CEOP EEPOJIT FOE THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1892. 



Office State Board of Agkici'Lture, 

 Boston, Mass., Sept. 1, 1892, 



Progress of the Season in General. 



The August Report of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture on the condition of growing crops states that the 

 August returns show a slight improvement in the condition 

 of corn, raising the general average from 81.1 in July to 

 82.5 in August. In only four years (1881, 1886, 1887, 

 1890) since the initiation of crop reporting has there been 

 lower condition at the same date. It is noticed that the 

 lower figures are from the districts that furnish a surplus. 



The August returns of wheat relate to spring wheat only. 

 The general average has declined from 90.9 on July 1 to 

 87.3 for the present month. In the mountain States the 

 condition is generally high. 



The condition of oats is practically the same as last month. 

 The August condition, 86.2, is very low. 



Spring rye declined from 92.7 to 89.8 during the month, 

 while barley fell off one point, standing at 91.1. 



The acreage of buckwheat is reported at 101.3 and con- 

 dition at 92.9. 



There has been a decline of nearly 4 points in the condi- 

 tion of potatoes, the average being 86.8. This is a very 

 low condition. The principal decline of the month was in 

 the New England and Middle States, where there was quite 

 a heavy drop from the high July condition. 



The average of tobacco declined from 92.7 to 88.8 during 

 the month, but the present condition is highest since 1885. 



Cotton shows a reduction in condition during July from 

 86.9 to 82.3. This is the lowest average since August, 1886. 



