Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-11
BUMPER CROPS PROMISED
All Grain Shows August Condition Higher
Than Ten Year Average.
WHEAT YIELD BETTER THAN LAST YEAS
Farmers DispOsinR of Grain More
Rapidly This Year Than During
Term for witch Aver
ages Are Taken.

WASHINGTON Aug. l0- The Depart
ment of Agriculture today issued the fol-
lowing crop report:
The crop estimating board of the bureau
of statisuCs OF the Department of Agri-
culture nnds from the reports OF the Corfe-
spondents and agents OF the bureau as tol-
lows:
The condition of corn on August was
$50, as compared with SI3 last month, Si.3
on August 1, 1894; 7S7 at the correspond
ing date in 1898 and a ten-year, August aver
aBe OF S.4
Preliminary returns indicate a winter
wheat crop of about 424, 4OOUO0 bushels (20l,-
$4,000 cenJals), or an average of l43 BUSH
els tS.6 centalsl per acre. as compared with
IA bushels "a Centals) per acre last year,
as finally estimated.
The average condition of spring wheat on
August ] was So. as compared with 9lO
last month, $40 on August !, 1904; III at the
corresponding date IN 1898 and ten-year
The average condition of the oat crop on
August l was S.S, as compared with S2.l
I last month, S6.6 on August ], 1904; I9.5 at the
corresponding date in 1903 and a ten-year
August average of S31.
The proportion Of the oats crop Of last
year still in the hands Of farmers Is esti-
mated at 90 per cent, compared with
| % per cent of the crop of 1903 in farmers
hands one year ago, "a per cent of the
| crop of 1902 In farmers hands two years
I ago and ten-year average OF 20 per cent.
The average condition OF barley on Au-
| gust ! was S9.5, against 9l.5 one month ago,
| SS.l on August /, 1904; S3.4 at the corre-
spending date in 1904 and a ten-year aver
The average condition Of spring rye on
august ! was s26, as compared with $50
one month ago 9lS on August !. 1904; S72
| at the corresponding date in 1903 and a
! ten-year average of s74.
/ Condition of other Crops.
The acreage of Duckwheat is less than
| last year by about 32,200 acres, or Al per
| cent. The average condition of buckwheat
92S on August /, 1901; 9S.9 at the correspond-
ing date in 1903 and ten-year average of
The average condition of flax on August
! ! was s6. as compared with 92.7 one month
ago, and 7S9 on August 1, 1904
,,isi me average condition of tobacco on Au-
gust l was Sal, as compared with STi one
month ago S39 on August 1, 1904, and a
five year average of S2.9.
August l was SO as compared with 81 ?
one month ago, 94.1 one August l. 1904, S7.4
al the corresponding date in 1903, and a
ten year average of S66.
Preliminary returns indicate a decrease of
l6 per cent in the hay acreage.
! The average condion of timothy hay on
August ! was 9O.2 as compared with $40 on
August /, 1901, 92.2 at the corresponding
date in l9OS and nine year average OF
Reports as to the production of clover
are on the whole favorable, the percentage
! in the principal states, as compared with
| a full crop being as follows; New York, ,93
Pennsylvania, s4; Kentucky, 50; Michigan
99 Indiana, 81; Illinois 9S; Wisconsin, 102
| Minnesota, 10l OHIO, IS and Iowa, % The
! quality of the clover crop is indicated as
of being high medium grade.
| The average condition of pasture on Au.
| gust ! was 961 as compared with $40 one
month ago, 95 5 on August !, 1904, 94.9 at the
corresponding date in 1898 and an eight year
! average of S.2.
The average ocdition of rice on August
was 929 as compared with $50 one month
ago and 90.2 on August l, 1904.
The report is signed by Victor II. Ohm.
stead stephen D. Fessenden, George X
Holmes and John J. Darg, composing the
crop estimating board.
Change In system Discussed.
! CHICAGO Aug. 1O.-The change in time
of issuing crop reports by the Department
of Agriculture at Washington formed al
interesting topic of discussion among
Board of Trade operators here today. ThC
earlier publication of the reports wal
hailed with delight by many brokers who
saw in the innovation an effort to ac
commodate traders on American exchanges
! In the words of a prominent commission
house man, "the new move will place tbs
American people on the same plane a!
Europeans"
The direcors adopted the following:
Resolved, That the board of directors
take no action in joining the New Yorl
Produce exchange in suggesting a change
in the hour of making public the croI
reports by the department in Washington