Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-08-20
BIG CROPS PREDICTED
LATEST GOVERNMENT REPORT
VERY OPTIMISTIC.
average Condition on August 1 Was
Per Cent Better Than a Year

Z Per Cent Better Than a Year
Ago.
The Washington correspondent n,
The News and Courier saws unIess
all signs fail the people OF the Irnited
states Will this year see the biggest
crops In the country's history. The
year has been free from proIonyed
oroughts and the rainfall has been
almost normal with few flood periods
In the great grain growing States OF
the West the crops have been made
and housed. and in some parts of
the South King Cotton is coming
again into power.
Ihe latest report OF the depart
nient OF agriculture is optimistic with
regard TO this years products and
is rs follows:
On August l crop conditions In
the United States were in the agpre.
gate somewhat better e per cent?
than year ago. but slightly Il nor
cent? below ten-year average con-
dition on that date. or the crops
that are above the average may he
mentioned winter wheat, hay. cot
ton and tobacco. Corn, barley, rye.
buckwheat, apples and fax ARE
slightly below the average: potatoes
above per cent below and oats near
ly 10 per cent below the average.
The conditions vary, however, in
the different sections of the United
States
In the North Atlantic States gem
eral conditions are slightly better Il
per cent? than year ago. and slight
ly below (2 per cent? than the ten
year average condition on August /.
Corn. wheat and apples are slightly
to moderately above the average
condition. while hay, potatoes, oats,
rye, buckwheat and barley are be-
low; the deficiency In condition OF
potatoes is about 10 per cent, and OF
hay about per cent.
In the North Central States. which
are cast OF the Mississippi River.
general crop conditions are about |
per cent below year ago and about
per cent below the average. Corn
is about Z per cent below, oats iS
per cent below. potatoes per cent
below. apples 20 per cent below and
tobacco per cent below the aver
age. Hay is good, being about 10
per cent above the average: wheat.
rye and grapes are slightly above.
and peaches are about 90 per cent
above the average.
In the North Central States. Yves,
of the Mississippi River, crop condi-
h9nS In the aggregate are practical
ly the same as the ten-year average
and nearly 3 per cent better than
year ago. Hay alone of the important
crops is materially above GA per
cent? the average; rye is slightly
letter and peaches about 40 per cent
better than the average. Practically
all the ether important crops show
a more or less lower condition than
II" ever =" corn being 4" II; /, per
cent. wheat 20 3 per cont oats
Ter cent. farley 8 per cent and ap-
80 . i"'r ''nt. regpe tiF :. ~ ~
The c"""'' On of po AZ 'es is annut
the average.
In the South Atlantic States crop
conditions are favorable. being about
per cent better than year ago
and nearly per cent above the
average Rice and potatoes are the
only ones of the important crops
which are below their ten-year aver
ages. The relative betterment OF
the other important crops above
their average is. cotton per cent,
corn 3 per cent, hay 10 per cent,
wheat 4 per cnt. tobacco per cent,
sweet potatoes nearly per cent. APP
pies % per cent. peaches 40 per cent
and oats 4 per cent
In the South Central States. also,
conditions are favorable, being about
8 per cent better than year ago
and 2 per cent better than the aver
age. Cotton. the most important
crop. has the same condition as the
ten-year average. Corn is per cent
above the average, hay per cent
wheat 6 per cent. tobacco per cent.
sweet potatoes. oats and rice. each
per cent. and peaches 10 per cent.
respectively, above their average
condition. Apples are g per cent
below, and potatoes, sorghum and
sugar cane are each slightly below
the average condition.
In the far Western States condi-
tions are not so favorable. being
per cent below year ago ant
nearly per cent below the ten-year
average copdition. Nearly all the
important crops are below the aver
age. Peaches. however. are about
| > per cent better and grapes slightly
better The approximate extent OF
deficiency in the condition OF other
crops is. hay per cent. wheat per
cent. barley per cent. oats 4 per
cent. potatoes per cent and apples
| per cent