The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-11-19

VERY HIGH AVERAGE
The Condition Of Winter Wheat
For Michigan
Is 1O3.
WEATHER WAS FAVORABLE
Average Yield Of Corn Estimated
At Fifty-Sevcn Bushels
Crop report.
WEATHER WAS FAVORABLE

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Gardner, shows a large acreage OF
wheat on the ground and an excel
lent condition of the cereal. The
report says:
BY the returns this month the
area in growing wheat in the state
is per cent larger than sowed in
1897 The percentages for the state
and sections are as follows: State,
1913; southern counties, 1903; central,
l02; and northern, 1914. A decreased
acreage is reported from only three
counties in the southern section, viz
IoIa, Kent and Van Buren,. The
reduction in these is from one to
two per cent
The average condition is 103 in
the state, 105 in the southern coun-
ties, 80 in the central, and 101 in the
northern, comparison being with
average years. The condition is be-
low 100 in only three counties in the
southern section, viz: Ionia, st.
Clair and Van Buren,. The condi-
ton is higher than on November |
in any year since 1890. The average
condition that year was one point
higher than now in each of the three
sections of the lower peninsula, and
two higher in the state. The aver
age condition one year ago was 50
in the state, 70 in the southern, IS
il the central, and 1913 in the north
ern counties.
The weather since wheat was SOW
ed has been remarkably favorable
for continuous growth. September
was month of high temperature
and fair amount Of rainfall. The
mean temperature of the state for
the month was 63 degrees which is 3
above the normal The excess com
pared with the normal in each of the
several sections of the state was
practically the same as for the state.
The temperature not only averaged
high but it was uniforml y high. The
highest daily maximum at Lansing
was 81, and the lowest 62, and the
highest daily minimum was 70 and
the lowest 80. The lowest tempera-
ture recorded at Lansing was six
degrees above the freezing point.
The rainfall in the southern coun-
ties averaged 327 inches which is
O.42 inches more than the normal
North of the southern section the
rainfall averaged 223 inches in the
central, and 23S in the northern
counties, deficiency of from about
one.third to two-fifths of an inch.
The temperature in October
ranged very high. There was no
hard freezing weather. Rainfall was
abundant all over the state all the
month, and at many points it was
excessive. In their general remarks
correspondents with rare exceptions
report large and healthy growth
OF wheat The presence of insects
is noted by many, but there seems
TO be no fear Of extensive or severe
injury.
The total number of bushels of
wheat reported marketed by farmers
since the October report was pub |
lished is 2,09S, GA, and in the three |
months, August, September and !
October, 1865, $50. This 367. $50 |
bushels more than reported market
cd IN the same months last year.
The average yield of corn per acre
IN the state is estimated at 81 bushels |
Of cars, equal TO about twenty-eight
bushels OF shelled corn. The esti-
mate for the southern counties is
fifty seven, central, sixty-two, and
northern, fortyseven bushels of
ears. The average yield for the
state is one bushel lower than made
October !. The average yield in the
state in the eighteen years. 1879. |
1896, was fifty-three bushels of ears
o. about tweuty-siX bushels Of
shclled corn.
The area of clover seed harvested
is estimated at about one-half the
area IN average years, and the yield
per acre is l.6j bushels. Just what
these figures mean in total crop can
not be definitely determined, the
acreage having fallen off greatly in
recent years. In 1889 il was ia
us acres, and in 1896 only 80, 600
acres. AT most the estimates mean
that the yield per acre is good on a
very small acreage.
Potatoes are estiU ated to yield |
about three-fourths of an average
crop. The figures for the several /
sections are: Southern counties, 1S; |
central, Il; northern, SO; and upper
peninsula, 81
Live stock is in good condition.
The percentages are 90 for horses,
" for cattle, 90 for sheep, and 96
or swine, comparison being with
stock in good, healthy and thrifty
go.