The average condition of barley when harvested was 81.2, 

 as compared with 83.1 on August 1, 78.5 in 1907, 89.4 in 

 1906, and a ten-year average of 83.5. 



The preliminary estimate of the acreage of rye harvested 

 is 1.9 per cent less than last year; the preliminary estimate 

 of yield per acre is 16.4 bushels, as compared with 16.4 

 bushels per acre harvested last year, 16.7 in 1906, and a 

 ten-year average yield of 15.8 bushels. The indicated total 

 production is 30,921,000 bushels, as compared with 31,566,- 

 000 bushels last year. The quality of the crop is 92.7, 

 as compared with 91.6 last year. 



The average condition of buckwheat on September 1 was 

 87.8, as compared with 89.4 a month earlier, 77.4 in 1907, 

 91.2 in 1906, and a ten-year average of 86.5. 



The average condition of potatoes September 1 was 73.7, 

 as compared with 82.9 a month earlier, 80.2 in 1907, 85.3 

 in 1906, and a ten-year average of 80.8. 



The average condition of tobacco on September 1 was 84.3, 

 as compared with 85.8 a month earlier, 82.5 in 1907, 86.2 

 in 1906, and a ten-year average of 83.7. 



The condition of the apple crop on September 1 was 52.1, 

 as compared with 52.2 a month earlier, 34.7 in 1907, 70.6 

 in 1906, and a ten-year average of 54.7. 



The preliminary estimate of the yield of hay is 1.52 tons 

 per acre, as compared with 1.45 tons last year, 1.35 tons in 

 1906, and a ten-year average yield of 1.44 tons. The indi- 

 cated total production is 67,743,000 tons, as compared with 

 63,677,000 tons last year. The quality of the crop is 94.5, 

 as compared with 90.5 last year. 



In Massachusetts the average condition of corn on Sep- 

 tember 1 was given as 95 ; the average condition of oats 

 when harvested as 95 ; the average condition of potatoes on 

 September 1 as 69 ; the average condition of tobacco Sep- 

 tember 1 as 94 ; the average condition of buckwheat Septem- 

 ber 1 as 85 ; the yield per acre of rye as 16.5 bushels, the 

 production of rye as 59,000 bushels, and its quality as 94; 

 the yield per acre of hay as 1.20 tons, the production of 

 hay as 702,000 tons, and its quality as 97. 



