The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-11
REPORT ONSTATES' CROPS
INCREASE OF CORN ACREAGE
RANGES UP TO II FER CENT.
General Corn Crop Better than TN
July of Last Iear-Acreage and
Condition of Wheat.

WASHINGTON. July 10.-Preliminary re-
turns to the statistician of the Department
of Agriculture on the acreage of corn
planted indicate an increase of about 3.5lV,-
600 acres. or 3s per cent. on the area har-
vested last year. OF the twenty-five States
and Territories with 100000 acres or up
ward in corn harvested last year Iowa, Ne
braska and Michigan represent an increase
of 1 per cent. Pennsylvania, Virginia and
Louisiana of per cent; Georgia, Arkan-
sas. Wisconsin and Missouri, per cent;
Ohio, Illinois, Mississippi and Indian Ter
ritory, per cent. Kansas. Kentucky and
Tennessee. per cent; North Carolina and
South Carolina, 6 per cent; Texas. per
cent. Alabama. per cent; Minnesota,
per cent. and South Dakota and Oklahoma,
IL per cent The average condition of the
growing crop on July l was s7.5 as com
pared with SlS on July l. 1901. 500 at the
corresponding date in 1900. an average of
ss2. In Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana the
average was 20; Kansas and Oklahoma, 20;
Missouri. 1902; Ohio. ST. and in Texas Il.
The average condition of winter wheat
improved during June nine-tenths of l per
cent. standing on July / at n, or lib
points below the condition on July l, 1901.
3s points below that at the close of the
same date in 1900. and "a points below the
ten-year average. 1t fell off during July
points in Kansas. 2 points in California and
Oklahoma, and point in Illinois, and i'm
proved during the same period points in
PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio, Z in Indiana and
NebraSka 10 in Michigan and in Missouri
The average condition of spring wheat de-
clined 3 points during June. standing at
92.4 on July l, as compared with $50 on July
l. 1901. $50 at the corresponding date in
1900 and ten-Year average OF SIS. The de-
cline during June amounted TO points in
Minnesota, in South Dakota, in Iowa
and in Washington. On the other hand
there was an improvement of points in
Nebraska, with no appreciate change in
North Dakota The condition of spring
and winter wheat combined on July i was
S29, as compared with Gil on July J. 1901
69S on July /, 1900 and 76.2 at the CORE
spending date in 1899. The amount of wheat
remaining in the hands of farmers on July
l is estimated at about 80. 40 coo bushels or
per cent. of the crop of last year.
The average condition Of the oats crop
on July l was 92.1. as compared with 9O.6
last year. S5-5 at the corresponding date in
1900 and a ten-year average of S7.2.
The acreage of potatoes is 3.5 per cent,
or about 100000 acres greater than that of
last year OF the twenty-eight States and
Territories reporting twenty show in
creased and eight decreased acreages. The
average condition of potatoes on July was
q25 as compared with S14 on Jujy 1 1901
913 at the CORES pondng date i'm 1900 and
ten-year average of 92.3. Wisconsin shows
a condition l point above the ten-year av-
eraee Ohio ;. Iowa 8 and Illinois g while
New York Minnesota. Michigan and Penn
syvania show conditions l. s. and 10
points. respectively, below such average
Reports of the hay crop are very favor
able an Improvement i'm condition being
noted during June I'm nearly every impor-
tant hay-producing State. The rains of the
past two months have been very beneficial
TO pastures and their present condition Is
excellent. nearly every important State re-
porting a condition considerably above the
ten-ycar average.
While there has been a general decline in
the condition of apples and peaches as COM
pared with last months. reports of those
fruits from almost every important State
indicate that more than an average crop
! of each of them will be harvested.