Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-10-31
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT.


Lansing. Mich. October, 10. 1906.
The weather during September was the
warniest for this month, according to the
State Weather Bureau, was. in the upper
peninsula As, il the northern counties
OIL, in the Genital counties S o, in the
southern counties As and in the State
SO above the normal. Excessive lack of
moisture was quite general throughout
the entire State The precipitation was
i'll the upper peninsula oS6, in the north
ern counties o.SS, in the central counties
O. 81, in the southern counties /. o and in
the State o.o6 of an inch below the
average.
WHEAT
The final estimated yield of wheat in
the State and southern counties is ~ in
the central counties IA and in the north
ern counties Is bushels per acre. The
quality is somewhat inferior; in many
localities the berry is badly shrunken
and the weight per pushed below the
standard. The estimated total yield for
the State is approximately l2,ooo 900
bushels, which is 7,ooo,ooo bushels less
thon the estimate for l9o5. The total
number OF bushels of wheat marketed BY
farmers i'll September at II3 Touring
mills is 1889 and at 95 elevators and to
grain dealers Io,.I3o, or a total of 56I-
Ola bushels. OF this amount 243.457
bushels were marketed in the southern
four tiers OF counties, SS.o44 i'll the cen
tral counties and 20. 52I i'll the northern
counties. The estimated total number of
bushels of wheat mark eted in the two
III onths August September IS 1900 900.
Fifty-one mills, elevators and grain
dealers report no wheat marketed in
September.
The acreage sown this fall compared
with average for past FIVE years. per
cent is, i'll the southern counties p, i'll
the central counties ~, in the northern
counties SO and in the State Is The
average date of sowing wheat in the
state and central counties is September
Goth, in the southern counties September
23d, and in the northern counties Sept
einber 5th.
The estimated average yield per acre in
bushels i'll the southern and northern
counties is rs, i'll the central counties
nd IN I'll
acreage harvested is I,3S5,976 and esti-
mated yield 10, IS, 500 bushels.
CORN
The estimated average yield per acre,
i'll bushels in the State, southern and
central counties is 81 and in the northern
counties "a. The estimated acreage har-
vested is .657,II6 and estimated yield
6I.5I3,2o2 bushels.
POTATOES
The estimated average yield per acre i'll
the southern counties is 81, in the GEN.
trail counties 81, in the northern counties
IS and in the State 81 The estimated
acreage harvested is 3I2 SOL and estimat-
ed yield 20, 275, 2S4 bushels.
BEANS
The estimated average yield per acre i'll
the central and northern counties is IS,
in the southern counties 10 aud in the
State a. The estimated acreage har
vested is s6S,44o and estimated yield
s. S. 700 bushels.
SUGAR BEETs
The estimated average yield per acre
III tons. in the State and central counties
is 10 and in the southern and northern
counties .. The estimated acreage that
will be harvested, according to the re-
ports of buyers, is 97.7So which gives the
estimated yield 977 500 tons.
BUCKWHEAT
The estmated average yield per acre
in bushels i'll the State and northern
counties is -, i'll the southern counties
"a and in the central counties IL The
estimated acreage harvested IS 53,4G9 and
estimated yield 694,447 bushels.
GEORGE a. Prescott,