The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-12
Crops Late but Returns Arc
More Than Encouraging.
APPLES FAR IN the LEAD
Seven Of The Principal Tobacco States
Sh0x an Increase Above Their Ten
Year Averages.

Washington. Sept. 12.-The monthly re-
port OF the statistician OF the department
OF agriculture shows the average condi-
ton OF corn on Sept. to have been SAB.
as compared with s6.5 on Aug. 1 last, bl.7
on Sept ]. 1901. and ten-year average OF
1873.
ABOVE THE TEN YEAR AVERAGE.
Except IN Kansas and South Dakota.
which report decline of IL points and 10
points respectively during August, no ma
terfai change of condition is reported
from any of the principal corn states.
and except those OF the south and thu
state of Michigan, they again report con-
dition averages In excess OF their re-
spective averages for the last ten years.
Notwithstanding its decline during Aug
ust. Kansas reports a condition of 81. or
25 points above it's ten-year average.
while Nebraska and Missouri exceed
their respective ten-year averages by
30 and % points respectively.
The crop, however. Is so late that
throughout the entire northern portion
OF the belt predictions OF more than an
average crop are invariably made. contin-
uance for some days OF the most favora-
BILE conditions of weather.
The average condition at harvest OF
winter and spring wheat combined was 90,
against S2.S last year and ten-yeaf
average OF 7s.9
OATS, BARLEY AND WHEAT.
The average condition of oats when
harvested was s7.2. against I'll last year
and q ten-year average of 1877. While
correspondents report the harvesting OF
an exceedingly large crop Of oats, there
are Indications that the crop will be very
deficient in point of quality. OF the ten
states having one million acres or up
ward In oats. Iowa alone reports con-
dition comparing favorably with Its ten.
year average. New York reports the phe-
nomenally high condition OF 10, the
highest reported from this state since
1s77 and "a points above it ten-yeaR
average. D.
The average condition OF barley when
harvested was ss7 against s3s last year.
and 50, the mean of the averages OF the
last ten years.
The condition at harvest OF winter and
| spring rye combined was 90.2, against S49
last year. and s5.4. the mean OF the aver
ages of the last 10 years.
The average condition OF buckwheat on
Sept. / was S64. against 914 on Aug. 1,
1900. e0.9 one year ago. and A5. the mean
of the averages of the last 10 years.
THE TOBACCO CROP.
Seven OF the principal tobacco states
show conditions raining from to IA points
above their 10-year averages. while IN
Kentucky, New York and Tennessee con-
dftions are 2.5 and points respectively be-
low such averages. ~
i There was a decline I'm the condition of
sweet potatoes during August. and I'm all
the principal states, except New Jersey
Virginia and South Carolina, present cons
ditions are below their 10-year averages.
The acreage OF clover seed has been con-
siderably reduced since last year. In
California, Utah and Colorado conditions
are below their 10-year averages. while
all the other states-except Maryland, In
which state the condition IL the same a.
the 10-year average-report conditions
above such average.
All but two of the principal sugar-cane-
producing states-Arkansas and Texas-s
show conditions below their 10-year aver
ages
In all rice-growing states except Texas
conditions range from to Is points be-
low their eight-year averages.
During August the condition OF hops
declined point In Oregon and In New
York and improved points In Can.
fornia.
APPLES FAR IN THE LEAD.
All but six OF the important apple.
growing states report conditions rangino
from TO 30 points above their lo-year
averages.
In all but eight of the states having
1000 900 peach trees and upward in 1899 q
production exceeding the l0-year aver
age is probable
In all the states In which the produce
tion of grapes Is OF more than local Inn
portance the condition Is equal TO or
above the 10-year average.
There is decrease in the number Of
stock hogs now being fattened as coms
pared with the number a year ago In
every important hog raising state ex-
cept Pennsylvania.