The average condition of oats when harvested was 87.2, 

 against 72.1 last year, 82.9 in 1900, and a ten-year average 

 of 79.7. While correspondents report the harvesting of an 

 exceptionally large crop of oats, there are indications that 

 the crop will be very deficient in quality. 



The average condition of l)arley when harvested was 89.7, 

 against 83.8 last year, 70.7 in 1900, and 82, the mean of 

 the averages of the last ten years. 



The condition at harvest of winter and spring rye com- 

 bined was 90.2, against 84.9 last year, 84.2 in 1900, and 

 84.5, the mean of the averages of the last ten years. The 

 present conditions are above the ten-year average in all of 

 the principal rye-producing States except New York. 



The average condition of buckwheat on September 1 was 

 86.4, against 91.4 on Aug. 1, 1902, 90.9 one year ago, 80.5 

 on Sept. 1, 1900, and 84.7, the mean of the September aver- 

 ages of the last ten years. 



During August there was a decline in the condition of 

 tobacco amounting to 1 point in North Carolina, Ohio and 

 Pennsylvania, 2 in Kentucky, 6 in New York and 7 in 

 Maryland. On the other hand. South Carolina showed an 

 improvement of 1 point, Wisconsin 2, Connecticut 2 and 

 Virginia 7. 



The average condition of potatoes on September 1 was 

 89.1, against 94.8 on August 1, 52.2 on Sept. 1, 1901, 80.0 

 at the corresponding date in 1900, and 74.6, the mean of the 

 September averages of the last ten years. Every important 

 State except New York shows a condition considerably higher 

 than the ten-year average. 



There w^as a decline in the condition of sweet potatoes 

 during August in six of the principal producing States, but 

 five of the principal States still show an average equal to or 

 above that of the previous month. In all the principal pro- 

 ducing States, except New Jersey, Virginia and South Caro-' 

 lina, present conditions are from 3 to 33 points below their 

 ten-year averages. 



The acreage of clover seed has been considerably reduced 

 since last year, only two of the principal producing States 

 reporting even a small increase. 



