consin, 87; Minnesota, 95; Iowa, 92; North Dakota, 93; 

 California, 83. General average for the country, 87.6, 

 against 71.5 in 1894. 



Condition of buckwheat 87.5, against 69.2 last year. 

 New York and Pennsylvania, producing more than two- 

 thirds of the crop in 1894, each have a condition of 88. 



Cotton shows a decline in condition since the August 

 report of 7.1 points, or from 77.9 to 70.8. This makes the 

 lowest September condition of the plant since 1881. The 

 crop suffered severely from the drought of August and the 

 excessive rains which succeeded it. Boll-worms have done 

 much injury and the crop has also suffered from shedding 

 and rust. 



The general average condition of potatoes is 90.8, against 

 89.7 a month ago, and 62.4 in 1894. Where the condition 

 is low, drought is the cause most frequently assigned. There 

 is some rot in New England, New York, New Jersey and 

 Pennsylvania. The returns for sweet potatoes indicate con- 

 siderably less than a full crop, conditions ranging from 101 

 in Florida down to 70 in Ohio. Drought has been the most 

 common cause of injury. 



Average condition of tobacco 82.6, only one-tenth of a 

 point below the condition of August. New York lost 25 

 points, Virginia 11 points and Ohio 9 points, chiefly owing 

 to drought. The prospect is much brighter than last year, 

 when the September condition stood at 74.5. 



The acreage under clover seed is returned as 68 per cent 

 of that of 1894. The condition, 64.4, is lower than in any 

 recent year with the exception of 1894, when it stood at 

 63.3. 



The average condition of apples is now 72.8, and of 

 peaches 84.1, a gain of 1.6 points for the former and of 

 nearly 1 point for the latter. Grapes range from one-half 

 to a full crop in the eastern and middle States. In California 

 the quality is fully up to the average, but the quantity in 

 many sections is from 15 to 25 per cent short. 



Condition of sorghum generally fine, the lowest figures 

 being reported from the more southern localities. The crop 

 gives somewhat better promise than at the same date last 

 year. 



