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by the figure 76-4 against 94*1 on May 1st, 1901, 88*9 at the 

 corresponding date in 1900, and 83-2 the mean of the May 

 averages of the last ten years. 



The average condition of winter rye was 83 '4 as compared 

 with 85-4 on April 1st, 1902, 94*6 on May 1st, 1901, 88-5 at 

 the corresponding date in 1900, and 89 the mean of the May 

 averages of the last ten years. 



Meadow hay (86*6) and spring pastures (84*9) were in lower 

 condition on May 1st than at any corresponding period since 

 1888, with the exception of the year 1899. 



The June Report of the Statistician (according to telegrams 

 published in the English papers) states that the acreage sown 

 to spring wheat indicates a reduction of about 2,5 1 1,000 acres, 

 or 12*8 percent. The condition of the spring wheat is repre- 

 sented by the figure 95*4 against 92 on June 1st last year. 

 Winter wheat has declined in condition during the month, 

 and on June 1st stood at only 76*1, which is 4*2 points below 

 the average of the last ten years. 



The acreage seeded to oats is reported as four-tenths of one 

 per cent, in excess of that harvested last year ; the condition 

 is o*6 above the ten years' average. The area under barley 

 is 8*5 per cent, greater than that harvested last year ; the 

 average condition is well above the mean. The rye sown 

 shows a reduction of five-fifths of one per cent, from that 

 harvested in 1901. Its condition is rather below the 

 average. 



The United States Harvest of 1901. 



The Statistician of the Department of Agriculture has com- 

 pleted his estimates of the acreage, production, and farm 

 value of the cereal ^crops of the United States in 1901, the 

 grand totals being as follow : — 



Acres. Bushels. 



Corn - 91,349,928 1,522,519,891 



Wheat 49,895,514 748,466,218 



Oats 28,541,476 736,808,724 



Barley 4,295,744 109,932,924 



Rye - - - - - - - 1,987,505 30*344,830 



Buckwheat 811,164 15, 125,939 



In the preparation of this report consideration has been 

 given to the census report on the crops of 1899. 



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