st 1901; 500 at the same
date in 1900 and TEN year average of
70. s except in Kansas. and South Da-
kota which report a decline of 10
points and 10 points respectively dur
ing August. No change of conditions
is reported from the principal corn
states except those of the south and
the state of Michigan They again
report condition averages in excess of
their averages for the last ten years
In spite of the marked decline during
August, Kansas reports condition of
81 or % points above its ten year
average, while Nebraska and Missouri
exceed their ten year averages by 30
and % points respectively. Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois. and Iowa by 16, II, IA
and 10 points respectively and Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin and Minnesota by
6, A, and points respectively. The
crop is 80 late that throughout the
entire north portion of the belt pre-
dictions of more than an average crop
are invariably made c1ntingant upon
the immediate advent and continuance
for some days of the most favorable
conditions of weather. The average
condition at harvest of winter aud
spring wheat combined was 80 against
49,. in 1900 and ten year average of
7S.9. Ohio, Michigan and Illinois
report 10, Is, Is and 81 points and
North Dakota, South Dakota and
Missouri, %, %. and ID points respec-
lively above their yearly average.
Pennsylvania and California report
3 points below, Iowa 10 points below
and Kansas % points below the ten
year average. The condition of oats
when harvested was S7.2 against 70. 1
in 1900 and ten year average of 70 8
while correspondents report harvesting
of exceptionally large crop of oats.
There are indications that the crop
will be deficient in point of quality.
This will be more fully reported in
December. Then final returns as to
yields per acre are sent in. OF the ten
states having 1, ZOO, 5000 acres and up
wards in oats. Iowa alone reports q
condition comparing unfavorably
with its ten year average. New York
reports the high condition of 107, the
highest from this state since 1877 and
"a points above it's ten year average.
Wisconsin 100. highest since 1889 and
10 points above its ten year average.
Ohio 100. its highest since 1893 and
IL points above its ten year average.
Michigan SO, highest since 1884 and
II points above its ten year average.
Pennsylvania y8, highest sincae 1895
and 16 points above its ten year aver
age. Indiana 8. highest since 1894
and 10 points above its ten year
average. Minnesota 50. highest since
1895 and II points above its ten year
average. Nebraska SO, highest since
1897 and 20 points above its ten year
average, but not exceptionally high
fer that state. Average condition of
barley when harvested was 89.7
against 1873 last year 707 in 1900 and
S2 the mean of averages of last year,
"a. 3 in 1900 and 85.4 the mean Of
averages of last ten years. Averaging
OF wheat on September LIST, 1900 and
81 the mean Of averagings of last ten
years.