Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1900 — DECREASE IN WHEAT ACREAGE. [ARTICLE]

DECREASE IN WHEAT ACREAGE.

Government Statistician Reports on Crops Through the Country. The monthly report of the statistician of the Department of Agriculture states that as a result of a special investigation relative to the winter wheat acreage, plowed up or cut for forage the department’s estimate of the area remaining under cultivation has been further reduced by 1,670,000 acres, the area abandoned, in addition to that announced May 10, comprising 581,000 acres in Ohio, 79,000 acres in Michigan, 220,000 acres in Indiana, 318,000 acres in Illinois and 448,000 acres in California. This brings the area in winter wheat remaining under cultivation on June 1 down to 27,908,000 acres, a reduction from the area sown in the fall of 5,240,000 acres. Notwithstanding this further reduction of acreage by the elimination of all land entirely abandoned, the condition of winter wheat declined during May (1.2 points, the condition on June 1 being 82.7, against 88.9 on May 1; (17.3 on June 1, 1899; IXI.B nt the corresponding date in 1898, and a ten-ycar average of 80.7. Preliminary reports on the spring wheat acreage indicate n reduction of about 507,000 acres, or 2.9 per cent. Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oregon report a reduction of 4 per cent, North Dakota and Nebraska of 5 per cent and lowa of Oper cent. Ju South Dakota and Washington there is an increase of 1 per cent. The average condition of spring wheat on June 1 was 87.3, ns compared with 91.4 on June 1, 1899. Minnesota falls 10, North Dakota 17. South Dakota 11 and Wisconsin 9 points below their respective ten-ycar averages. On the other hand, the ten-ycar averages are exceeded in Nebraska, lowa. Oregon and Washington by 15, 1, 4 and 9 points, respectively. ’1 he total reported acreage in oats exceeds the acreage harvested last year by 3.9 per cent. There is an increase of 1(1 per cent in Ohio, 28 per cent in Indiana, 9 per cent in New York, 3 per cent in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and 1 per cent in Minnesota. The average condition of oats is 91.7. The warning just sent out by the State Department.against the swindling advertisements relating to pretended estates In England awaiting claimants is only a repetition of similar warnings, And It is not expected that it will put an end to these frauds. The English attorneys who are engaged in this business have apparently as complete an equipment us the regular deniers in green goods. Maurice Finley, 5, Chicago, la dead from falling out of a fourth-story window. Elmer Link fell over a railing to the {pound, eight feet below, and is dead.