The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-01-18
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.
MICHIGAN. DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Lansing, January 10. 1896


counties 10 degrees below the normal.
In the northern counties it was 10 and
in the upper peninsula OIL degrees above
the normal.
The average precipitation for the
month in the state was $50 inches, an
excess Of 2,GS inches compared with the
normal. The precipitation in the south
ern counties was 80 inches, an excess
Of 800, and in the central counties II
was AIS inches. an excess of 2.l6. There
was slight deficiency in the northern
counties, and an excess OF O.Sl inches in
the upper peninsula
! Ia answer TO the Question Has the
ground been well covered with snow
duriug December?' no correspondents
IN the southern counties answer yes"
and 3lS MOI IN the central counties
80 answer yes, aud 13l mo" Rad in
the northern counties II answer ''yes+H
and so mo- ~
From the first untIl after the middle Of
the month the depth OF snow ranged
| from , inches ~ the southern TO inches
in the northern counties. A thaw oc-
curred after tho 10th. and for several
days the ground in the lower peninsula
was practically bare Near the end "
the month sufficient snow fell 10 again
cover the ground. The average depth
of spow in tho southern counties was
5.35 inches on the 18Th. ana % inches
on the 3lst: In the central CO unt;es il
was ,.Gg inches on the 18th and ~
inches on the 3lst. and in the northern
counties It was 10. o. inches on the 18th.
and 2.91 inches on the .Ilst.
The total number OF bushels of wheat
renorted marketed In Dacemhe nlI-
713. and in the FIVE months. August-De-
cember. 5.s2g -. which .is g05 a7g
bushels less than repor,ei marketed in
the same months last year.
The average con lltion of live stock in
the stcte is ranorted ms follows. compar-
ison being with stock in cooa. healthy.
and thrifty condition. Horses. % per
cent. sheep. 93 per cent: cattle. % per
cent. and swine. % Der cent.
The average prices January / of some
of The nriucipaI farm praduc,s IN ,he
markets where farmers usually market
snch products. were AS follows:
The average prlce O! wheat was 30
cents per busheI. OF corn - cents. and
of oars. o. cents; and the average price
OF hay was SlS.l2 per ton.
-. So per cwt.. of fat hogs. -. 10 per cwt.,
and OF dressed Dork. Si.25 per cwt.
The average price OF each class of
horses was as follows: Under one yaar.
SIS 20. between one and two wears old.
S2I 81: between two and three wears oC.
s36. 70; three wears old and over. s52.G5.
Mich COWS were worth SO. - per
head. Cattle ether than mich COWS.
under one wear Old. were worth per
head. 81. .O3; between one and two years
old. Sla.44: between two aud three wears
old. SIG. 10. and three years old aud over.
-, 70
The averaae prire of sheen under one
year old was Si52. and one year oil and
over. Slgt: aud hogs under one year old
| were worth 81. 90. and one yyAr old and
| over. S7.43.
The prices here given are for the state.
For each class of horses. sheep aud hogs
they are higher, aud for milch COWS aud
each class OF cattle other than mIlch
cows, lower. than the prices ruling In
the southern four tiers Of counties.
Compared with January /. 1895. there
has been decline IN the prices OF all
farm products named in this report ex-
cepting wheat, hay. sheep and cattle.
Wheat averages . cents bushel. and
hay s5.17 ton more now than one year
ago. Sheep under one year old have ad-
vanced 20 cents, and those one year old
aud over. ~ cents per head. and the
4 | ai,,.., ~ ,o ,,t., L,x. yannad