Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1903 — DONDITION OF CROPS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DONDITION OF CROPS.

GOVERNMENT FIQUREB BHOW HEAVY DECLINE. . * Wheat and Coarae Grata Crops Mach Balow Tan Yeara Arei-age Hys and Buckwheat Maintain n High Condi* tlon—Potato and Hay Yield Good. The monthly report of the chief of the bureau of statistics of the Department of Agriculture shows the condition of corn on Aug. 1 to have been 78.7, aa compared with 70.4 on July 1, 1903 ; 86.5 son Aug. 1, 1902 ; 54 at the corresponding date in 1901 and a ten-year average of 84.8. The following table shows for each of the twenty principal corn States the condition on Aug. Los the last three yeara and that on July 1, 1903, with ten-year averages: Aug.l, Julyl, Aug.l, Aug.l, 10-yr. 1903. 1903. 1902. 1901. Aver. Illinois .... 74 78 99 01 67 lowa 72 74 93 97 86 Nebraska ..70 79 101 88 79 Kansas .... 67 78 108 19 77 Missouri ... 71 74 100 29 87 Texas 95 88 88 48 74 Indiana 75 76 97 57 90 Georgia .... 88 85 76 81 89 Tennessee ..85 89 78 57 87 Kentucky ..79 82 88 53 87 Ohio 73 75 91 73 88 Alabama ... 99 92 53 77 81 N. Carolina. 83 82 87 74 91 Arkansas ..80 77 91 37 81 Mississippi .92 94 55 66 79 Virginia ... 85 84 84 92 89 8. Carolina. 78 79 82 06 83 8. Dakota .. 89 87 88 65 81 Oklahoma .71 85 90 25 66 Penns 80 84 92 92 89 U. 8 78.7 79.4 86.5 54.0 84.4 Preliminary returns indicate a winter wheat crop of about 410,000,000 bushels, or an average of 12.4 bushels per acre, as compared with 13.8 bushels lant year. The following table shows the estimated average yield per acre in the twelve principal winter wheat States in 1903 and 1902: 1908. 1902. Kansas 14.0 8.7 Missouri 8.1 18.2 California 12.8 15.0 Indiana 10.0 15.0

Nebraska 16.4 22.0 Ohio 18.7 16.0 Illinois 8.4 16.6 Pennsylvania 15.6 15.0 Oklahoma 14.6 11.6 Texas 13.4 9.0 Tennessee 7.1 6.0 Michigan 15.5 17.4 United States 12.4 13.3 The average condition of spring wheat on Aug. 1 w T as 77.1, as compared with 82.5 last month, 80.7 on Aug. 1, 1902; 80.3 on Aug. 1, 1901, and a ten-year average of 80.2. The following table shows for each of the five principal spring wheat States the condition on Aug. 1 in each of the last three years and that on July 1, 1903, with the ten-year August averages: Aug.l, Julyl, Aug.l, Aug.l, 10-yr. 1903. 1903. 1902. 1001. aver. Minnesota ..77 84 88 83 83 N. Dakota.. 69 73 03 93 80 8. Dakota .. 87 86 66 68 73 lowa «2 87 80 85 80 Washington. 74 80 98 90 91 U. 8. 77.1 82.5 89.7 80.3 80.2 The average condition of the oats crop on Aug. 1 was 79.5. as compared with 84.3 one month ago, 89.4 on Aug. 1, 1902; 73J) on Aug. 1, 1901, and a ten-year average of 82.6. The following table shows for each of the ten principal oats States the condition on Aug. 1 in each of the last three years and that on July 1, 1903, with the ten-year averages: Ang.l, Julyl. Aug.l, Ang.l, 10-yr. 1960. 1903. 1902. 1901. aver. Illinois .... 72 76 88 78 81 lowa 73 88 85 81 84 Wisconsin .. 87 90 97 79 88 Minnesota ..88 87 94 89 87 Nebraska ... 89 90 86 44 72 Indiana ... 78 73 96 78 86 New York .. 94 87 108 79 89 Peqpa 98 91 97 69 87 Ohio '. 84 84 96 89 89 Michigan ... 89 87 98 84 88 U. 8 79.5 84.3 80.4 73.6 82.6 The proportion of the oata crop of laat year still in the hande of farmers is estimated at 7.4 per cent, as compared with 4.2 per cent of the crop of 1901 in farmers’ hands one year «go and 5.9 per cent of the crop of 1900 in farmers’ hands two years ago and an eight-year average of 7.4 per cent. The average condition of flax on Aug. 1 was 80.3, as compared with 86.2 one month ago. The average condition of barley on Aug. 1 was 83.4, against 86.8 one month ago, 90.2 on Aug. 1, 1902, 86.9 at the corresponding date in 1901 and a ten-year average of 83.4. The average condition of spring rye on Aug. 1 was 8722, as compared with 88.? one month age, 90.5 on Aug. 1, 1902, 83.6 at the corresponding data in 1901 and a ten-year average of 86.3. \ The average condition of potatoes on Aug. 1 was 87.2, as compared with 88.1 ans month ago. 94.7 on Aug. 1, 1902, 62.8 at the corresponding day in 1901 and a itQ-rtir average of S 4 & i.

Farmer Sam —The durned twister is going by without touching me this trip.