The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-13
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
Djscouragins Showing for Winter
 Wheat.

Washington, May 12.-Returns to the
 statistician of the government of agri-
 culture made up to May 1, show the
 area under winter wheat in cultivation 1O3,OO0 acres This is 4,S6S, 900 acres, or 152 per cent. less than the area sown
 last fall of the departments estimate of which no modification, except for
 acreage abandoned, is considered neces-
 sary. Of this abandonment Kansas re- ports 1 S35, ,000 acres, Texas and Tennes-
 see each 270.000 acres. Indiana 2O5,OOO
 acres California 402,000 acres, Oklaho-
 ma 5000 acres and Pennsylvania Vir-
 ginia, Kentucky, Nebraska and Wash
 ington each between 100000 and 100000 1 acres.
 For the area remaining under cultiva
 ton the average condition on May 1 was 764 against 94,1, on May 1, 1901,
 SS.9 at the corresponding date in 1900, and sS.2, the mean of the May averages of the last ten years The present con diton is the lowest May condition with | the exception of the year 1899, 1893 and 1 1888 since 1885.
 | The departments final grain report 1 for 1901 will be issued on Friday, May | 23
 The average condition of winter rye on May 1 was S3.4 as compared with S5,4 on April 1, 1902, 94.6 on May 1, 1901, SS.5, at the corresponding date in 1900, and S9, the mean of the May averages of the last ten years. The present con- dition is the lowest May condition since 1893 and the lowest with that exception in twenty years. New York and Penn sylvania with two-fifths of the total winter acreage of the country, report S1 and S3 respectively, the former being three points and the latter seven points below the respective ten years averages Kansas reports 72. or 13 points below it's ten year average.
 The average condition of meadow moving lands on May was S6.6 against 9e.S on May l. 1901, 90S at the corre- spending date in 1900 and 90.6, the mean of the May averages of the last ten years The present condition of now ing lands is the lowest May condition since 1888, with the exception of 1899, when it was S49 The states whose re- ports contribute most largely to this low average are Kansas and Missouri with 15 points below their ten year averages, Iowa with IA points, Illinois and Minnesota points and Indiana 6 points. These are the only important deviations from the state averages of 9 series of years.
 The average condition of spring pas lures on May l was S4.9 against 91.5 on May l, 1901, 91.S at the corresponding date in 1900 and 90.1, the mean of the May averages Of the late ten years The present condition is, with the ex- ception of that reported on May l. 1899, the lowest May condition since 1SSS
 Of the total amount of spring blowing reported as contemplated it is estimat- ed that 123 per cent. will be actually done up to May 1 against 67 per cent a the corresponding date last year and ten year average of I'll per cent In Illinois, Iowa and Missouri the propor- ton actually plowed up to May 1 was l5 16 and Is per cent. respectively in l excess of the proportion usually plow- cd by that date and there is also report | ed a material but less marked increase over the proportion usually plowed by May in Indiana, Kansas and Nebras- ka In the spring wheat states, how | ever, the preparation of the ground for | seeding has been seriously delayed by | unfavorable weather, North Dakota in l particular reporting so late season as | to make a reduction in it's spring wheat | acreage highly probable