The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-13
SMALL CROP AVERAGES
WINTER WHEAT ACREAGE MUCH
REDUCED, CONDITION OFF.
Decline i'm Indfana--Rye, Oats and Hay
in Bad shape, Pasture P~oor-PIow-
ing Well Advanced.

WASHINGTON. May l2-Returns to the
statistician OF the Department OF Agricul-
ture, made up TO May ]. show the area
under winter wheat iA cultivation on that
date to have been aSOut 27,lO3.OO acres.
This is 4,S6S,OO0 acres. or l5.2 per cent. less
than the area sown last fan OF the depart
ments estimate of which no modification.
except for acreage abandoned. is considered
necessary. OF this Abandonment Kansas re-
ports 1,SS5.ooo acres. Texas and Tennessee
each 10000, Indiana, f5.co. California, 402.-
900, Oklahoma $4,000 and Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia, Kentucky. Nebraska and Washington
each between 10000 and 10000. For the
area remaining under cultivation the aver
age condition on Mas. ] was 76.4 per cent,
against 9.1 on May !, 1901: $50 at the CORE
spending date in 1900. and S2.2. the mean OF
the. May averages Of the last ten years.
The present conditioe is the lowest May
condition, with the exception OF the years
1899. 1893 and 1855. since 1885. The depart
ments final grain report for 1901 viii be
issued on Friday. May 3.
The average cOndit5n Of winter rye on
May l was S3.4 per ce:t.. as compared with
S5.4 on April L: 94.e on Nay 1, 1901: SIS at the
corresponding date in 1880. and 81, the mean
Of the May averages 81 the last ten years.
The present condition is the lowest May
condition since 1888, md the lowest with
that exception in twCgty years. New York
and Pennsylvania, with two-hfths OF the
total winter rye acreate OF the country, re-
port 81 and So, RESPECTIVELY. the former
being 3 points ands the latter : points
below the respectivet ten-year averages.
Kansas reports Y or Y points below its ten
year average.
The average conditions OF meadow moving
lands on May 1 was t.6 per cent, against
92.s on May l. 1901: 90S at the corresponding
date in 1900. and 0.6. .he mean OF the May
averages for the last zen years. The pres
ent condition of mOwftg lands is the lowest
May condition since 1s.s. with the exception
Of 1893. when IL was Sf9. The States whose
reports contribute most largely 10 the low
average are Kansas snd Missouri. with 10
points below their ten;year averages; Iowa,
with IL points, Illinois and Minnesota y
points and Indiana s ;oints. These are the
only important deviatiOns from the state
averages OF a series = years.
The average condititn Of spring pastures
on May l was S4.9 perscent.. against 9l.7 on
May ], 1901; 9l3 at tie corresponding date
In 1900, and S1. the man OF the May aver
ages for the last tent years. The present
condition Is. with the exception Of that re-
ported on May /, 1888, she lowest May condi-
ton since 1883.
OF the total ~amount'of spring blowing re-
ported as cOntempla "a. IL is estimated
that 1913 per cent. wat actually done up 10
May 1. against 81 PEI cent. at the CORE
spending date last N!ar, and a ten-year
average OF III per ctlt. In Illinois. Iowa
and Missouri the proportion actually plowed
up TO May / was l5.lti and IS per cent, re-
specially, in excess % the average proper
ton actually plOWedi by that date. and
there is also reported a material but less
marked increase over ie proportion usually
plOwel May 1 in I~ndi.na, Kansas and Ne
braska. In the spring wheat States, how
ever. the preparation OF the ground for
seeding has been seriously delayed by un-
favorable weather. Ntrth Dakota In par
ticular reporting so tate a season as 10
make a reduction IL its spring wheat
acreage very prObabla