The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-11
REPORT ON THE CROPS
STATEMENT FROM AGRLCUL-
TURAL DEPARTMENT.
Increase in the Acreage of Corn and
the Average Condition July
Was Above That Of Same.
Date Last Year.

turns to the Statistician of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture on the acreage of
corn planted Indicate an increase of
about s52o,0o0 acres. or 80 per cent, on
the area harvested last year. OF the
twenty-five States and Territories with
l0oo,0o0 acres or upward in corn harvest
ed last year. Iowa. Nebraska and Michi-
gan reported an increase OF per cent:
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Virginia and
Louisiana of Is per cent; Georgia, Ar
kansas. Wisconsin and Missouri, 3 Der
cent; Ohio,~ Illinois, Mississippi and In
dian Territory. per cent: Kansas, Ken
lucky and Tennessee. per cent; North
Carolina and South Carolina, per cent;
Texas, per cent: Alabama, s per cent;
Minnesota, per cent and South Dakota
and Oklahoma. ii per cent. The average
condition Of the growing crop on July
was S7.5 per cent, as compared with s13
on July l, 1901. ss.5 at the corresponding
date In 1890 and a ten-year average OF
$50. The condition in Illinois was 81, In
Iowa. Nebraska and Indiana, 90; in Kan
sas and Oklahoma, 3d. in Missouri, 1oz;
in Ohio. ST. and In Texas, H.
The average condition of winter wheat
improved during June nine-tenths Of ore
per cent. standing on July ! at n, or lib
points below the condition on July 1. 1901,
3.S points below that at the correspond
IilB udIe III low anu 81 DO1uIS DeiOW the
ten-year average. 1t fell Off during July
four points in Kansas. two in California
and Oklahoma. and one pointsin Illinois,
and improved during the same period two
points In Pennsylvania and Ohio; seven
in Indiana and Nebraska, ten In Michi-
gan and three In Missouri. Special field
agents report decline of four points IN
Indiana and Illinois since July l.
The average condition of spring wheat
declined three points during June, stand
ing at 92.4 on July 1, as compared with
956 on July /, 1901, $50 at the correspond
ing date in 1900 and ten-year average
of SIS. The decline during June amount
ed to 5 points In Minnesota, In South
Dakota, in Iowa and in Washington.
On the other hand. there was an i'm
provement of points in Nebraska, with
no appreeiable change In North Dakota.
The condition Of spring and winter
wheat combined on July / was S2.9 as
compared with OIL on July 2. 1901, 69.S
on July /, 1900 and 76.2 at the correspond
ing date in 1899.
The amount of wheat remaining in the
hands of farmers on July 1, is estimated
at about 50, 10000 bushels, or per cent
of the crop of last year.
The average condition of the oat crop
on July / was 92.1, as compared with
at the corresponding date in 1900 and a
ten-year average of 1913. The average
condition of barley Is 93.7 against 1915
one month ago, 91.3 on July !, 1901, 1858
at the corresponding date in 1900 and a
ten-year average of ST.. All the princi-
pal barley producing States, except New
York and California-in which States i'm
provements amounting tot and points,
respectively. were noted-show slight
decline In condition during the month.
Notwithstanding this decline. however,
the present average condition is in every
important State is above the ten years
average
The average condition of winter rye Is
sl2, as compared with 1915 on July !. 1901,
S96 at the corresponding date in 1900 ana
a ten-year average of S9.2 Each OF the
principal rye producing States show an
Improvement in condition during the past
month. New York and Pennsylvania, two
of the largest winter rye States, show
conditions and points below their re-
spective ten-year averages, and In Micnl-
gan the condition is 8 points above sucn
average.
The average condition of spring rye Is
ss3. as compared with 943 on July l. 1901.
Sc. a at the corresponding date in 1900 ana
ten-year average of $40. The two leading
spring rye States, Wisconsin ana Ne
braska, report conditions and 10 points
above their respective ten-year averages.
The acreage of potatoes is S.5 per cent,
or about 100000 acres greater than that
of last year. OF the twenty-eight states
and Territories reporting, twenty show In
creased and eight decreased acreages. Inc
average condition of potatoes on July !
was s2.5 as compared with 7.4 on July l.
1901, 91.3 at the corresponding date In
1900 and a ten-year, average of 1928. Wis
consin shows a condition point above the
ten-year average, Ohio 5, Iowa and ILL
nois s, while New York, Minnesota, Mich
igan and Pennsylvania show conditions
/, 3, and 10 points respectively below
such averages.
Reports on sweet potatoes are rather
unfavorahle. but few States showing con-
ditions above their ten-year averages ana
the majority of the more important pro-
ducing States show conditions consider
ably below such average.
The acreage reported as under TOBACCO
is considerably smaller than that shown
for the crop of 1901. OF the principal
tobacco producing States, Maryland shows
a decrease in acreage amounting to 2
per cent: Virginia. per cent; Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, per cent; Tennessee,
10 per cent and Kentucky II per cent
while Wisconsin and North Carolina. the
present areas are pei SOhe
respectively larger than those planted
last year. The average condition of to-
bacco is one point below the ten year
average in Maryland and North Carolina,
two points in Kentucky and Pennsylva-
mia. three points in Tennessee and six
points in Virginia.
Reports of the hay crop are very
favorable and Improvement in condition
is noted during June in nearly every inn
portant hay producing State. The rains
of the past few weeks have been very
beneficial to pastures and, their condition
in nearly every important State reporting
condition considerably above the ten
year average While there has been a
general decline in the condition OF apples
and peaches as compared with last
months report of those fruits from
almost every important State indicate
that more than an average crop of each
of them will be harvested. The condi-
ton of grapes is very good and it is quite
probable that the crop will be as large
as that of any ordinary good year.