The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-10-28
OCTOBER CROP REPORT
There Are Better Indications For
Corn and Spring Wheat.
Total Yield OF These Grains Computed o.
the Basis of Oct. 1 Conditions-Fig-
cures on Rye and Other Crops.

Washington, D. C.-The monthly re-
port Of the chief of the Bureau Of Sta
tistics of the Department of Agricul-
ture shows the condition of corn on
October 1 to have been sos, as COM
pared with SOL one month ago, T9.G on
October /, 1902, sci at the correspond
ing date in 1901, and ten-year aver
age of III.
The preliminary estimate Of the av-
erage yield per acre of spring wheat is
14.4 bushels, subject to revision when
the final wheat estimate is made. The
average quality Of spring wheat is S5.5,
as compared with ST. one year ago.
The preliminary returns indicate an
oats crop of about 7S7, 100000 bushels,
or an average of 2S.4 bushels per acre,
as compared with 345 bushels one year
ago, 25.1 in 1901 and ten-year aver
age of 27.S.
The preliminary estimate Of the yield
per acre of barley is 26.4 bushels.
against 300 one year ago, PAT in 1901
and a ten-year average Of 23.8. The
average for quality is S5.4, against S7.3
last year and S9.2 in 1901.
The preliminary estimate of yield per
acre Of rye is 1874 bushels. against IT
last year, Isl in 1901, and ten-year
average Of 14.S. The average for quail
ity is SS.4. against 91.S last year and
S94 in 1901. The average condition of
rye on October 1 was 90.6, as compared
with 93.6 one month ago and 80 on Au-
gust /, 1908.
The average condition of buckwheat
on October / was S3, as compared with
81 one month ago. SO.5 on October l.
1902, 900 on the corresponding date in
1901, and q ten-year average Of 1871.
The average condition Of fax on Oc-
tober / was "a, as compared with SO.5
one month ago and sos on August l,
1903.
The average condition Of potatoes on
October l was 74.6. against S4.3 one
month ago, S2.5 on October 1. 1902, "a
on the corresponding date in 1901, and
a ten-year average Of ISL.
The average condition Of tobacco on
October 1 was S2.3, as compared with
S3.4 one month ago and S2.9 on August
1, 1903.
On the basis of the condition Of corn
given by this report, and using the
figures last furnished by the Depart
ment of Agriculture as to the area
sown, S9S00,000 acres, the indicated
yield of corn is 2,307, 100000 bushels.
This compares with an indicated yield
by the Government report of 2,2S9, ,900,-
900 bushels, and an indicated yield by
the August l report Of 2,245.00O,OOO
bushels. 1t also compares with an ac-
tual corn crop last year of 2,52S,4S,OOO
bushels, and an actual yield in 1901,
when there was partial crop failure,
of 1892, ,519,S91 bushels.
On the basis of the spring wheat
yield per acre-14.4 bushels-reported
b. the department the indicated crop
of spring wheat Is S,5O1 900 bushels.
which compares with a yield indicated
by the crop report of August 1, the last
previous Government crop report to re.
fer to spring wheat, of 239,S72,O0O
bushels. The actual yield Of spring
wheat last year was 25S,274,3 ,342 BUSH
els while in 1901 it was 2S9, TT
bushels.
No report is made by the Department
this month as to winter wheat, but, as.
suming the August indication as un-
changed, the total indicated wheat crop
is 659, ,02S.OO0 bushels. which compares
with $50. SAL 900 bushels, the total crop
indicated by the Government return OF
September l. when the combined
wheat condition and yield per acre
spring and winter-was reported. The
actual total wheat crop last year was
6TO. .O63, 900 bushels, and the actual crop
in 1901 was 4S,460,21S bushels.