The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-27
Michigan Crops.

The Secretary of States report returns
have been received from 995 correspondents,
representing 74S townships Six hundred
and forty. four of these returns are from
436 townships in the southern four tiers OF
counties
The rainfull during June, as measured at
the Office of the State Board of Health,
amounted to 99l inches and exceeds the
average for the five we. rs l819-1SS3 by near
ly four and one-half inches, and the average
for seventeen years at the Agricultural Col
lege by six inches The weather during the
first eleven days of July has been showery,
the rainfall amount ng to AS of an inch
OF course, with such weather, it has been
impossible to cure hay or to properly cult
vate corn and potatoes
The rains have frequently been accom-
panied by high winds Very much more of
the wheat and grass are lodged than usual,
and complaints Of wheat rusting are quite
general.
The total number of bushels of wheat
harvested in 1882 was 3 ,4S2059 This is
7g2 6l4 bushels more than estimated by that
department in October 1882, and $50, 341
bushels less than estimated by the depart
ment at Washington in December.
The Supervisors report the yield of wheat,
machine measure. Fully third of the
crop of 1882 was thrashed when very damp
and badly sprouted, consequently measured
considerable more than il otherwise would
have measured There is little doubt that
had the berry been ordinarily dry and tree
! from sprouts the crop of 1882 would have
| fallen below the estimate made by this de-
| partment last October.
The probable yield this year, estimated in
the manner above stated, is in the southern
four tiers OF counties, 2O,994, OUS bushels,
/ and in the northern counties j, 200, 206
/ bushels; total, q, l94, Ola bushels
Reports have been received of the quantity
! of wheat marketed by farmers during the
month of June at 232 elevators and mills
! OF these 1875 are in the southern four tiers OF
coun lies, which is Al per cent. of the whole
number of elevators and mills in these
! countieS The total number Of bushels re-
ported marketed is 55S, 3d. of which 1913 075
! bushels were marketed in the first or south
ern tier of counties; PA, Cos bushels in the
second tier %, 455 bushels in the third tier;
| l02, 42j bushels in the fourth tier, and -, 9.S
bushels in the counties north of the southern
| four tiers At forty-three elevators and
mills or 10 per cent of the whole number
from which reports have been received, there
was no wheat marketed during the month.
The total number of bushels reported
marketed in the eleven months August
June is IL, OB, 55o
The estimates show, for the southern
four tiers of counties, per cent, and for
the northern counties z per cent-from
e000, 900 TO 2,5G00t0 bushels-of the 1882
wheat crop yet in farmers hands
The returns give the following percent
ages for other crops, the comparisons be ng
with 1882: Corn, acres planted 30. condition
-; oats condition 81; barley, condition "A;
clover, meadows and pastures, condition
100; timothy, meadows and pastures, con-
dition 106; clover sowed this year, condition
l04 Wheat has been slightly injured by in
sects Twenty-six per cent OF the corn
planted failed to grow.
Apples promise, in the southeastern and
southwestern portions of the State, 81 per
rent, in the northeastern 90 per cent, in
the northwestern IS per cent, and in the
central 63 per cent of an average crop. The
average for the State is So
Peaches promise, in the southwestern,
northeastern and central portions of the
State "a per cent in the southeastern "a per
cent, and in the northeastern ~ per cent
Of the average crop. The average of the
State ia 40