The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-14
2 per CENT LARGER
THAN A YEAR AGO
CO. sl1ns Vary, However,
aiis7a7S Sections Of
The Country

On August 1. crop conditions in the I
United States were in the aggregate !
somewhat better e per cent? than a |
year ago, but slightly q per cent? be- /
low ten.year average condition ON |
that date. or the crops that are
aboye the average may be mentioned
winter wheat, hay. cotton and tobae-
co. Corn, barley, rye buckwhoat, ap-
pies, and fax are slightly below the
acreage, potatoes above 5 per cent be
low, and oats nearly 10 per cent ne
low the average.
The conditions vary. however, IN
the different sections of the United
States.
I'm the North Atlantic States gensr-
al conditions are slightly better uper
cent )than a year ago and slightly
below e per cent? the ten-Tear aver
age condition on August l. Corn,
wheat snd apples are slightly 10 mod
erately above the average condition
while hay, potatoes, oats, rye buck
wheat. and barley are below. the 'le-
ficiency IN condition of potatoes is
abont 10 per cent, and Of nay about
per cent.
In the North Central States which
are East of the Mississippi river gem
eral crop conditions are about one per
cent below year ago and about
per cent below the average, Corn IS
about z per cent below, oats is per
cant balogL TQtatoes 6.per-cent below
apples 20 per cent below. and tobac-
co 8 per cent below the average:
wheat barley, rye and grapes are
slightly aboye, and peaches are about
80 per cent above the average
IN the North Central States West
OF the Mississippi river, crop cOnai-
tions in the aggregate are practically
the same as the ten year average. and
nearly per cent better tnan a year
ago. Hay alone OF the important crops
is materially above "a per cent? the
average; rye Is slightly better and
peaches about 40 per cent better than
the average. Practically all the other
important crops show more or less
lower condition than the average,
corn being about per cent wheat
2 or per cent, flax per cent. barley
Q per cent, and apples 20 per cent res
pectiyely. below The condition OF 20.
iatoes is about the average.
in the South Atlantic states crop
conditions are more favorable being
about 4 per cent better than q year
ago and nearly five per cent above
the average Rice and potatoes are the
only ones OF the important crops
which are below their ten year aver
agees. The relative betterment OF the
other important crops above the aver.
age Is cotton per cent. corn 3 per
cent hay 10 per cent, wheat A per
cent, tobacco 6 per cent, sweet DO.
tatoes nearly per cent, apples nearly
20 per cent. peaches 40 per cent. an
oats per cent
IN the South Central states. also
conditions are favorable. being about
3 per cent better than a year ago
and per cent better than the aver
age. Cotton, the most important
crop, has the same condition as the
aengear average. Corn is 3 per cent
above the average, hay s per cent
wehat 6 per cent, tobacco r per cent
sweet potatoes oats. and rice, each /
ner cent and peaches 10 per cent
respectively, above their average con
dition. Apples are i2 per cent below
and potatoes, sorgum, and sugar can,
are each slightly below tne averag
condition.
In the Tar Western states, conditions
are not so favorable, being about
per cent helLw a year ago. aud neari,
S per cent below the ten-year averag,
condition. Nearly an tho importan