The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-12
August Crop Report.
Michigan,
Department of State,
Lansing, August 6. 1898.

The average yield of wheat per acre, as
estimated by correspondents this month, il
for the State 1896 bushels; southern coun.
ties, Is 10 bushels; central counties, II 9s
bushels and northern counties, Is. 81 bush.
els.
Compared with July there is an increase
of 1.22 bushels In the State, of l. SO bushels
In the southern counties, and of O55 BUSH
els In the central counties, and a decrease
of about one-half bushel in the northern
counties.
The figures point to crop of about 80,
700, 900 bushels. This Is more than ever
returned in the Farm Statistics except In
1879 when the total yield was 80, 9S3, $40
bushels, and in 1882 when it was 80, sos, 6sS
bushels. The acreage in 1882 was 1,6SS,
269 acres, and average per acre 1929 bush.
els. The highest average yield per acre for
the entire State of which we have record is
1891 bushels in 1885. That year it was
20 2s bushels In the southern counties.
The largest acreage ever reported was in
1880, 1,76S, ATS acres.
The crop has been secured in fine con-
ditiOn and is of excellent quality. In an
swer to the question as to quality 500 cor
respondents answer good, 81 average. and
bad.
The number of bushels of wheat reported
marketed in July is 542,2 64 as compared
with 665,294 reported marketed in July,
1897, and the amount marketed in the IL
months, August July, is II, 1874, 925 BUSH
els as compared with 10, 1870, $40 bushels In
the same months last year.
The average condition of corn in the
State is 80, southern counties IS, central 49,,
and northern &c. The condition in the
southern counties is substantially the same
as one year ago, but in the central and
northern counties 1t is lower, making the
average for the State five points lower
Oats are estimated to yield 80 bushels per
acre, or about two bushels less than a full
average for this State. A number of cor
respondents report oats light In weight on
account of dry weather at the time the crop
was maturing.
Potatoes promise about three-fourths and
beans eight tenths of an average crop.
The hay crop is estimated at about nine
tenths of an average for the State. The
percentage Is only "a in the southern coun-
ties. The average condition of meadows
and pastures is IS. Glover sowed this year
is "a for the State, and only SO for the south
ern counties These figures indicate that
the seeding is largely lost.
Apples now promise In the state about
two thirds. and In the southern counties 81
per cent of an average crop, One year ago
the promise was for one-thrd of a crop In
the State and one. fourth In the southern
counties.
Peaches are estimated at about seven
tenths of an average crop.
Rain fell In all sections of the State on
the 10th, and again from the 25th to the Goth
of July, but not In sufficient amount to
overcome the prevailing droughty conditions
While some small areas may not be suffer
ing, yet generally corn, potatoes aid pas
lures are in great need OF moisture. The
average rainfall In the southern counties In
July was 1.13 inches less. and in the CEN
trail counties 2 10 inches less, than the nor
NAL.
WASHINGTON GARDNER.
Secretary OF State.