The condition of Irish potatoes has deteriorated from 91.5 

 to 89.7 since July 1. The product is so abundant in Minne- 

 sota that a price as low as 18 cents a bushel is reported for 

 new potatoes. 



Sweet potatoes have deteriorated in condition in the Gulf 

 States since the July report. Along the Atlantic coast the 

 condition improved in New Jersey, Virginia and Florida and 

 declined in the other States. The crop is a promising one in 

 Kansas and Missouri. 



The returns of August indicate that the apple crop has 

 met with no serious obstacles to development during the 

 month of July. Taking the whole country, the prospective 

 product is larger than for several years. The general aver- 

 age of condition is 71.2, against 44 last year. In Massachu- 

 setts the prospect is for a crop slightly above one-half the 

 normal. 



The average condition of peaches August I is 83.3, against 

 22.3 in 1894. The prospective yield has declined heavily 

 in Delaware, where about one-third the normal crop is now 

 indicated. New Jersey has also suffered, the percentage 

 falling 12 points, and resting now at 61. Conditions are 

 high in Connecticut and Georgia, respectively 92 and 104. 

 Much complaint of dropping and rotting is made, the latter 

 especially in the South. 



Cotton now stands at 77.9, or 21 points lower than the 

 average for August, 1893, and the lowest average for August 

 ever reported. 



The condition of tobacco is 82.7, having fallen from 85.9 

 since July 1. The highest conditions are those reported 

 for Massachusetts and Maryland, 110 and 100 respectively ; 

 the lowest are 50 for Wisconsin and 61 for Connecticut. 



The general average condition of rice has fallen 0.3 per 

 cent only since July 1, now standing at 84.1. 



The average condition of timothy is 69.9, as compared 

 with 75.6 a year ago. Drought has been the principal cause 

 of the deficiency in the crop, but in several States, especially 

 west of the Mississippi River, the quality has been impaired 

 by excess of rain before and during the haying season. 

 There has also been complaint of damage from spring frosts 

 in several States, and in portions of New York and some 



