The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-09-18
CROP AVERAGES HIGH
GOVERNMENT MONTHLY REPORT
GIVES FIGURES.
These Are Well Above the Ten Year
LeveI-Corn Percentage Is S4.3-The
Outlook Is Bright, but Much Yet De-
ponds on the Weather.

lHe average conultlou Oh corn On sept
to have been S4.3, as sompared with $50
on Aug. 1. 1902, 51.1 on Sept. l. 1901,
SOC at the corresponding date in 1900
and ten-year average of iS.S.
Except in Kansas and South Dakota,
which report decline of II points and
10 points respectively during August, no
material change of condition is reported
from any of the principal ccrn States,
and except those of the South and the
State of Michigan they again report con
dition averages in excess of their respec-
tive averages for the last ten years. The
report continues:
Notwithstanding its marked decline
since August. Kansas reports a condition
of 81, or - points above its ten-year av-
erage. while Nebraska and Missouri ex-
ceed their respective ten-year average by
So and % points respectively; Indiana.
Ohio, Illinois and Iowa by Is, IL, IA and
10 points respectively. and Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin and Minnesota by q, and 3
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 inva-
riably made contingent upon the immedi-
ate advent and continuance for some days
of the most favorable conditions Of
weather.
Condition of Wheat Crop.
The average condition at harvest Of
winter and spring wheat combined was
50. against SIS last year, 69.6 in 1900
and a ten-year average of 1S.9.
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois
report 13. IS. ID and 81 points. and North
Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska and
Missouri 90 24. p and p points respec-
lively above their ten-year average; the
condition in Minnesota differs only one
point from the States ten year average
while PENNSYLVANIA and California report
) points below the ten-year average
Iowa II points below. and Kansas. with
a condition of 40. 23 points below the ten
year average OF the State.
The average condition of oats when
harvested was S1.2. against I'll last
year. S2.9 in 1900 and a ten-year average
Of 19.1. While correspondents report
the harvesting of an exceptionally large
crop of oats. there are Indications that
the crop will he very deficient in point Of
quality. This, however. will be more
fully reported upon in December. when
the final returns as TO the yield per acre
are sent in.
OF the ten States having 1000 900 acres
or upward in oats Iowa alone reports 4
condition comparing favorably with its
ten-year average. New York reports the
phenomenally high condition of 1OI, tie
highest reported from that State since
1877 and 24 points above its ten-year
average: Wisconsin, 100, its highest since
1882 and II points above its ten-year
average; Ohio. 100. its highest since 1888
and Is points above its ten-year average:
Michigan. 80. its highest since 1884 and
II points above its ten-year average:
Pennsylvania, 9S, its highest since 1898
and IL points above its ten-year average;
Indiana, 96. its highest since 1894 and 10
points above its ten-year average; Min
nesota. %. its highest since 1885 and IL
points above its ten-year average; Ne
braska. ST. its highest since 1897 and ~
points above its ten-year average. and
Illinois. ST. or 6 points above its ten-year
average. but not an exceptionally high
condition for that State.
Report on Barley and Rye.
The average condition of barley when
harvested was S9.I. against S3.S last
year, I0.1 in 1900 and $40 the mean Of
the averages of the last ten years.
The condition at harvest of winter and
spring rye combined was 9O.2, against
$40 last year, $40 in 1900 and S5.4 the
mean of the averages of the last ten
years.
The average condition of buckwhelt
on Sept. / was S6.4, against ola on Aug.
/, 1900, and S4.1 the mean Of the aver
ages for the last ten years.
Seven of the principal tobacco States
show conditions ranging from l to IA
points above their ten-year averages,
while in Kentucky, New York and Ten
nessee conditions are ., 3 and 6 points
respectively below such averages.
The average of clover seed has been
considerably reduced since last year. only
two of the principal States-Maryland
and Ohio-repOrting even a small In
crease. The other important States, ex-
cept Kansas. in which State the area
is the same as last year, report decreases.
In California. Utah and Colorado cOndi-
tlouS DtlON lut oNShaScss
while all other States except Maryland,
in which State the condition is the same
as the ten-year average, report conditions
above such averages.
During August the condition of hops
declined point in Oregon and in New
York, and improved points in Califor-
mia, while the condition in Washington
remained unchanged during the month.
Apple Outlook Favorable.
or the States having 4.O00.O00 trees
and upward in apples eleven report an i'm
provement in condition during August.
All but six of the important apple-grow-
ing States report conditions ranging from
Z to 81 points above their ten-year aver
ages: in Ohio the condition agreed with
such averages, while Indiana, West Nir-
ginia. Virginia. Tennessee and Kentucky
report conditions below such average.
Reports as to the production of peaches
as compared with full crop in the inn
portant peach-growing States range from
10 per cent in Illinois to 80 in Oklahoma.
In all but eight of the States having
1900. zoo trees and upward in 1889 n pro-
duction exceeding the ten-year average is
probable.
In all the States in which the produc-
ton of grapes is of more than local i'm
portance the condition is equal to or
above the ten-year average.
There is a decrease in the number of
stock hogs now being fattened as COM
pared with the number year ago in ev-
cry important hog-raising State except
Pennsylvania. where an increase of l per
cent is noted. Reports as to size and
weight of stock hogs indicate a condition
above the ten-year average in but four
of the principal States-Illinois, Missouri,
Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
From Far and Near.
Railroad property in Iowa was assess
ed this year at S4,316, 126 more than last
year.