Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1900 — CROP REPORT FOR AUGUST. [ARTICLE]

CROP REPORT FOR AUGUST.

Agricultural Department Issues Its Monthly Statement. The August report of the statistician of the department of agriculture shows the following averages of condition upon Aug, li Corn, 87.5; spring wheat, 56.4; oats, 85.0; barley, 71.6; spring rye, 76.0; buckwheat, 87.9; potatoes, 88.2; timothy hay, 79.9. The average condition of corn declined 2 points during July and on Aug. 1 it was 2.4 points lower than at the corresponding date last year, but .5 point higher than on Aug. 1, 1898, and 1.3 points above the mean of August averages for the last ten years. The conditions in the principal States are as follows: Ohio and Indiana, 98; Illinois, 96; fowa. 105; Missouri, 99: Kansas, 71: and Nebraska, 85. During July there was an improvement of 8 points in Ohio, 9 in Indiana. 4 in Illinois and 3 In lowa. On the other hand there was a decline of 2 points in Missouri, 8 in Nebraska and 22 in Kansas, The average condition of spring wheat improved 1.2 points during July, but on Aug. 1 it was 27.2 points lower than at the corresponding date last year. 40.1 points lower than on Aug. 1, 1898, and 27.8 points below the mean of tho August averages for the last ten years. The conditions in the principal States are as follows: Minnesota, 58; North Dakota, 25; South Dakota. 49; Nebraska, 64; lowa, 91. During July there was an improvement of 10 points in Minnesota, 5 points in South Dakota and 1 point in lowa. On the other hand there was a decline of 5 points in North Dakota and 2 points in Nebraska. The average condition of oats declined .5 point during July atnl on Aug. 1 it was 5.8 points lower than at the corresponding time last year, but .8 point higher than on Aug. 1, 1898. and 2.7 points atiove the mean of the August averages for the last ten years. Tho average condition of cotton on Aug. 1 wns 76. ns compared with 75.8 on Julv 1, 1900. 84 on Aug. 1, 1899, 91.2 on Aug. 1, 1898, and 85.3 the moan of the August averages of tho last ten years. The average condition of potatoes declined 3.1 points during July. On Aug. 1 it was 4.8 points than at the corresponding date last year, but 4.3 points higher than on Aug. 1. 1898. and 2.2 points nbove the mean of the August averages for the last two years. The average conditions of barley declined 4.7 points during July and on Aug. 1 was 22 points lower than nt the corresponding date last year, 7.7 points lower than on Aug. 1, 1898, and 13.7 points below the mean of the August averages of the last ten years.