Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-11
CORN AVERAGE HIGHER
Condition Of the Crop Better
July Than at Same Time
in 1901.
Acreage Is Much Larger and
the Average Is 87.5.=-8l.3
Year Ago.
Wheat Condition Somewhat Be.
low Normal..-Good Outlook
for Apples and Peaches.

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 3,520.OO0 acres. or 80 per cent on
the area harvested last year. OF the
twenty five states and territories with
q million acres or upwards in corn har-
vested last year. Iowa. Nebraska and
Michigan report an increase of j per
cent, PENNSYLVANIA. Indiana, Virginia
and Louisiana of > per cent. Georgia,
Arkansas, Wisconsin and Missouri 3
per cent. Ohio Illinois. Mississippi and
Indian Territory 4 per cent. Kansas,
kentucky and Tennessee per cent.
North Carolina and South Carolina e
Per cent. Texas I per cent. Alabama 5
per cent, Minnesota per cent and
South Dakota and Oklahoma IL pei
cent The average condition of the
growing crop on July ! WAS So. as
compared With Sl.3 on July /. 1901; $50
at the corresponding date in 1900 and \
ten year average of So The condition
in Illinois was 81. in Iowa. Nebraska
and Indiana 90, III Kansas and Olllaho-
ma 80 in Missouri lO2, IN Ohio 81 and
in Texas Al.
wheat during June improved nine
tenths of one point, standing ON July l
at "a, OF 1l.3 points below the condition
on July J., 1901: S.S points below that
at the corresponding date in 1900 and
"a points below the ten-year average
1t fell off during June points in Kan
sas, points in California and Oklaho-
ma and / point in Illinois and improved
curing the same period points IN
Pennsylvania and Ohio. Z points in In
diana and Nebraska. 10 in Michigan
and in Missouri. Special field agents
report a decline of points in Indiana
and Illinois since June 10.
The average condition of spring
wheat declined 8 points during June.
standing at ga on July i. as compared
with 95.6 on July |. 1901; oo.2 at the
period in 1900 and ten
wear average of SIS. The decline dur
ing June amounted to points in MINI
resota, in South Dakota, 3 in Iowa
ard in Washington. ON the other
hand, there was an Improvement oil
points in Nebraska, with no apprecia-
BILE change in North Dakota.
The condition of spring md winter
wheat combined on July was So. rs
With OIL on July l. 1901: 69.s
on july /, 1900. and 49, at the CORE
spending date in 1899.
The amount of wheat remaining in
the hands of farmers on July ] is esti-
at about 52.44o.0o bushels. or Z
per cent of the crop of last year.
The average condition of the oat crop
on July /. 1902. was 92.1. compared with
900 last month, S3.7 on July l. 1900, 500
at the corresponding date in 1900 and
a ten year average of S7.3.
The average condition of barley is
?3.7, against 93.6 one month ago. 9l.3 on
July 1, 1901. 76.3 at the corresponding
date in 1900 and Il ten year average OF
ST.. All the principal barley produce
ing states. except New York and Cali
fornia--in which states improvements
to ! and 4 points respec-
lively were noted-show a slight decline
IN cO1QlIlOil uutlIlS iliS iiio4's''' 49,
this decline, however. the
present average condition in every I'M
portans state is above the ten year aV-
erage.
The average condition of winter rye
is 91.o, as compared with $50 on July j,
1901. S9.6 at the corresponding date IN
1900, and q ten year average of 3D..
Each of the principal rye producing
states shows an Improvement IN con-
dition during the past month New
York and Pennsylvania. two OF the
Ia rgest winter rye states, show condi-
lions and points below their respec-
tive ten wear averag GEES and in Michigan
the condition is points above such av-
erage.
The average condition of spring rye is
Sg3. as compared With 93.3 on July l.,
1901. CO.. at the corresponding date in
1900 and a ten year average OIL Si.9.
The two leading spring rye states,
and Nebraska, report con-
dtions s and 10 points above their re-
spective ten year averages.
The acreage of potatoes Is 80 per
cent or about 100000 acres greater than
last wear OF the % states and terrltor-
les reporting, 20 show increased and s
acreages. The average con-
dition of potatoes on July was 92.9, as
compared with S7.A on July i, 1901, 9l.3
at the corresponding date in 1900 and a
ten year average of 92.3. WISCONSIN
shows a condition of / point above the
ten year average. Ohio 8. Iowa s. and
Illinois 9, while New York. Minnesota,
Michigan and Pennsylvania show con-
ditions 1, s. 5 and 10 points respectively
below such average.
While there has been a general de-
cline i'm the condition of apples and
peaches, as compared with last month,
reports of those fsruits from almost ev-
erv important state Indicate that more
than an average crop of each of them
win be harvested. The condition of
grapes is very good. and it is quite
that the crop will be as large
as that of any ordinary year.
SIXTH DISTRICT CONVENTION.