The area sown to oats was estimated to be .6 per cent less 

 than the area sown last year, indicating a total area of about 

 31,644,000 acres, or 193,000 acres less than last year. The 

 condition of the oats crop on June 1 was 92.9 per cent of 

 a normal, as compared with 81.6 on June 1, 1907, 85.9 on 

 June 1, 1906, and 88.9, the June 1 average of the past ten 

 years. 



The area sown to barley was estimated to be 3.9 per cent 

 more than the area sown last year, indicating a total area 

 of about 6,697,000 acres, or 249,000 acres more than last 

 year. The condition of the crop June 1 was 89.7 per cent 

 of a normal, as compared with 84.9 on June 1, 1907, 93.5 

 on June 1, 1906, and 89.5, the June 1 average of the past 

 ten years. 



The condition of rye on June 1 was 91.3 per cent of a 

 normal, as compared with 90.3 on May 1, 1908, 88.1 on 

 June 1, 1907, 89.9 on June 1, 1906, and 90, the June 1 

 average of the past ten years. 



The condition of meadows (hay) on June 1 was 96.8 per 

 cent of a normal, as compared with 93.5 on May 1. 



The condition of pastures on June 1 was 97.7 per cent 

 of a normal, as compared with 92.6 on May 1, 80.6 on June 

 1, 1907, and 91.3, the June 1 average of the past ten years. 



Tempeeatuee Ais^D Rainfall foe the Whole Countky. 



[From National Weekly Weather Bulletin.] 



Week ending June 8. — The mean temperature was below 

 the normal in the Pacific coast. Plateau and Rocky Moun- 

 tain regions, and generally in the Atlantic coast States 

 northward of Geol-gia. In the Atlantic coast districts the 

 deficiency was generally less than 3°. The temperature was 

 nearly normal in the Missouri, central Mississippi and Ohio 

 valleys, Tennessee and the greater part of the east Gulf 

 States. The temperature was above normal in the west Gulf 

 States and the upper Lake region and upper Mississippi 

 valley, ranging from 3° to 9° per day in excess. Very heavy 

 rains occurred in extreme northern Texas, Oklahoma, the 

 eastern portions of Kansas, ISTebraska and South Dakota, and 

 in portions of the South Atlantic and east Gulf States, 



