Show CROP BULLETIN issued from the department yesterday washington dec 10 the following crop bulletin was issued by the agricultural department this afternoon the returns to the of the department part ment of sericulture for the month of december relate chiefly to the average farm price of the various product a of agriculture on he first day of the month the farm price of corn ae indicated averages cents last year average price of wheat against last year of rye against at last year of oats last year of buckwheat against laet year of irish potatoes against last year leaf tobacco per pound 60 against 69 canta last year hay per ton 54 against last year cotton per pound 66 cents against the condition of winter wheat on december 1st averaged for the country 1895 69 in and in 1893 in the principal winter wheat staica the per cen are as follows ohio michigan 90 indiana illinois 99 missouri kansas nebraska 93 california 97 the returns make the acreage of winter wheat just sown 1052 per cent of the area harvested in 1896 this estimate which is preliminary to the completed estimate of june next makes the area sown for the harvest of acres conditions for fall wheat seeding throughout Europe except in france and southern russia ic ported generally favorable increase in acreage probably not great |