Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-13
CROP : CONDITIONS.
Reports of Spring Wheat Indicate Re-
duced ACREAGE

Preliminary reports of the spring wheat
acreage indicate a reduction of about 2,511,-
600 acres, or 12S per cent. OF the nineteen
states reporting spring wheat thirteen
port reduced acreage, Washington being
the only state having 100000 acres or up
ward in this product that reports an IN
crease. There is reduction of 10000
acres In Minnesota and of 9OJ 600 acres in
North Dakota, due largely to unfavorable
weather conditions during sowing time In
the Red river valley; a reduction of 400 600
acres In South Dakota, resulting in the
main from Increasing tendency toward
a greater diversifcation of crops, and a re-
duction of $4,000 acres in Nebrask con-
sequent upon that gradual yielding of
spring wheat to winter wheat which Is GO
ing on in almost every section of the state
The average condition of spring wheat on
June 1 95.4, as compared with 90 at
the corresponding date last year, S7.3 June
l, 1900 and ten-year average of 90
The present reported average condition has
been exceeded only three times in the last
fifteen years. OF the states having 600 600
acres or upward in spring wheat, South Da-
kota reports a condition of 100, North Da-
kota 06 and Minnesota and Iowa 90. In
Washington and Oregon, which together
have over 100000 acres in spring wheat,
the condition averages are 81 and 3d. re-
SpectiVely.
The average condition Of winter wheat
on June 1 was 76.1, as compared with 1874
on May !, 1862; 81 8 on June l. 1901; S2.7 on
June l, 1900, and 500, the mean of the
June averages Of the last ten years.
The total reported acreage In oats is about
four-tenths OF per cent In excess Of the
acreage harvested last year.
The average condition of oats is 9G.6,
against S5.3 on June 1, 1901; 91.7 at the cor
responding date in 1900, and ten-year av-
erage Of 90.
The acreage reported as under barley ex-
ceeds the acreage harvested last year by SIS
per cent.
The average condition Of barley is 1876,
against 81 June l. 1901; s6.2 at the cor
responding date In 1900 and ten-year av-
erage Of $50.
The acreage under rye shows a reduction
Of tive-ffthS Of 1 per cent from that ..ar-
vested last year.
The average condition Of rye Is SS.1, as.
compared with 93.9 on June 1, 1901; S7.6 at
the corresponding date in 1900, and ten
year average of 500.
The average condition of apples on the
whole is unfavorable. OF the fourteen large
producing states but two report a condition
above the ten-year average, as follows:
North Carolina, 60. a gain of one point and
Michigan ST, a gain of six points.
The present prospects of the peach crop
are quite favorable, notwithstanding the
fact that several important peach-growing
states report conditions considerab bly, below
their ten-year averages. The states show
ing such reductions are: Tennessee, 8
points, Georgia, 6; Kansas, 80, and Mis-
souri,, 35 points. 8
The acreage devoted to rice has been re-
duced in Ala bama, Florida, Arkansas and
North Carolna,@ In which states the re-
spective areas are now 6, II, Is and 16 per
cent below that harvested last year.
There has been marked improvement In
past month. An IMPROVEMENT Of points
is noted in Ohio, In California, 10 in Mich
igan, ~ in Indiana. n In Illinois. Is In Mis-
souri,, 16 in Wisconsin, II in Iowa, 10 in
braska and % IN Minnesota over their re-
snectiye conditions Of las month