The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
THE MONTHLY CROP REPORT
A Winter Wheat Yield Of 100000, 600
Bushels Indicated.
CEREAL AVERAGES. FALL OFF
Oats. Barley, Rye and Euckwheat Poorer
Than Last Year, While the Hay Acre
age Increases - Percentage Of Spring
Wheat Much Lower-Goed Showing in
Corn-Falling OF in Wheat.

Wheat Much Lower-Goed Showing II
Coru-Falling OF in Wheat.
Washington, D. C.-The monthly re
port Of the Chief of the Bureau of
Statistics Of the Department Of Agri'
culture will show the condition of
corn on August to have been 1871.
as compared with 1914 on July 1, 1908;
S6.5 on August I, 1902: 81 at the cor
responding date in 19O1, and ten
year average Of S4.4.
Tho report contains table showing
the condition on August 1 Of the last
three years and OH July of this year
of the corn crop in the twenty prin-
cipal corn States. Texas. Georgia,
Tennessee, Alabama. mississippi, Vir-
ginia and South Dakota are the only
States in which 4 better condition
of the corn crop was shown on Au-
gust 1 of this year than on the same
date of last year.
Preliminary returns indicate 4 win
ter wheat crop of about 410,O00,000
bushels, or an average of 1914 bushels
per acre, as compared with 1873 bush
els last year.
OF eleven principal winter wheat
Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Tennes-
see is greater this year than last; in
Missouri. California. Indiana. Neb-
raska, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan the
yield is less than last year.
The average condition Of spring
wheat on August l was III, as COM
pared with S2j last month, S9.7 on
August !, 1902; sos on August L,
1901, and a ten-year average of S0.2.
OF the five principal spring wheat
States, only one. South Dakota. shows
a better condition of spring wheat this
year than last. The others-NIinne-
sofa, North Dakota. Iowa and Wash
ington-show I much more backward
condition.
The average condition of the wheat
crop on August 1 was 79.5, as COM
pared with S4.3 one month ago. S9.4
on August I. 1902; 1876 on August L,
1901. and a ten-year average of S2.6.
New York. Pennsylvania and Michi-
gan show better condition than last
year, and Illinois. Iowa, Wisconsin.
Minnesota. Nebraska, Indiana and
Ohio a poorer condition.
The proportion Of the wheat crop OF
last year. still in the hands Of farmers
is estimated at IA per cent. as COM
pared with 40 per cent. of the crop of
1901 in farmers hands one year ago.
SO per cent. of the crop Of 1900 in
farmers hands two years ago, and an
eight-year average of IA per cent. :
The average condition Of barley on
August / was 1874, against S6.S one
month ago, 90.2 on August /, 1902;
S69 at the corresponding date in 1901,
and a ten-year average of S3.4.
The average condition Of spring rye
on August l was S7.2. as compared
with SS.3 on month ago, 90.5 on Au-
gust /. 1902: 1876 at the corresponding
date in 1901, and ten-year average
of S5:3.. :.
The average condition OF tobacco on
August l was 500. as compared with
S51 one month ago.
The average condition Of potatoes
on August Twas SI.2. as compared
with SS1 one month ago. 94.S on Au-
gust 1, 1902; 62.3 at the corresponding
date in 1901, and a ten-year average
of S45.
Preliminary returns indicate an in
crease of s per cent. in the hay aver
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