The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1878-08-15


GRAIN IN LAKE CoUNTY.-We are
In receipt of circular from the Sec'y
of State, giving condensed report OF
the amount of wheat raised in each
county in the State during the year
1877, AS shown by the statistics from
the Supervisors last Spring. Accord
ing to those reports, there were 100
acres of wheat produced in Lake coun-
ty, last year; yielding l0,l3O bushels,
or an average of 1888 bushels per acre.
The amount of other grains produced
in 1877, was 360 acres of corn, $50 acres
of oats and AZ acres of barley. In May
of the present year, there were f,305
acres of wheat on the ground in Lake
county, which would produce, accord
ing to the average of last year, 1854
bushels. 1t will be seen that there
were over 500 acres la wheat this year,
above 1S77-a fine increase.
In 1876, sos acres of wheat were pro-
duced; aggregating $3.50 bushels; an
average of 1926 bushels per acre. We
are inclined to think that the average
yield per acre this season will be more
than it was last, Notwithstanding the
early frost. In these figures we can see
IA marked and steady increase i'm the
production of an important cereal, that
is highly gratifying and encouraging.
Estimating the value of the crop at
81 per bushels fair average price one
year with another-.and we find the
worth of the crop in 1877, $40, 1886; and
in 1878, probably, $l7,OO0-no small
item of wealth to our farmers.
Compared with that of the State and
some of the wealthy, old-settlcd coun-
ties, the average yield of wheat per
acre I'm Lake county for 1877 Is quite
fiattering. The average per acre In the
State was 1912 bushels per acre. TAX
ing Cass county, down OH the southern
line, rich and populous; with its 49,
S34 acres; the average was 1915 BUSH
els, or nearly Z of a bushel less than
Lake. Kalamazoo county, l0.4l BUSH
els; Van Buren,, 1l.25 bushels. The
highest average was in Ontonagon
county-20.84 bushels-but there were
only 10 acres In the county. Clinton
may be called the banner county, when
we consider the amount produced and
the averege yield per acre. She pro.
duced /, 200, 433 bushels from 50, 2:2,3 acres,
an average of 1890 bushels per acre.
Oakland bears off the palm as to num-
ber OF bushels, ,S96,847. Calhoun had
the greatest number of acres-69, 702--
but her average of 1858 bushels was
not much above our own. There are
three other counties besides Clinton
and Oakland that produced over u mil
lion bushels each. They are: Washte.
nav, 1,1S4,050; Ionia, 1,l74,898; and
Jackson, Loss, 1891 bushels. There were
Is counties in the State, each Of which
produced over half million bushels
and seven of those produced over three
quarters of million bushels each. The
total of acres Of wheat in the State IN
1877 was 1,y12,3l4; an increase of III.
024 acres over 1875. Number of bush.
els produced In 1877, was %, ,70e, PA; All
increase Of 8, 1876, ,U45 bushels over the
product of 1875. While the average poi
acre throughout the State In 1875 was
1875 bushels, In 1877 II was greater by
437 bushels.
TO say that we are highly pleased a,
the showing made by our farmers In
wheat producing, does not half expires,
1t. 1t is good reason for rejoicing; fol
1t Is the product of the soil that gives
us substantial increase of wealth. Ev'
cry bushel Of grain produced in the
county keeps just so much capital al
home; adds so much wealth to tho
community. Besides this, II has ten
dency to bring capital and industry Il
our doors. The knowledge that ouI
county is capable Of being converted
into fertile farming country, spread
abroad cannot but induce the thrifty
Industrious person to come here an,
locate. What we need is men Will
muscle or money, or both, TO come her
and develop the country. Drones IN