The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-11
OUR Big GRAIN CROPS
PLENTY OF FOOD IN SIGHT FOR AN
OTHER YEAR.
THE ACREAGE AND AVERAGES.
GEORGIA HAS OVER 1000, 1000
ACRES In CORN.

Corn Shows Increase of $500, 900
Acres With July 1 Average of $50.
Winter Wheat Is lib Points Below
Last Year and Spring wheat Is
Three Points Below-Oats, Barley
and Rye Make Good Showing.
About 100000 Acres More of Pota-
toes.
Washington, July 10.-Preiiminary re-
turns to the satisfaction of the Depart
ment of Agriculture of the acreage of
corn planted indicate an increase of
about 3,520,O0O acres, or 39 per cent.
increase on the area harvested last
year. Among the rs states and terri
corn harvested last year, Virginia re-
ports an increase of 2 per cent; Geor-
gia per cent; North Carolina and
South Carolina 6 per cent. The aver
age condition of the growing crop on
July 1 was SIS as compared with
Sl.3 on July /. 1901; 1915 at the
corresponding date in 1900, and a. 10.
year average of S9.2.
The average condition of winter
wheat improved during June nine
tenths of one point, standing on July
at n. or 11.3 points below the con-
dition on July l.. 1901; S.S points below
that at the corresponding date in 1900.
and "a points below the 10-year aver
age.
The average condition of spring
wheat declined 3 points during June.
standing at 92.4 on July l,
S5e on July l. 1901. 552 at
the corresponding date in 1900 and
10-year average of S5.S.
The condition of spring and winter
wheat combined on July / was S2.9 as
compared with Oil on July /. 1901; 69.s
on July l, 1900 and 1862 at the corre-
spending date in 1899.
Held Back by Farmers.
Wheat in the hands Of farmers July
l is estimated at about 80, COO bush
els, or per cent. of the crop of last
year.
| The average condition of the oat
| crop on July l was 92.1 as compared
with 906 last month; 1871 on July /,
| 1901; sos at the corresponding date in
1900, and a 10-year average of sZs.
| The average condition of barley is
! 1871, against 1916 one month ago. 9l3
on July /, 1901; 1868 at the correspond
| ing date in 1900 and a 10-year average
of ST..
| The average condition of winter rye
| is 9l.2, as against 1876 on July /. 1901;
1916 at the corresponding date in 1900;
| and ten-year average of S9.2.
The average condition of spring rye
is 1913, as compared with 1913 on July
1 a 10 dlf ia
in 1900, and a ten-year average of 8T.9.
The acreage of potatoes is 3.5 per
cent. or about 1000 acres greater
than that of last year. The average
condition of potatoes on July
was 92.9 as compared
corresponding date in 1900, and 10
year average of 1878.
Reports on sweet potatoes are rather
unfavorable, but few states showing
conditions above their 1O-year aver
ages.
Tobacco Acreage Decreased.
The acreage reported as under to-
bacco is considerably smaller than that
shown for the crop of 1901. OF the
principal tobacco producing states,
Maryland shows a decrease in acreage
amounting to per cent; Virginia
per cent; Pennsylvania and Ohio
per cent; Tennessee 10 per cent, and
Kentucky II per cent, while in Wis
consin and North Carolina the pres
ent areas are Z and per cent, re-
spectively, larger than these planted
last year. The average condition Of
tobacco is 1 point below the average in
Maryland and North Carolina points
in Kentucky and Pennsylvania;
points in Tennessee, and points in
Virginia. On the other hand Ohio and
Wisconsin show conditions and 10
points, respectively, above such aver
age.
Reports on the hay crop are very
favorable.
While there has been a general de-
cline in the condition of apples and
peaches as compared with last month.
more than an average crop will be