Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-16
PLEsrY OF FOOD
Fos Michigan People - An Immense
Wheat Crop.

Wheat Crop.
LAssISa, Mich, July l5.-The esti-
mate OF the wheat crop OF Michigan
for toe present year contained IN The
crop rsport for J9iy Is based on the
number or acres Ia May, As shown BY
the returns OF supervisors and the aver
age Weld per acre as estln.atsd Dy crop
supenntendents. The number or acres
OF wheat IN the stale IN May vas 3D.
"a. Multiplying this by tie esti aeed
weld Der acre gives 24,Sl2, Ss3 bushels
as The probable goIa! yield % the state.
1nIs . al average per acre OF lo.45
busnels IN the southern counties. l4.oo
IN tie central cOuntles and 10 IN the
northern counties. The area n wheat
tnls year . nsarly loo, 600 acres greater
than w4s harvested ~ 1891. The num-
Der OF acres harvested last Year VAS
approximately All So, and the Yield
q, 553, oz2 bushels, an average or 1918
bushels per acre. The area harvested
IA the southern counties WAS lf5,lIi
acres less than reported IN the ground
IN May. 1891; IN the central counties Il
was ,sC7 acres less. and IN the northern
counties 8, s24 acres greater.
The total number OF bushels Of wheat
repeated marketed by farmers IN June
10 ,l69, SAT. OF this amount SSo. i26
bushels were marketed in the southern
tier of counties, 276.252 IN the second
tier, 90 30. SOD bushels IN the third tier,
1874, ISS IN the fourth tier, 1897 bushels
in the aftn and sixth tiers and l0,TTS
bushels 10 the northern counties. The
total number or bushels of wheat re-
ported marketed IN the eleven months.
Auxust-June. WAS 1905 ,3Oi, which is
l,is3, 473 bushels more than reported
for the same months last year. The
quantity marketed in June is S53, los
bushels less than reported for May,
and the total quantity reported for the
eleven months IS So per cent Of the es-
timsted crop Of 1891. All OF the coun-
ties of the southern four tiers. except
ing AIlegxn, ST. Clair and Wayne, re-
port damage from the weevil and Hes
sian fly. also from rust and heavy
rams In the central counties the
damage Is confined 10 the two last men,
toned causes, while no injury OF any
kind Is reported from the northern
counties. One hundred and twenty
correspondents from the northern
counties report the prospect for the
crop as being above the average Of
former years
The area planted to corn in the
sothern counties 10 reported at 23 per
cent less; IN the central 2 per cent less,
and IN the northern 81 per cent less
than in average years. The condition
IN the southern counties 10 20, in the
central II and in the northern 81 per
cent, comparison being with the vital
ity and growth Of average years The
backward condition OF corn 10 due TO
the heavy rains. Oats have also suf-
fered from toe same cause, but are
rapidly recovering.
The area planted TO potatoes IN the
state Il bat 80 per cent OF an average
crop. The condition of potatoes Is be-
low the average IN all parts of the
state. but potato bugs are not nearly
% numerous a. last year.
The average condition of meadows
and pastures and Of clover sowed this
year IN the southern counties is about
l0i per cent and IN the central and
northern counties l03 per cent
There has been q marked change in
the prospects for fruit since last
mosth's report The figures for apples
in the southern counties are IS per
cent. in the central "A and in the north
esn about 90. Peaches in the southern
counties are reported q, 50, in the GEN.
trail at SO and IN the northern 1t ~ per
cent.
From the farm statistics OF 900 town.
ships. collected by supervisors. II is AZ
certsined that the number OF sheep
snesred IN these townships IN 1891 was
1. sls, 5sl; pounds OF wool. l0,l69. 0u6;
average ciID per head, 6.s2 pounds.
The number Of sheep sx months old
ard over IN the same townships n
Msy of TOE present year vas ,6sf. 7e7.
This = an increase OF 1915 over the
nunoer shesred last year. The Clip OF
the state this year will be about Il, l50,.
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