New-York tribune., 1905-08-11
BIG CROPS PROMISED.
Corn Estimated at 2,698 900 and
Wheat 700 900 900 Bushels.

Washington, Aug 1o.-The Department of Agri-
culture issued the following crop report to-day:
e. The crop estimating board of the Bureau Of
from tb OF the Department Of Agriculture mas,
OF 1.-The the bureau, follows:
With @ e ast Month 0o Ahugs5 I on august
enyesr Al Auss ss % date in 1903 and
Preliminary returns indicate a winter wheat crop
OF about 424 900 bushels $4,000 oentals) or an
with "a bushels els a. sa'T eentas} Is an
last year. as finally estimated
was So co9'parsd with 81 last month SIS On
and ten-year August average Of S3S
The average condition of the oat crop on August
on August l. 1904 1916 at the corresponding date in
1903 and a ten-year August average of SS.7,
The proportion of the oats crop of last year still
cent as compared with 54 per cent Of the crop Of
Of the crop Of 1902 in farmers hands tive years
The ayerags condition Of barley in august was
So Ssast S I @ o one non,9 ago a9e 10 n on 1913 and
ten year average of S51
s oa sPF@ 0
SIS on august l. 1901 So at the cerggeesponding re
TIE 6aekwheas less than that last
age condition Of buckwheat on August / was s26
as compared with 92S on August l, 1901, 939 at inc
ofrss4p0"ans of s4 Gate IN lS' and ten year average
The average condition of flax on August was
S67, as compared with 92.7 one month ago and 1ss
on August I, 1904
M The "a condition Of q on noaT Aqgusf sro
SSS on August l, 1904, and five year average OF
The average condition of potatoes on August
was S7.2 as compared with 9l.2 one month ago 94.l
on August !, 1901 S72 at the corresponding date IN
1898 and a ten year average OF $50.
Preliminary returns Indicate decrease Of IS per
cent in the hay acreage. The average condition Of
"a August l. 1904; 922 at the corresponding date
in 1893 and nine-year average of ST..
Reports as to the production Of clover M are on the
States, compared with full crop, being as fol-
lows: New-York SO: Pennsylyania. 81: Kentucky
SO; Michigan. 80; Indiana 81; Illinois. 9S: Wisconsin,
!G2; Minnesota 101 Ohio 9S, and Iowa, So The quail
tty Of the clover crop is indicated as of high me-
The average cordt'on of pasture on August was
961 compared with 81 one month 955 on
August l. 1901; $40 the corresponding date in 1908
and an eight-year average Ct SS2- 90
as compared with $50 month ago and 902 on
August l. 1901
The report is signed by Victor H. Olmsted. Ste
phen D. Fessenden, George X. Holmes and John J.
Darg, composing the crop estimating board.
AS figured by the statstician of the Produce
Exchange, the governments figures indicate
winter wheat crop of 424 100000 bushels comparing
with last months estimate of 413,1490OO bushels
and the 1904 harvest of S32 S46 bushels. The in
dication spring wheat is for a crop of 2S5.-
$4,000 bushels against thes July estimate of 292,
$4,000 bushels and with 29 464 III bushels the final
crop of 1904. The total estimated wheat crop is
709. ISL 900 bushels, comparing with the total indi
cation Of 7O5524,Co bushels month ago and with
the final wheat harvest OF $552 399 900 bushels in
1904. The indicated corn crop is 269S l16O00 bush
els which compare with an Indication IN July or
2651 100000 bushels. and with the harvest last year
of 2.467.4 934 bushels
The crop report made public at noon yes
ing heretofore been p m. The change was re.
Gently ordered by the department as result OF
Exchange. with which the other leading grain ex'
changes of the country co-operated