to favorable hay prospects) and in the far western and north- 

 western States, being particularly favorable in Oregon; and 

 below average conditions in southern States and in the j^orth 

 Central States east of the Mississippi River. In the ISTorth 

 Central States west of the Mississippi River conditions are 

 slightly above average. 



The condition of various crops compared with their aver- 

 age condition (not normal) on June 1 was as follows: — 



Apples, 110.2; pears, 108.7; peaches, 108.5; pastures, 

 104.9; alfalfa, 103.7; hay, 103.5; oats, 103.1; spring wheat, 

 102.1; cantaloupes, 101.8; cabbage, 101.4; watermelons, 

 101.3 ; clover hay, 100.6 ; barley, 100.3 ; lima beans, 100.3 ; 

 onions, 100.1. 



Rye, 97.8; cotton, 96.8; sugar beets, 96.0; raspberries, 

 95.7 ; hemp, 92.2 ; winter wheat, 91.8 ; sugar cane, 90.7 ; 

 blackberries, 90.2. 



The estimates of acreage compared with last year are for 

 winter wheat, 88.3 ; spring wheat, 94.2 ; all wheat, 90.7 ; oats, 

 100.2 ; barley, 99.3 ; clover, 86.7. 



The general or composite condition of all crops combined, 

 by States, is as follows, on the basis of 100 representing 

 average conditions (for most crops the ten-year average) : — 



Maine, 106.2; N'ew Hampshire, 111.7; Vermont, 112.6; 

 Massachusetts, 108.0 ; Rhode Island, 100.0 ; Connecticut, 

 102.4; New York, 104.8 ; ISTew Jersey, 106.5 ; Pennsylvania, 

 104.4; above division, 105.5. 



Delaware, 111.8; Maryland, 111.2; Virginia, 110.9; West 

 Virginia, 115.5; North Carolina, 105.5; South Carolina, 

 103.1 ; Georgia, 92.1 ; Florida, 101.6 ; above division, 101.2. 



Ohio, 88.1; Indiana, 85.8; Illinois, 87.5; Michigan, 94.1; 

 Wisconsin, 99.7; above division, 91.1. 



Minnesota, 103.8; Iowa, 99.3; Missouri, 95.4; North 

 Dakota, 101.5; South Dakota, 100.9; Nebraska, 96.0; Kan- 

 sas, 104.0; above division, 100.6. 



Kentucky, 92.7; Tennessee, 97.5; Alabama, 92.6; Missis- 

 sippi, 90.0; Louisiana, 88.0; Texas, 108.5; Oklahoma, 99.6; 

 Arkansas, 91.7; above division, 97.4. 



Montana, 101.9 ; Wyoming, 102.2 ; Colorado, 104.2 ; New 



