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Show CONDITION OF CROPS What the Government Crop Report Discloses. CORN AVERAGE IS LOWER In Utah Estimated Average of the Spring Wheat Is Placed nt 24 2 Bushels In Oats the Present Estl-rnats Estl-rnats of Yield Is the Largest Ever Beported by the Department of Agriculture Estimate of Barley Yield Is Higher Than Last Year Applej Are Above Mean of October. Washington Oct 10 Tho monthly report re-port of the statistician of the Department Depart-ment of Agriculture shows the average condition of corn on Oct. 1st to have been "CO as compared with 813 last month 621 on Oct. 1, 1901, 78 2 at the corresponding dale In 1900, and 77 7 the mean of the Oilobcr uveiages of the lust ten 5 ears SI'ltINU WIIKAT. The preliminary estimate of the average aver-age jleld per uele of spring wheit ls 14 4 bushels subject to revision when the tliml wheat esilm He Is made. Tho cstlnuted aveiuges ut jleld per acre In the stales hnvlng 100 000 ucres ni upwards up-wards In spring wheat arc lis follows Minnesota. 110, Nebraska, 13 9, Colo-lado Colo-lado 17 4, North Dakota, 15 7, Washington Washing-ton .10 Kansas, 10 9, South Dakota, 12 4, Oregon, 111, I'tuh, 24 i. Ion a, 12 0, Wisconsin, 17s, Idaho, 2s 1. Ihe average aver-age qualit of spring wheat ls 87 7. i.stimati: von oats The piellminary estlmnte of tho average aver-age leld pel aire ot outs Is 34 5 bushels bush-els us comparid with 25 5 bushels on Oct. 1, 1901, 29 J nt tho corresponding date In 1100 and 26 S bushels, the mean of the October estimate for the pist ten jcars Hie present estimate of yield per acre Is tho largest ever le-ported le-ported b the Dep irtmeut of Agriculture. Agricul-ture. Tho average for qualltv is 8S7, against 83 7 lust eur und 98 2 In 1900 OUTLOOK 1 Oil HAItLKY. The preliminary estimate ot jleld per ncre of bnrle Is 29 0 bushels ngalnst 24 7 bushels on Oct 1 1901, 20 4 at the corresponding date In 1900, and 23 3 the mean of October nvcrages of the last ten cars 'Ihe average for quality Is 87 3 against 89 2 lust sear and 8.M ln 1900 CONDITION OF APrLF.S As to the condition of npples North Carolina, Illinois, Missouri, I'ennsjI-vanla, I'ennsjI-vanla, Maine, New York, Iowa nnd Michigan report from 8 to 27 points above nnd Ohio 2 Indl ina 3, Virginia 9, Tennessee 11. Kentucky 19, and Kansas Kan-sas 21 points below the mean of their October nvernges for the last seven ears Y1KLD OF HOPS The estimated average yield of hops In pounds per acre Is 1267 In Washington, Washing-ton, 14 400 In California. 1100 In Oregon, 1300 In Wisconsin and 32i In New York. |