of barley was 93.6, against 91 on June 1, 1901, 86.2 in 

 1900, and a ten-year average of 88.6. 



The acreage under rye shows a reduction of five-tenths of 

 1 per cent from that harvested last year. The average con- 

 dition of rye was 88.1, as compared with 93.9 last year, 

 87.6 in 1900, and a ten-year average of 89.3. 



The acreao:e of clover follows the averao^e of the last ten 

 years very closely, with perhaps a slight falling off in the 

 States of the middle west. In condition clover shows a 

 falling off in some States and a corresponding gain in others, 

 so that there is probably little variation from the ten-year 

 average for the country at large. 



The average condition of the apple crop was, on the 

 whole, unfavorable, but two States reporting a condition 

 above the ten-year average," viz., 1 point in North Carolina 

 and 6 points in Michigan, while Maine shows a condition of 

 93, corresponding to the ten-year average. New York re- 

 ports a condition 5 points the ten-year average ; Illinois 

 and Iowa, 9 points ; Ohio, 12 ; Pennsylvania and Kansas, 

 16 ; Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee, 17 ; Missouri, 18 ; 

 and Indiana, 19 points ; and in the remaining States it is 

 prol)able that considerably less than an average crop will 

 be produced. 



The present prospects for the peach crop are quite favor- 

 able, notwithstanding the fact that several important peach- 

 growing States report conditions considerably below their 

 ten-year averages. 



The rice area has been decreased in certain States and in- 

 creased in others, the increase of 60 per cent in Texas 

 probably making the total area under rice fully equal to that 

 of last year, and the condition about approximates the 

 eight-year average for the crop. 



The exceedingly favorable weather of May made a marked 

 improvement in the condition of spring pasture, but two of 

 the important States, New York and Pennsylvania, showing 

 conditions below those of May 1. 



The total area planted in cotton is estimated at about 

 three-tenths of 1 per cent less than the acreage planted last 

 year, or about 27,878,000 acres. The average condition of 

 the growing crop May 26 was 95.1, as compared with 81.5 



