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Show The 'onllllen of Hie ropa. ,. Waiiiij(UToM May 9. The condl-llou condl-llou of winter CMlii tho lint day of May, repotted by the aUtlatlclau of the Jeiarlnient of Agriculture, la aa fol-'"; fol-'"; Wheal, 07.3; ry, 07.2; barley, o. Ilils Urn, advance lu wheat of orotic point durlugAprll, and of quite aa much In rye. The uniformity of condition li somewhat rvmarkablc, no Btate average being lower than 111. The condition or mowing landa la also hlahikveraglng 87 and ranging from 80 tolot). The average lor aprlngpaaturo la M, ranging from 0J to HH, except a drop In Utah to 89 and In New Mexico to 6.1. TheeaiternalopooMho Itocky raountalna cornea within roiir or Ave lnta of full condition, and tho lkclflc coalliiirtheinaxlmura. Tho progreia of iprlug plowlog la greatly reUrded by the exceaa of moli-lure moli-lure In the central and aouthern belt. The proportion planted la reported at 09.8 ir cent. The average of roveral prevlotia yean hai been 77 ir cent. The Katteru Hlalea rcirt favorable' condltlona for aprlug work and fair progress to dale. In all tho southern rjtatcilthae len delayed by heavy ralna and later by droughr, which rendered plowing difficult anJ imperfect. imper-fect. In. the Ohio valley the eiceim ofiuolaturn delayed plowing through March and Interfered with Ita progrrsa In eome placea during the first and aecond wceka or April. The work haa progrewed rapidly since, aud gorrulna-lion gorrulna-lion generally baa been prompt. Ill the Northwest the aeaaon hai been favorable. favor-able. Hprlng work la well advanced and spring grain la coming up and growing finely. |