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Show THE CORN CROP. Returns Show That It Is One of the Largest in Volume on Kecord. Washington, Nov. 11. Statistical returns to the department of Agriculture for November Nov-ember make the corn crop one of the largest In volume, with the rate of the field slightly above he averaare of twenty-six bushels per acre. The condition has not been very high at .any period of its growth, but it baa been quite uniform, with no record of more than 10 per cent of disabilities from ill causes. Planting was irregular and late; in many cases the growth tardy and uneven, and fear' of drouth or floods or frosts were very generally felt in the latter part of the season. Storms in some sections threttenei loss which was minimized; drouth in others checked the growth, which was stimulated again by opportune seasons of moisture. Frosts made an early threat of disaster and then delayed their appearance through the entire month of September, which was warm and forcing, drying out the soft corn and shriveling the immature growths. The result is a well-ripened crop, somewhat some-what variable in quality, with moderate pro. portion of chaffy, unfilled and immature growth. The eastern and western ends ol the belt, Ohio and Iowa and Nebraska, gave v soipewhat better yields than Indiana and n If- . .1 t . 1 Jll'pois or Missouri and Kansas, the lower le c of the great corn belt suffering more ir il -ibrsatened drouth than the higher editions. - 1 . Toe highest rate of yield as estimated appears ap-pears In New England, from 30 to 40 bushels per acre. In the surplus corn states the figures fig-ures are: Ohio, 33.7; Indiana, 32.0; Illinois, Sl.e; Iowa, 30.7; Missouri, 29.9; Kansas, 26.7; Nebraska, 26-3. The frost in August wrought some injury in the northwest. In Minnesota the yield is 25.51, North Dakota 9.3. Both drought and frost conspired to 1 educe the yield in South Dakota to 22 bushels. bush-els. The October condition of potatoes has only been equalled once since 18s0, and the average aver-age yield, according to the preliminary estimates, esti-mates, has not been surpassed in the past ten years. It averages 93.9 bushels per acre. Hay has made nearly an average yield and is of medium quality. The tobacco product is above the average. |