The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-15
THE ACREAGE OF CORN
Is Larger by S,52O,OOO Acres
Than That Of Last Year.
81, ,440,00O Bus. Wheat UnSOld.
Seven Per Cent. Of the Crop OF
1901 Remains IN the Farmers
Hands ds---Asricultural
Report.
5z,44O,O0O Bus. Wheat UnsOld.

Il
about 3, $40, 900 acres, ar 3.9 per cent.
On the area harvested last year.
OF the TWENTY-FIVE States and Terri
tories with 900, 900 acres or upward in
corn harvested last year, Iowa, Ne
braska and Michigan report an increase
of per cent; Pennsylvania. Indiana,
Virginia and Louisiana , per cent;
Georgia, Arkansas. Wisconsin and Mis-
souri, 3 per cent: Ohio, Illinois, Missis-
sippi and Indian Territory 1 per cent
Kansas. Kentucky aud Tennessee per |
cent: North Carolina and South Caro- |
lima 6 per cent; Texas per cent, |
Alabama s per cent, Minnesota 9 per
cent, and South Dakota and Oklahoma
IL per cent.
The average condition Of the growing
crop on July / was 81 D. as compared
with 81 3 on July /, 1901; 80 ) At The
corresponding date in 1900, and ten
year average of 50 ,. The condition in
Illinois was ~, ia Iowa, Nebraska and
Indiana 80, in Kansas and Oklahoma 80,
10 Missouri l02, in Ohio 81, aud in
Texas IL per cent.
The average condition OF winter
wheat improved during June nine
tenths of one point, standing on July
At II, or ll.3 points below the condi
ton ON July /, 1901. 3 8 points below
that at the corresponding date in 1900,
and "a points below the ten-year av-
erz9e. 1t fell off during June four
points in Kansas, two points in Cali
fo.nia and Oklahoma. and one point in
Illinois, and improved during the same
period two points in Pennsvlvia and
Ohio, seven in Indiana and Nebraska,
ten in Michigan and three in Missouri.
Spt cial field agents report a decline of
four points in Indiana and Illinois since
July /.
The average condition of spring
wheat declined three points during
June, standing at 92. 4 on July Las COM
pared with 95 8 on July l, 1901, 55.2 at
the corresponding date in 1900, and q
ten-year average OF So 3. The decline
during June amounted TO five points In
Minnesota, six in South Dakota, three
in Iowa, and four in Washington. On
the other hand, there was an improve
| ment of nine points in Nebraska, with
no appreciable change in North Da-
kota.
The condition of spring and winter
wheat combined on July l was S2.9. as
compared with 81. on July i, 1901, 69S
/ on July /, 1900, and 76.2 at the cor
responding date In 1899.
| The amount Of wheat remaining in
| the hands OF the farmers on July / IL
estimated at about 81, ii0, 900 bushels,
or per cent of the crop Of last year.
1 The average condition of the oat
crop on July | was s2 ]. as compared
with 80 6 last month, So on July /,
1901, S5.5 at the corresponding date in
1900, and ten-year average of S7.3.
4 The average condition of barley is
93.7. against SO one month ago, sL3
on July /, 1901, 16.3 at the correspond
ing date in 1900, and q tep-year average
OF 81. All the principal barley-pro
ducing States, except New York and
Californian which States improve
ments amounting to one and four points,
respectively, were noted-show a slight
decline in condition during the month.
Notwithstanding this decline, however,
the present average condition In every
important State is above the ten-year
average.
The average condition of winter rye
is 9l.2 rs compared with 90 6 on July /,
1901, SO. g at the corresponding date il
1901. and a ten-year average of S9. =
Each of the principal rye-produciDg
States shows an Improvement in condl
lion during the past month. New York
and Pennsylvania. two OF the larges
winter rye States, show conditions foui
and seven points below their respectiv W
ten-y y ear averages, and in Michigan ths
condition is three points above sucf
average.
The average condition Of spring ry,
| is 50 3 as compared with %. ; on July
1901, 90. Z at the corresponding date II
1900, and q ten-year average of S1.9
The two leading spring rye States
Wisconsin aud Nebraska, report condi
tion eight and nineteen points above
their respective teL-year averages.
The acreage of potatoes is 5 pc
cent, or about 100000 acres greate
than that OF last year. OF the 4S State
tand Territories reporting, forty shov
increased and eight decreased acreages
1.-The average condition of potatoes ol
July l was % 9, ss compared with 81.
Lon July /, 1901 81 3 at the correspond
ing date in 1900. and a teu-year averag,
iof 923. Wisconsin shows a conditioI
lone point above the teu-year average
lOhio five, Iowa eight and Illinois nine
while New York, Minnesota, Michigan
and Pennsylvania show conditions one
three, five and ten points, respectively
below snch average.
| Reports on sweet potatoes are rathel
unfavorable, but few States showing
Icopditious above their teu-year aver
ages. and the majority OF the more im
portant producing States show condi
tions considerably below such average
The acreage reported as under TO
bacco Ia considerably larger than tha
lshown for the crop of 1901. OF tn,
principal tobacco-producing States
Maryland shows a decrease in acre
age amounting To , per cent, Virgins
per cent, Pennsylvania and Ohio
per cent. Tennessee 10 per cent
and Kentucky Il per cent; while il
Wisconsin and North Carolina the pres
ent areas are and per cent respect
lively, larger than those planted lasI
year. The average condition of tobacco
is point below the fen-year average il
Maryland and North Carolina. , point.
in Kentucky and Pennsylvania. points
in Tennessee, and points in Virginia
ION the other hand. Ohio and Wisconsin
show conditions ; and 10 points, re.
lspectively, above such average.
| Reports of the hay crop are very ia.
vorable, an Improvement in condition
being noted during June in nearly ev-
cry important bay-producidg State.
The rains of the past two months have
been very beneficial to pastures, and
their present condition is excellent
nearly every important State reporting
n condition considerably above the ten
year average.
While there has been general de-
cline In the condition of apples and
peaches as compared with last month,
reports of those fruits from almost ey-
cry important State indicate that more
than an average crop Of each of them
| will be harvested. The condition of
L cranes l. very pood and In IL oni,a