Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-06-18
JUNE CROP REPORT.
SPRING WHEAT DECREASE OF
ASH. 900 ACRES.
The Condition of Winter Wheat Is
Slightly Lower than a Month Ago,
While Spring Is Higher than at
This Time Last Year.

Preliminary reports of the spring
wheat acreage indicate a reduction Of
about Ash 900 acres, or 12.S per cent.
OF the nineteen States reporting sprag
wheat thirteen report reduced acreage.
Washington being the only State having
100000 acres or upward that reports an
increase. There is reduction of 745.-
600 acres in Minnesota and of sos, 900
acres in North Dakota. due largely TO un-
favorable weather during sowing time IN
the Red River valley; reduction OF I00.-
e00 acres in South Dakota, resulting in
the main from an increasing tendency To-
ward grea Ter diversification of crops, and
a reduction of $4,000 acres in Nebraska,
consequent on the gradual yielding Of
spring wheat to winter wheat.
The average condition Of spring wheat
on June l was 95.4. as compared with
81 at the corresponding date last year.
SI.3 on June /, 1900, and ten-year sv-
erage of 92,6. The present average has
been exceeded only three times in the
/ last fifteen years.
OF the States having 100000 acres or
upward in spring wheat South Dakota
reports condition of 100 North Dakota
96 and Minnesota and Iowa a5. In
Washington and Oregon, which together
have over l, 100000 acres the condition
| averages are 90 and 93 respectively.
The average condition of winter wheat
on June / was T6i, as compared with
764 on May /, 1902; SIS ON June /,
1901; S2.T on June /. 1900. and S0.3, the
mean of the June averages of the last
ten years. During May there was
gain of three points in Michigan. Illinois
| and Kansas, of one point in Indiana, two
points in Nebraska and seven points in
| Oklahoma, On the other hand. there
was 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 in excess of the acre
age harvested last year. Twenty-Five
| States and territories report some on
| largement Of acreage and twenty-four
| some reductions. OF the nine States
having 100000 acres or upward In oats
| New York, Ohio, Illinois. Wisconsin and
Minnesota report an increased acreage,
no case exceeding per cent, and Penn
/ sylyania, Indianal Iowa aud Nebraska a
decrease, which only in the last-mention-
/ Su SlHlG EAGRtuS 4 per CENT
| The average condition of oats is 300,
| aga INST 1913 on J ine /. 1891, OIL at the
corresponding date in 1900 and a ten-year
average of %. Minnesota and Indiana
report conditions corresponding exactly
with their ten-year averages. Michigan
| reports two, Iowa three, Illinois five and
! Wisconsin six points above and Nebras-
/ ka one point, New York two. Ohio five
! and PENNSYLVANIA thirteen points below
! The average conditi IN of apples is un-
| favorable. OF the fourteen large produc-
| ing States but two report q condition
/ above the ten-year average, as follows
/ North Carolina. 6S, gain Of one point
and Michigan 81, gain of six points
| In Maine the condition is %. New Yerl
reports condition five points below tn
ten year average, Illinois and Iowa nirt
/ points. Ohio twelve, Pennsylvania ans
Kansas sixteen, Kentucky. Virginia an,
Tennessee seventeen. Missouri eighteeI
and Indiana nineteen points. The pros
poets of the peach crop are quite favor
| able.
Condition for the Week.
The weather bureaus weekly summar.
of crop conditions says:
The States of the lower Missouri val
ley have again suffered from excessiy
rains, which have also interrupted farm
work in the northern portions OF lllinoi
| and Indiana and the southern portions o
Wisconsin and Michigan Drouth is be
coming serious ia the Carolinas and il
the central and west gulf districts
With ample moisture aud fayorabl
temperatures corn has made good growtl
! throughout the central valleys. but
much in need of cultivation in the State
of the lower Missouri valley and Wis
/ consin.
with warm. showery weather Of III
! last week has been favorable to the de
velopment Of rust in winter wheat In por
tions of Missouri and Indiana and ha
/ caused lodging to some extent in Iilinni
! and Missouri. Harvesting has begun il
] he southern portions OF Missouri an
| Kansas. On the Pacific coast the whea
outlook continues promising. although
grasshoppers are causing some damage.
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