and 87, the ten-year average on July 1. The average con- 

 dition on July 1 of all wheat was 86.5, against 8G.5 a month 

 earlier, 83.9 on July 1, 1908, 81.6 in 1907, and 82.5, the 

 ten-year average. The amount of wheat remaining in the 

 hands of farmers July 1 was estimated to be 2.3 per cent 

 of last year's crop, or approximately 15,062,000 bushels, as 

 against 33,797,000 bushels in 1908, and 43,608,000 bushels, 

 the average amount for the past ten years. 



The average condition of the oats crop July 1 was 88.3, 

 as compared with 88.7 a month earlier, 85.7 on July 1, 1908, 

 81 in 1907, and 86.8, the ten-year average. 



The average condition of barley on July 1 was 90.2, as 

 compared with 90.6 a month earlier, 86.2 on July 1, 1908, 

 84.4 in 1907, and 88.3, the ten-year average. 



The average condition of rye on July 1 was 91.4, as com- 

 pared with 89.6 a month earlier, 91.2 on July 1, 1908, 89.7 

 in 1907, and 89.8, the ten-year average. 



The acreage of white potatoes is estimated as 3,452,000 

 acres, or 195,000 acres, equivalent to 6 per cent, more than 

 last year. The condition of the crop on July 1 was 93, as 

 compared with 89.6 on July 1, 1908, 90.2 in 1907, and 91, 

 the ten-year average. 



The acreage of tobacco is estimated as 1,108,336 acres, 

 or 232,911 acres, equivalent to 26.6 per cent, more than last 

 year. The condition of the crop on July 1 was 89.8, as com- 

 pared with 86.6 on July 1, 1908, 81.3 in 1907, and 90.4, 

 the July average of the last six years. 



The average condition of the hay crop on July 1 was 87.8, 

 as compared with 87.6 a month earlier, 92.6 on July 1, 1908, 

 and approximately 82 in 1907. The condition of timothy 

 on July 1 was 87.1, as compared with 90.2 on July 1, 1908, 

 82.2 in 1907, and 85.1, the ten-year average. The condition 

 of clover on July 1 was 83.8, as compared with 95.5 on July 

 1, 1908, 76.4 in 1907, and 83.8, the ten-year average. 



The condition of the apple crop on July 1 was 54.6, as 

 compared with 61.4 a month earlier, 57.6 on July 1, 1908, 

 and 62.3, the ten-year average. 



In Massachusetts the acreage of corn is 47,000 acres, or 

 104, as compared with last year, and the condition July 1 



