New-York tribune., 1902-09-11
PROSPERITY ON FARMS.
por<TEOUs HARvESTS INDICATED BY
THE GOVERNMENT REPORT.

CORN CROP MAY BREAK ALL RECORDS
YIELD OF WHEAT RARELY EXCEEDED
v,-s,4rgron Sept 1.-THE monthly report OF the
..-srictan Of the Department Of Agriculture SHOWS
- average condition Of corn on SEPTEMBER -
ta,e been s43 as compared with s65 on august L
200 4 : on September L 1901; $50 al tle - NoLI
=--q dare in 1906 and a ten year average oI 90
z7x-eDt IN Kansas and South Dakota WINCH i
c-t 2 decline Of L points and 10 points Iesl
l. in August. material change OF colIl'io-
,--as rrorn any Of the principal corn STATES aiiU
-. .,,sa of rhe South and the State OF Mlcfl-
- +hav again report condition average IN excess
bai- respective averages Tor the last Ten Yeas
Notwithstanding its marked decline IN AUsISe'
-. -e-,7--- a condition Of q. or % points above
a. +r re5- average. while Nebraska and Missouri
- -baf- -esDective ten year averages by % ana
% rofrrs respectively; Indiana. Ohio IIIlnos ana
low. av ls l. L and 70 points. respectively ana
-,--,l7-a-:a Wisconsin and Minnesota by 8. ana
points respectively. The crop however 'S 50 a.e
p- rh-r1lsnour the entire northern portion OF tAe
- --a=+r--o-s OF more than average crop are
Invariably made contingent on the immediate 41-
,ar+ and continuance for some days OF the most
favorable conditions o. weather
WHEAT AND OATS.
The average condition al harvest OF winter and
srrirz wheat combined was 50 against SIS last
- s. f IN raa and = ten year average Of 7S2
ONO Michigan. Indiana and Illinois report lS- i
y and = points. and North Dakota. South Dakota
Nebraska and Missouri - - . anG = points re
sreer5velv above their ten year averages The con-
dic!or in Minnesota differs Only point from ihe
States ZEN year average. while Pennsylvania ana
California report points below the ten year aver
age Iowa 2 points below and Kansas with a con
ditlan Of 20. g points below the ten year average
o. the state
The average condition Of oats when harvested
uas So against - last year. S2.9 II 800. and
Ten year average Of 70 While correspondents
report the harvesting Of exceptionally large crop
OF oats. there are indications that the crop Will
he very deficient point Of quality Ihls now
ever viii be more fully reported IN December,
when the final returns to yield Per acre are
sent II.
Of -en STATES having one million acres or upward
in oats. Iowa alone reports condition comparing
1lrfavorabIy with lis year average. New
York reports the phenomenaIIy high condition ot
1G the highest reported from that State since s.
and y points above lis ten year average; Wiscon-
sin 100 its highest since 1852 and Is points above
its ten year average; Ohio loo. its highest since
1888. and IS points above its ten year average;
Michigan g. its highest since 1854 and L points
above lis ten year average: Pennsylvania, IS. its
highest since 1885 and 10 points above its year
average Indiana 81, its highest since 1884 and 10
points above lis ten year average; Minnesota %.
its highest since 1885 and Il points above lis ten
year average Nebraska Sc, its highest since 1897
and % points above its ten year average. and Hi
rlois Sc or points above its ten year average, but
not an exceptionally high condition for that state
The average condition Of barley when harvested
was So against SIS last year. 7G7 in 1860 and e-o
the mean OF the average Of the last ten years.
The condition at harvest Of winter and spring
rye combined was &c. against s4.s last year. So
II 1892 and S54 the mean of the average oI tne
last Ter years.
The average condition Of buckwheat on SepteH1-
her : was ss.4. against ga on August L 1902 soS
one year ago, sA5 September ! 1895, ana Si'
thu mean Of the averages Of the last ten years
TOBACCO. SUGAR AND RICE
ditions ranging from point 10 4 points above
their zen year averages. while in Kentucky New
York and Tennessee conditions are and points
respectively, below such averages.
There was decline in the condition Of sweet pc-
1atoes IN August and in all the principal States,
except New-Jersey, Virginia and South Carolina
present conditions are below their ten year aver
The acreage Of clover seed has been consider
ably reduced since last year Only lMo : % - -. 49,
clpal staes-AaTH-5tl1 anu ;I---+s-- Sraf.s ex
cent kansas in which State the area Is tne same
last year report decreases IN CaIl-orna. ma "a. @
and Colorado conditions are below I4eir eTsHd 5en sr
averages. while an oJheT - e,a p ne - The
in which state the coEalon IS me SAM ,,as - ~
ten year aveTage-rePort conditions ABOVE such a'
OF the eight principal sugar cane producing
States Florida Texas and ArkanssS, report p1, I'm,
Sa-"rs md NjssissiD6i ; and Georgia and Ala
49, aT mi rEo 81 The principal sugar cane
producing States-Arkansas and Texas-show con-
z A2 fnSTovenaent ii The oonGitor Of rice in Au-
gust IS reported IN only one o. the rec g[o"1s ing
p-overnert y points was made IN the month In
9u5saa4 l. & ena s5 sJa 17rq o4z5 1 Hea and Alabaa !
Texas and Mississippi i. and in all rice growing
States except Texas conditions range rom ] 70 -
points below their eight year Averages -,-
n August the condition of hons declined PONY
points in California. while the condition in Wash
ington remained unchanged
CONDITION OF FRUIT.
or the States having four million trees and up
ward IN apples eleven report Improvement IN
condition IN August. All but six Of the important
apple growing States report conditions ranging
from 70 2 points above their ten year averages;
IN Ohio the condition agrees with such average
while Indiana, West Virginia. Virginia. Tennessee
and Kentucky report conditions below such aver
REPORTS Of the production Of peaches. as com
pared with full crop il the important p. peaen
70 e n Oklahoma n al bat eight Of the States
naEng TWO nj Hon trees and upward IN l5ss a ~ ~
ouc-on exceeding the year average Is propaoie
IN al the States in which the production OF
EIsnes IS Of more than local importance @ me coa-
olcon Is equal 70. above the ten year average
mere Is a decrease in the number or STOCK hoss
~ Oe-.s Ia1IeIgo as com 3are. W.T. Using
per cent is noted Reports as TO size and weight
Of stock hogs indicate a condition above the ten
gsar average in only four OF the principal states
iiiinols- MISSOURI. Tennessee and pennsylvania
The government crop report. as figured by Stats
tician Brown, Of the New-York Produce Exchange, |
Indicates total yield Of wheat, spring and Win
Ter Of 696lI.e0 bushels. This total compares with
an indication month $4,000 bushels. and
WIZ last wears harvest of 74s. 502s bushels Inc
total Indicated wheat harvest has been exceeded /
onF twice IN the past addition TO last year-in
- r. when the harvest aggregated Gil oush-
Nz- ehd N ks when 1t was 6l5l4sfk oushe!s. ~. /
ne current indication for corn is for crop OF
80 90 oE bushels. comparing with the August i
b., b. however tnat the crop OF thls year VIII
The report on oats which is practically the har- |