The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-11
CORN At SO.
Condition Of the Crop in Kansas
Above Ten Year Average.
Washington.

Washington, July 11.-Preliminary
returns to the statistician Of the de-
partment of agriculture on the acreage
OF corn planted, indicate an increase OF
about $500, 900 acres, or SO per cent. on
the area harvested last year. OF the IS
states and territories with Loco, 900 acres
or upward in corn harvested last year.
Iowa, Nebraska and Michigan report an
increase of / per cent. Pennsylvania,
Indiana. Virginia and Louisiana of 2
per cent; Georgia, Arkansas. Wisconsin
and Missouri, per cent; Ohio, Illinois.
Mississippi and Indian Territory 4 per
cent; Kansas. Kentucky and Tennessee,
per cent; North Carolina and South
Carolina. per cent; Texas, per cent:
Alabama, per cent: Minnesota, per
cent, and South Dakota and Oklahoma,
II per cent. The average condition Of
the growing crop on July / was SIS as
compared with S1.3 on July 1. 1901, 1915
at the corresponding date in 1900. and a
ten year average of 1872.
The condition in Illinois is 81; Iowa,
Nebraska and Indiana, 80; in Kansas
and Oklahoma, 80: in Missouri, 102; in
Ohio, 81; and in Texas Al.
The average condition of winter wheat
improved during June nine-tenths of
one point, standing on July l at n, or
lis points below the condition on July
/, 1901; 3.S points below that at the cor
responding date in 1900 and "a points
below the ten year average 1t fell or
during July four points in Kansas. 2
~
one point in Illinois and improved dur
ing the same period points in Penn
sylvania and Ohio, Z in Indiana and
Nebraska. 10 in Michigan and in Mis-
souri,. Special fleld agents report a de-
cline of 4 points in Indiana and Illinois
since July 1.
The average condition of spring wheat
declined points during June, standing
at 1924 on July l, as compared with 95.6
on July 1, 1901, $50 at the corresponding
period in 1900 and ten year average OF
1873. The decline during June amount
ed to S points in Minnesota, in South
Dakota in Iowa and in Washington.
On the other hand. there was an inn
provement OF points in Nebraska, with
no appreciate change in North Dakota
The condition of spring and winter
compared with GIL on July /. 1901, sos
on July /, 1900, and 1852 at the corre-
spending date in 1899
The amount of wheat remaining in the
at about 50. $40, 900 bushels or per cent
of the crop of last year.
The average condition Of the cat crop
on July 1, was 921, az compared with
9O.6 last month, 1877 on July l. 1901; S5-5
at the corresponding date in 1900 and a
ten year average OF 873.
The average condition of barley is $50
one month ago, S1.3 on July /, 1901, 76.3
at the corresponding date in 1900, and a
ten year average of 81. All the princf-
York and California-in which states
improvements amounting to 1 and 4
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 Il above the
ten year average.
The average condition of winter rye
is 912 as compared with s3.6 on July /,
1901, $50 Mt the corresponding date in
1900 and q ten year average Of So.
Each sof the principal rye producing