The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-05-21
Michigan Crop Report
Lansing. Mich. May 0. 1910.
WHEAT.

The condition Of wheat shows a
slight decrease from the figures given
in the April report. the average being
SO la the State. 20 in the southern
counties. 90 ia the central counties, ~
il the northern counties and 90 in Up
per Peninsula.
The average condition on April first,
IN the state was -. in the southern
conuties ~. in the central counties and
Upper Peninsula 93 and IN the north
ern counties a.
The per cent of wheat sown that
will De plowed up because winter kill
ed Is in the southern counties J IN
the central and northern counties and
3 So the Upper Peninsula and tho state
The damage by Hessian hy in per cont.
is ? IN the State and southern counties
and In the central and northern
counties The total number Of bushels
OF wheat marketed by farmers in April
M 100 mills is 50, $50 and at "a eleva-
tors and to grain dealers GO, 429 or a
total 81 l54. 88i bushels OF this a.
mount lie, 46l bushels were marketed
IN the southern four tiers of counties,
33, 49, In the central counties and y. f39
ia the northern counties and Upper
Peninsula. The estimated total mum
be- Of bushels Of wheat marketed and
used by growers in the nine months.
August-April ia II, 900. 0OO The a.
mount OF wheat yet remaining in pos.
session Of growers is estimated at /,
600 900 bushels
Ninety-eight mile. elevators and
grain dealers report no wheat marketed
in April.
RYE.
The average condition Of rye in the
southern counties is 50, in the central
counties %. in the northern counties
%. in the Upper Peninsula 9S and in
the State 80.
MEADOWS AND CLOVER.
The condition OF meadows and pas
lures In the State and northern coun
ties is 49, in the southern counties D2,
in the central counties 90 and in the
Upper Peninsula 9s. The acreage OF
clover sown compared with an average
for the past five years in the State and
Upper Peninsula is ". in the southern
counties o.. in the central counties 90
and in the northern counties 100.
OATS. :
The acreage sown MP to date com
pared with AN average for the past
five years is 100 in the State and cen
trial counties, 80 in the southern coun-
ties, II in the northern counties and
90 in the Upper Peninsula
Spring Pigs and Lambs
The per cent. of spring pigs saved
as compared with 1909. is 90 In the
State and Upper Peninsula. 81 in the
southern counties. 80 in the central
counties and SO in the northern coun.
ties The per cent. OF lambs saved as
compared with 1902 is % In the State
ana southern counties. "a in the cen
trail counties. 90 in the northern coun-
ties and 90 IN the Upper Peninsula.
FARM WAGES.
The average monthly wages with
board. in the southern counties Is S25
go IN the central counties SEA 3s, In
the northern counties $24.l7, in the
Upper Peninsula $97.25 and in the
State $25l4 The average wages by |
the day without board in the southern
counties is 81 81, in the central coun-
ties 81 4s. in the northern counties
81 40. in the Upper Peninsula 81 6s
and in the State $i54. The average
wages in the State last year. by the
month with board. was S93. 81 and the
average WAGES by the day without
board was 81. A.
FRUIT.
There Is quite diversity o. opinion
among fruit correspondents relative TO
the damage suffered from frost
throughout the State Correspondents
In the southwestern portion OF the
State where the frost in April was the
most Severe. report fruit prospects
much better than expected Immediate
~ after the freeze AMI very generally |
are OF the opinion that the outlook for
AN average crop is encouraging. The
spraying Of fruit trees has greatly in
creased this season.
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