CROP REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1893. 



Office State Board of Agriculture, 



Boston, Mass., Sept. 1, 1893. 



Progress of the Season. 



Report No. 107 (August, 1893) of the statistician of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture gives the average 

 condition of corn as 87, against 93.2 for July, a decline of 

 a little over 6 points. This decline is mainly due to the 

 extensive and persistent drought, but, with a sufficient rain- 

 fall during the month of August, improvement will not only 

 be possible but assured, over the greater portion of the area. 



Spring wheat has fallen off in condition more than 7 points 

 since last month, the average condition being 67, against 

 74.1 for July. This decline is due to too high rainfall and 

 deficient temperature in the spring-wheat States. Much 

 injury has been done by the chinch bug and rust in several 

 States. 



The condition of oats is the lowest reported for many 

 years, being 78.3, against 88.8 in July, a decline of a little 

 over 10 points. In August, 1892, it was 86.2. This low 

 condition is the result of the drought following the cold and 

 wet spring. The drought is general over nearly the entire 

 country, causing the straw to be short and the heads light. 

 Conditions are best in the New England and Atlantic States. 

 Rust is reported in several of the States. 



The condition of spring rye stands at 78.5, against 89 in 

 the month of July and 89.8 in August, 1892. 



The returns for barley show only a slight decline, the con- 

 dition being 84.6, against 85.3 in July, and precisely the 

 same as in June. New York and Wisconsin show a con- 

 siderable falling off in condition, while California made a 

 gain of 3 points. 



