The avei-age condition of winter Avlieat was 78.7, as com- 

 pared Avith 77.7 a month earlier, 7'S.8 in 1903, 77 at the 

 corresponding date in 1902, and a ten-year averao-e of 78.3. 

 The average condition of spring wheat was 93.7, as com- 

 pared with 93.4 last month, 82.5 in 1903, 92.4 in 1902, and 

 a ten-year average of 86.8. The average condition on July 

 1 of spring and winter wheat combined was 84.5, as com- 

 pared with 80 on July 1, 1903, and 82.9 at the correspond- 

 in o- date in 1902. The amount of wheat remaining in the 

 hands of farmers at that date was estimated to be about 

 36,630,000 bushels, equivalent to about 5.7 per cent of the 

 last crop. 



The average condition of the oat crop on July 1 was 89.8, 

 as compared with 89.2 a month earlier, 84.3 in 1903, 92.1 

 in 1902, and a ten-year average of 87.3. 



The average condition of barley was 88.5, against 90.5 a 

 month earlier, 86.8 on July 1, 1903, 93.7 in 1902, and a 

 ten-vear averao;e of 87.1. 



The average condition of Avinter rye on July 1 was 88, as 

 compared with 90.2 on July 1, 1903, 91.2 at the correspond- 

 ing date in 1902, and a ten-year average of 89.7. The aver- 

 age condition of spring rye was 90.8, as compared with 88.3 

 on July 1, 1903, 89.3 at the corresponding date in 1902, and 

 a ten-vear averaae of S7.4. 



The acreage of flax is less than that of last year by al)0ut 

 826,000 acres, or 25.6 per cent, and the condition on July 

 1 was 86.6. 



The averaofe condition of rice on July 1 was S^.2, ao^ainst 

 94.9 a month earlier and 93.5 a year ago. 



The acreage of })otatoes, excluding sweet potatoes, is 

 greater than that of last year by about 99,000 acres, or 3.4 

 })er cent. The average condition July 1 was 93.9, as com- 

 pared with 88.1 in 1903, 92.9 at the corresponding date in 

 1902, and a ten-year averaoe of 92. 



The acreage of tobacco is less than that of last year by 

 about 231,000, or 22.3 i)er cent. The average condition on 

 July 1 was 85.3, against .S5.1 a year ago. 



