Charlevoix county herald., 1912-04-13
Michigan Crop Report
Lansing. Mich April g. 1912.

on April first Ia the State was 81, In
the southern counties 70, in the Gen.
tral counties SS, Ia the northern coun-
ties 80 and In the upper peninsula 81.
The condition one year ago. 10 the
State was 81, in the southern counties
SS, In the central counties 81, in the
northern counties IS and ia the upper
peninsula 96.
The average depth Of snow on
March 18th In the State was 9.6S, in
the southern COMMITTEES 10. in the cen
tral counties 8 45. In the northern
counties 1921. and in the upper. pen
insuia ll.Sl inches
On March 3lst the average depth OF
snow In the State was 2 l3, In the
southern counties LOS, In the central
counties las, In the northern counties
3.77, aud in the upper peninsula 5 54
inches.
The number OF days protection 10
wheat by snow in the State was "a. in
the southern ard central counties 23.
in the northern counties % aud in
the upper peninsula q.
In answer TO the question, "Flas
wheat during March suffefed injury
from any cause?" 1l2 correspondents
In the southern counties answered
''yes" aud l62 mo. in the central
counties 81 answered .'yes" and 1Ol
"no", I'm the northern counties ~
answered Eyes" and 81 mo" and in
the upper peninsula answered 'yes"
and 81 "no''. The average condition
of wheat 10 the State. on April first.
for the past five years is "a per cent.
and the average yield per acre for the
same period Is IL bushels, The total
number OF bushels of wheat marketed
Ivy farmers in March at 92 fouring
mills is l72,0S0 and at ll0 elevators
aud 10 grain dealers 22S, ,272 or a total
OF 400, ,352 bushels. or this amount
3l34l6 bushels were marketed in the
southern four tiers of counties, Ills
in The central counties aDd 1926 in
the northerB counties and upper pen
insuia. The estimated total number
of bushels OF wheat marketed in the
eight months, August March. is TO-
$50, 900 aud the amount OF wheat yet
remaining ia the possession of grow
ers, after deductiDg 100000 bushels
used for seed aud home consumption
Is l ABS, 600 bushels Sixty-six mills,
elevators and grain dealers report 20
wheat narkeded in March.
RYE: The average condition OF rye
in the State is SO, in the southern
counties 86, In the central counties
80, ia the northern counties 81 and in
the upper peninsula 81
Que year ago the condition was 90
ia Inc State aud northern counties,
81 ia the southern counties, sS in the
central counties and 81 in the upper
peninsula.
Meadows: The average condition OF
meadows ia the State is 81, in the
southern SO, 10 the central counties
81, in the northern counties SO and ia
the upper peninsula O..
The condition one year ago in The
State was SO, in the southern counties
SO. in the central and northern coun.
ties SO and in the upper peninsula o.
LIVE STOCK: The average condition
of horses in the State is 81, cattle 81
sheep " ana swine 90.
FRUIT: Fruit correspondents gen.
orally, write Late spring, consequent.
ly too early TO iniclligentIy report con,
dition of fr1it or prospect of the com.
ing crop"
Peach growers are. mostly OF the
opinion thar the unusuall cold winter
has destroyed the peach buds quite
severely.
The following table shows the pros
pect for an average crop OF the various
kinds of fruit In the different sections
OF the State:
southern Northern