The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-24
Michigan Crop Report.

Inc August crop report recently issued py
the Secretary of State, says:
For this report, returns have been received
from l,OOl correspondents, representing 73s
townships. Six hundred and ffty-two of these
returns are from 429 townships in the southern
four tiers of counties.
The rain which had been so general and con-
tinuous throughout the State at the time the
last report was published ceased from the
oath to the 9th Of July. According TO the record
kept at the office of the State Board Of Health,
IL rained on nfty-seven of the ninety-two days
in Nay, June and July. the total amount falling
in the three months being 25.34 inches. The
average annual rainfall at the Agricultural
College for the seventeen years, 1S64-S0, was
81. OF inches. The last heavy rain began here,
at Lansing, on the goth and continued every
day to and including the nth Of July. Previous
to this there had been a few days OF fair
weather, during which time most of the wheat
in the southern part Of the State was placed in
shock. A correspondent in Lenawee writes on
the 2lst of July: Probably rs per cent. of the
wheat in this vicinity Is in shock and capped, s.
per cent. in barn and 20 per cent. yet to cut. A
week of good weather Is followed by one and
one-half inches Of rain this morning and more
coming.
Wheat has been considerably injured both by
sprouting and discoioration, but only a very
small amount has been entii ely ruined. An
examinat on Of the special reports, published
below, shows that the white wheat, particularly
the Clawson, which is the principal white variety
grown, suffered most from the wet weather.
A large proportion of the corn on low, wet
land is entirely ruined, and only on the highest.
dryest soils can an average crop be expected.
The hay crop is large in quantity, but would
have been poor in quality even could IL have
been properly saved. At the time hay should
have been cut, that on the lower lands was
under water. A correspondent in Clinton writes
July 80, that water stands two feet deep where
the grass would have cut ons and one-half tons
to the acre" Only small proportion OF the
crop has be n secured in good condition. Other
crops have of course suffered from the excessive
wet.
Aug. /, the yield of wheat per acre was esti-
mated lower than on the LIST OF July for every
county In the southern four tiers. We make no
estimate Of the total yield In the State, prefer
ring TO await the returns from the thrashing-
machines, which viii be received about Sep
TENDER.
also in the entire s at, oats are estimated to,
yield "a bushels, and barley % bushels per acre.
Meadows and pastures are in fine condition, as.
IL clover sowed this year.
wheat marketed by farmers during the month
Of July at 24s elevators and mills OF these 1873,
are In the southern four tiers OF counties, which
is 80 per cent OF the whole number Of elevators
and mills In these counties The total number
of bushels reported marketed IL 112,O11, OF
which 80, 413 bushels were marketed in the first
or southern tier of counties; 1926 bushels In
the second tier Il. 342 bushels In the third tier
sol bushels In the fourth tier, and IS $50 BUSH
els in the counties north of the southern four
per cent. Of the whole number from which re-
pors have been received, there was no wheat
marketed during tie month
The total N, mber OF bushels reported marketed
in the twelve months since Aug 4, 1892 Is 10, les
$40
The outlook for apv les and peaches is becomr
ing less promising with each month Below are
shown the estimates as made on the first OF each,
Of the months OF May, June, July and August
for each division OF the State, the comparison.
being with an average crop: