Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-11
Chief of Statistics Bureau of
Department of Agriculture
Makes Monthly Report
COMPARED WITH OTHER YEARS
Corn Has Ten Year August Average of
s3.5-Winter Wheat Crop of About
333, 100000 Bushels Indicated by Pre-
Iiminary Returns-Average Condition
of Other Leading and Minor Crops.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE monthly
report of the chief of the bureau of sta
tistics of the department of agriculture
will show the condition of corn on
August l to have been S7.3, as compar-
ed with S64 last month. 1871 on August
/, 1903, S65 at the corresponding date
in 1902, and ten-year August average
of S3.5.
Preliminary returns indicate winter
wheat crop of about 333.400,000 bushels
or an average of 1913 bushels per acre
as compared with 1913 bushels per acre
last year. as finally estimated.
The average condition of spring
wheat on August ! was SIS, as COM
pared with s3.7 last month; III on
August 1. 1903: S9.7 at the corresond-
ing date in 1902, and ten-year August
average of S1.2.
Rust has made its appearance in a
number of counties in the northwest,
but except as to South Dakota it Is
chiefly in later supplemental reports
that reference is made to it. and such
reports being somewhat conflicting In
character, it is evidently too early to
estimate definitely the extent OF the
damage resulting from 1t.
The average condition of the oat
crop on August / was S6.6, as COM
pared with sos last month: 1915 on
August /. 1903; S9.4 at the correspond
ing date in 1902, and ten-yeor August
average of S2.7.
The proportion of the oat crop of
last year still in the hands of farmers
is estimated at "a per cent, as com
pared with IA per cent of the crop OF
1902 in farmers hands one year ago.
40 per cent of the crop of 1901 in
farmers hands two years ago, and a
nine-year average of IA per cent.
The average condition Of barley on
August / was SS.1, against Ss.5 one
month ago: S3.4 on August l, 1903; 9O.2
at the corresponding date in 1902, and a
ten-year average of 3d..
The average condition of spring rye
on August was 91.s. as compared with
90.S one month ago; s7.2 on August l.,
in 1902, and a ten-year average OF s6,2.
The acreage of buckwheat is less
Than that Of last year by about 10000
acres, or 1.3 per cent.
The average condition of buckwheat
on August / was 92.S, as compared with
es.9 on August L. 1903: Ola at the cor
responding date in 1902, and q ten-year
average of 903
The average condition Of flax on Aug
ust 1 was 7s.9, as compared with $50
one month ago, and S0.3 on August l,
1903
The average condition Of tobacco on
August 1 was $40. as compared with
s5.3 one month ago; S2.9 on August l..
1903 and five-year average of Sill.
The average condition of potatoes on
August / was 94.1, as compared with
es.e one month ago; S7.2 on August J.
1908; 94.S at the corresponding date In
1902. and n ten-year average of $40.
Preliminary returns indicate an in
crease Of o. per cent in the hay
acreage.
The average condition of timothy
hay on August ] was $40, as compared
with a22 on August 1. 1903: 900 at the
date In 1902, and nine
year average of $50.
Reports as to the production OF clo-
yer indicate that nearly a full crop viii
be harvested In point of quality. the
crop of clover is well up to high med
iun grade.
The average condition of pasture on
August / was 95.5, as compared with
95.s one month ago; 94.9 on August /.
1903: 9T.1 at the corresponding date in
1902. and an eight-year average Of S4.5.
The average condition of rice or
August / was 90,2. as compared with
$50 one month ago, and $40 on August
/, 1908.
The report also includes fruits and
various minor crops, which will be pub
lished in detail in the Crop Reporter.