Ceop Eeport foe the Month of July, 1895. 



Office of State Board of Agriculture, 



Boston, Mass., Aug. 1, 1895. 



Bulletin No. 3, Crop Report for the month of July, is here- 

 with presented. Particular attention is called to the article 

 on " Birds as Protectors of Orchards," by the ornithologist 

 of the Board, at the end of this bulletin. 



Progress of the Season. 



Report No. 128, New Series (July, 1895), of the Statis- 

 tician of the United States Department of Agriculture gives 

 the acreage of corn, as compared with that of 1894, as 107.8, 

 being an increase of 6,000,000 acres, and making the total 

 area 82,000,000 acres. The average condition is 99.3 

 against 94 last July. 



The condition of winter wheat is 65.8 against 71.1 in June, 

 and 83.2 last July. The condition of spring wheat is 102.2 

 against 97.8 in June and 68.4 in July, 1894. The average 

 condition of all wheat is given as 76.2. Of the 1894 crop, 

 5.7 per cent yet remains in farmers' hands. 



Oats are suffering badly from dry weather, but show a con- 

 dition of 83.2 against 84.3 June 1, and 77.9 July 1, 1894. 

 Winter rye has fallen from 85.7 June 1 to 82.2. Spring rye 

 shows a condition of 77, which is exceeded in the States of 

 large production. The condition of all rye is 80.7 against 

 87 last year. Barley rose in condition from 90.3 to 91.9 

 during the month, against 76.8 last year. 



Increase of area of potatoes continuous since 1892 ; now 

 7.9 per cent greater than last year. Condition averages 

 91.5. Less than the usual amount of damage from the 

 potato bug and other insects. Where the condition is low, 

 the cause is drought and late frosts. Acreage of sweet pota- 

 toes reduced and condition low in some States. 



