Charlevoix county herald., 1911-10-14
Michigan Crop Report

Lansing. Mich, Oct. I, lell:-
WHEAT The final esl innate yield OF
wheat In the State and Upper PENN
sula is II, In the southern and central
counties IL and in the northern coun-
ties IA bushels per acre. The esti-
mated total yield for the State is
IA, IA 900 bushels.
The tota lumber OF bushels mar
keted by farmersin Sept ember at l03
Touring mills Is 2l9,7l7 and at l"l
elevators and to grain dealers 329.434
or a total Of $40, l5l bushels. or this
amount 1856. 8.S48 bushels were marketed
In the southern four tiers OF counties, |
l29. 662 in the central counties and
30, ,6Il i'm the northern counties and
Upper Peninsula
The estimated total number OF
bushels of wheat marketed In the two
months. August-September, is 4 900, 900
Twenty-Five mills, elevators and
grain dealers reported no wheat mar
ketei in September.
The per cent. Of acreage sown this
fall compared with the average for
the past five years in the State and
southern counties is 90. in the CEN
tral counties 81, In the northern coun-
ties 94 and in the Upper Peninsula
90. The average date of sowing wheat
in the State is September 18th, in the
southern counties the 2lst, In the
central counties the 17th. In the
northern counties the 18th and In the
Upper Peninsula the llth.
RYE The per cent. of acreage sown
this fall compared with the average
| for the past five years in the State is
81, in the southern counties Sc. in the
central counties So and in the north
ern counties and Upper Peninsula 90.
BARLEY The estimated average
lrld per acre, in bushels, In the State
and southern counties is %, in the
central counties %, la the northern
counties 10 aud in the Upper Penin-
sula 81.
OATS The esti mated average yield
per acre, In bushels, in the State is
y, in the southern and central coun-
ties %, in the northern counties q
and In the Upper Peninsula 81.
Corn The estimate average yield
per acre, in bushels, in the State Is
80, in the southern counties 33, in
the central counties 81, in the
northern counties 30 and in the Upper
Peninsula 80.
POTATOES The estimated average
Weld per acre, in bushels. in the
4 State IL 81, in the southern counties
II, in the central counties "a, IN the
northern counties 80 and ia the Upper
Peninsula l44. Correspondents In
many localities report potatoes rotting
badly on the low lands, as a result
OF the heavy fall of rain during the
month of September.
BEANS The estimated average
yield per acre, in bushels, in the State
and southern counties is IL, in the CEN
! tra and northern counties l3 and in the
Upper Peninsula IL. The q. S. Gen.
sus OF 1910 shows the following coun-
ties as having harvested over 10000
acres of beans in the year 1909:
Tuscola, Genesee, Shiawassee, Saginaw
Huron Eaton, Ionia, Livingston,
Gratiot, Sanilac, Clinton, Isabella. In
CHAM, Lapeer. MOntcalm and Kent.
Crop correspondents in all these coun-
ties, on October 1st report the damage
to The bean crop by excessive wet
weather at from % to so per cent.
SUGAR BEETs The estimated aver
age yield per acre, in tons, in the
State, southern and central counties
is 10. in the northern counties and
In the Upper Peninsula IL.
BUCKwHEAT The estimated aver
age yield per acre, in bushels, In the
State and northern counties is IA, ia
the southern counties Is. in the
Central counties l3 and in the Upper
Peninsula 20.
FREDERICK q. MARINDLAE.