The Daily Missoulian., 1909-08-17

aS his family. TOO Is away from W ASH
ington. up in New York among the
beautiful lakes. Mrs. Maddox and her
children spent July at Atlantic City,
where Mr.. Maddox paid them week
end visits. and this month have been
at Skaneattles lake. New York. Next
week they expect to 60 tn the Thou
sand islands and Lake George. y. Y.
where Mr.. Maddox will join them in
September for an extended vacation.
Rural delivery service will be estab-
lished at Whitehall. jefferson county,
on September l.
The clay. products of the country last
year were valued at sl33.197,762. as
compared with sl5s.9i2. 3s9 in 1907.
Every state and territory produced
clay articles. Nearly 5000. 900 COM
mon bricks We're produced valued at
over s440OO.0O0 OF vitrified paving
bricks. s76245.oOO We're produced, valued
at over so. .0O0. 900.
According tn n general review of the
department OF agriculture, crop condi-
tionS in the United States on August
/. 1909. We're. in the aggregate slightly
higher than on August L. 1908. and
moderately higher than 10-year aver
age condition of all crops on August l.
In addition to the higher condition, the
acreage of the cultivated crops is
about 16 per cent greater than last
year. OF the important crops. winter
wheat. spring wheat, corn. oats. rye,
flax and grapes We're better than last
wear and the 10-year average: barley
and potatoes were better than the con-
tiition on August last year. but
slightly below the average condition..
Tobacco and sweet potatoes We're bet
ter than the average and lower than
last year. Important crops which
were below both last year and an aver
age condition are cotton. rice. hay.
buckwheat and apples. Conditions
vary. however. in different sections of
the United states.
In the north Atlantic states. includ-
ing New York and Pennsylvania. gen.
eral conditions on August / We're about
c. rer cent lower than a year ago and
10 rer cent below the l0-year average
on August !. Nearly all crops were re-
duccd below the condition prevailing
year ago and the average condition:
hay by far the most important crop
in this section, having a condition of
only 767 per cent. against S5.1 last
year end 81 the 10-year average.
In the north central states east of
the Mississippi river comprising Ohio,
Indiana. Illinois. Michigan and Wis
consin. general conditions are about
"a per cent above n year ago, and &c
rer cent better than the average.
Corn. the most important cron in this
section. averages 904. against 1S.S last
year and St.S the 10-year average con-
dition on August |: wheat. oats, pota =
toes and tobacco are above last year
and the 10-vear average; barley, hay
a"d anples are below.
In north central states west Of the
Mississippi river crop conditions are
about a1 per cent better than last
year and 81 per cent above the 1o-vear
average on August l. All important
crors are above last years and the 10
year averages on August l. Apples
are above last year. but beloN the
average.
In the south Atlantic states condi-
tions are not so favorable. being about
8 per cent below year ago and 3.S
l. All important crops show a more
or less material reduction in condition.
compared both with last year and the
10-year average, except rice and
sweet potatoes. which are slightly
better. white potatoes are the same
as last year.
In south central states, also. condi-
tions are unfavorable. being about Is
t,a,t
year and 10 per cent below the l0-year
average on August l. All important
crops. except, tobacco. are below a
year ago. and the lo-year average con-
dition on August /: cotton being zoe,
as against SO year ago and sos
the 10-year average.
In the far western states crop con-
dtions are materially tabout per
cent? above a year ago. and moder-
atelv l.S per cent? above the 10-year
Average on August l. Most important
crops are better than a year ago: bar
ley and hay are slightly below the
average. but better than last year:
peaches are below last year but above
the average; apples are below last
year and the average.
Iu the eastern half of the United
States black rot has proven a draw
back to grape culture. Humidity is
favorable to this disease. More than
20 years ago spraying was introduced
as Il means of combating this and
other fungous diseases of vines and
fruit trees. and Bordeaux mixture has
been the standard funsicide from the
first.
As. during recent years good deal
of discOuragement among commercial
grape growers has resulted from the
spread of black rot and their failure
to control it satisfactorily. the uInted
States department of agriculture about
three years ago began a series of ex-
periments to demonstrate tho best
methods of combating this disease,
These experiments have been con-
Quoted in Pennsylvania. New Jersey
and Michigan. and have extended over
three seasons. The department has
just published report on these expert
ments.
Several different fungicides were