Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1894 — STARTLING FIGURES. [ARTICLE]

STARTLING FIGURES.

Twenty Per Cent, of America’s Corn Hag Been Cut Up for Fodder. The report of the statistician of the agricultural department for September shows a falling off in the condition of corn to 63.4. This is a decline of 5.7 points from the August and 31.6 from the July condition. The change is marked in nearly all the great corn States. The present condition is 75 in Kentucky, .0 in Ohio, 55 in Michigan, SO in Indiana, and 75 in Illinois, 51 in Wisconsin, 60 in Minnesota, 40 in lowa. 50 in Missouri, 45 in Kansas, 15 in Nebraska and 16 in South Dakota. In most of the Southern States the condition has risen and a good crop is certain. In addition to the unfavorable prospects arising from the low condition of growing crop reports from eight States, show of an aggregate of 40,87'.934 acres planted there has been cut up for fodder, or abandoned. 16,506,000 acres, or 38 per cent., which is a little over 20 per cent, of the entire area plantod in the country. The percentage cut up or abandoned by the States reporting is as follows: Indiana .08, Illinois 10, Wisconsin 21, lowa 35, Kansas 51, Missouri J 6, Nebraska 81, South Dakota 81. The condition of wheat, considering both winter and spring varieties, hwen

harvested is 88.7 against 74 last year and 85.3 in 1892. The reported condition for the principal wheat growing States is follows: Ohio ltfc. Michigan 91, Indiana 103, Illinois 101, Wisconsin 92, Minnesota t 5, lowa 92, Missouri 91, Kansas 58, Nebraska 40, South Dakota 32, North Dakota 54, California 88, Oregon 88, Washington 67. In the East, New York 86. Pennsylvania 91. Marylaud 9-, Virginia reports 78, Tennessee 78, West Virginia 93. Kentucky 92. Texas In the principle wheat St ites there is considerable improvement in conditions, the crop being fully up to expectations, and in other parts the yield has exceeded exfec-taticns. The average condition of cats is reported at 71.8 against 76.5 in August, 77.7 in July, and 87 June 1.