Crop Beport for the Month of August, 1899. 



Office of State Board of Agriculture, 

 Boston, Mass., Sept. 1, 1899. 



Bulletin No. 4, Crop Report for the month of August, is 

 herewith presented. Particular attention is called to the 

 article on " Practical Hints for the Dairyman," by Prof. F. 

 S. Cooley of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



Progress op the Season. 



The August returns of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture (Crop Circular for August, 1899) state that 

 the average condition of corn on August 1 was 89.9, being 

 2.9 points higher than at the corresponding date last year, 

 and 3.2 points above the mean of the August averages for 

 the last ten years. 



The average condition of spring wheat on August 1 was 

 83, being 12.9 points lower than on August 1 last year, 

 and 0.3 point below the mean of the August averages for 

 the last ten years. The whole of the thirteen States having 

 100,000 acres or upward in spring wheat show a decline in 

 condition as compared with July 1. 



The average condition of oats on August 1 was 90.8, 

 being 6.6 points higher than on August 1 last year, and 

 8.3 points above the mean of the August averages for the 

 last ten years. The proportion of the oat crop of last year 

 still in the hands of farmers is estimated at 6.9 per cent. 



The average condition of barley on August 1 was 93.6, 

 being 14.3 points higher than on August 1 last year, and 

 8.6 points above the mean of the August averages for the 

 last ten years. 



The average condition of spring rye on August 1 was 

 89, being 4.7 points lower than on August 1 last year, 

 and 1.5 points above the mean of the August averages for 

 the last ten years. 



