Charlevoix county herald., 1910-05-14
Michigan Crop Report.
Lansing. Mich. Nav 9, 1911

VhhAl. IuC COnuiOIOu vi Wuedt
shows slight decrease from the
tghres given in the April report. the
average being So In the State, 70 in
the southern counties. SO in the cen.
tral counties, 81 In the northern coun-
ties and SO in the Upper Peninsula.
The average condition on April
first, in the State was So, in the south
ern counties 81, in the central coun-
) ties and Upper Peninsula SO and in
the northern counties 81.
The per cent of wheat sown that
will be plowed up because winter kill
ed k4 In the southern counties, in
tnScentral and northern counties and
In the Upper Peninsula and the
State. The damage by Hessan flv in
per cent is in the State and southern
, counties and l in the central and
northern counties. The total number
OF bushels of wheat marketed by farm
ers in April at l20 mills is 81, ,839 and
at "a elevators and to grain dealers
66,492, or total of l54, 33l bushels.
RYE. The average condition of rye
in the southern counties Is SO, in the
csntral counties 90, in the northern
coNpties 81, Ia the Upper Peninsula
9S and in the State 90.
MEADOWS AND CLOVER. The con-
dition of meadows and pastures in the
,State and northern counties is 93, in
the southern counties 92, in the CEN
tral counties 95 and in the Upper Pen
insula 9S. The acreage Of clover sown
compared with an average for the past
five years in the State and Upper
Peninsula is %, III the southern cOun.
ties 81, in the central counties 80 and
in the northern counties 100.
OATS. The acreage sOwn up to date
compared with an average for the past
five years is loo in the State and CEN
, tral counties, 80 in the southern cOun-
ties, l0l in the northern counties and
96 in the Upper Peninsula.
SPRING PIGS AND LAMBS. The per
cent OF spring pigs saved as compared
with 1909. is 30 in the State and Up
per Peninsula, 81 in the southern
counties, 50 ia the central counties
and SO in the northern counties. The
per Cent OF lambs saved as compared
with 1909. is % in the State and south
ern 6ounties, 94 in the central coun-
ties, 90 in the northern couuties and
80 iD the Upper Peninsula.
4 FARM WAGES. The average month
,ly wages with board, 10 the southern
counties is S25. so, ia the central coun-
ties $24.3S, in the northern counties
sS24 II. in the Upper Peninsula $27. %
and ia the State S25.l4. The average
wages by the day without board, in
the southern counties is Sl.58, in the
central counties $l.4S, in the northern
counties ST. .46, in the Upper PENN
sula 81. 6S and in the State $l.54. The
average wages in the State last year,
by the month with board. was S23 2l
and the average wages by the day
without board was $l.42
FRUIT. There is quite diversity
Of opinion among fruit correspondents
relative to the damage suffered from
frost throughout the State. Cores
pondendents in the southwestern por-
tion OF the State, where the frost in
April was the most severe, report fruit
prospects much better than expected
Immediately after the freeze and very
generally are Of the opinion that the
outlook for an average crop is encour-
aging. The spraying of fruit trees
has greatly increased this season.
The following will show the pros
pect at the present time for crop of
the various kinds of fruit in the State
and the different sections: