The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-05-17
CROP REPORT

on April LIST, the average being SO
in the state, 50 in the southern coun-
ties, GO in the cetnral counties, 10
in the northern counties and 81 in
the upper peninsula.
The condition on April I, in the
state was "a, in The southern coun-
ties 70, in the central counties SO, i'm
the northern counties 80 and i'm the
upper peninsula "a.
Owing to the continued cold
weather during the month of March
the wheat fields were protected by
snow nearly the entire month and
the result was that the estimated
condition on April 1 was too high.
The per cent of wheat that will be
plowed up because winter killed or
otherwise destroyed is % in the
state, % i'm the southern counties, Is
in the central counties, 10 in the
northern counties and 4 in the up
per peninsula.
The damage by Hessian fly in per
cent is 8 in the state, 13 in the south
ern counties, & in the central coun-
ties, : in the northern. counties and
l in the upper peninsula.
The total number of bushels of
wheat marketed by farmers in April
at 107 FIGURING mills is 109,953 and
at 100 elevators and to grain dealers
1850, or total of 255,S23 bushels.
OF this amount 1S3,6OS bushels were
marketed in the southern four tiers
of counties, 61,961 in the central
counties and 1924 in the northern
counties and upper peninsula.
The estimated total number of
bushels of wheat marketed and
used by growers i'm the nine months,
August-April is 13,37S,00O. The
amount of wheat yet remaining in
possession of growers is estimated
at 100000 bushels.
Eighty-four mill elevator and
grain dealers report no wheat mar
keted in April.
Rye-The average condition of
rye in the state is 81, in the south
ern counties II, in the central coun-
ties 80, in the northern counties So
and in the upper peninsula 90.
Meadows and Clover-The condi-
ton of meadows and pasture in the
state is 81, in the southern counties
70, in the central and northern
counties 80 and in the upper pen
insula "a.
The acreage of clover sown as
compared with last year is 80 per
cent in the state, southern and CEN
trail counties, &c in the northern
counties and 100 i'm the upper PENN
Sula. The acreage of clover that
will be plowed up because winter
killed or otherwise destroyed is 20
per cent in the state and southern
counties, IL in the central counties
and II i'm the northern counties and
upper peninsula.
Oats-The acreage sown, or that
will be Sown, as compared with last
year is 80 in the state, 1902 in the
southern counties, 96 i'm the central
90 i'm the northern coun-
ties and 100 in the upper peninsu-
la.
Spring Pigs and Lambs-The per
cent of spring pigs saved as compar-
ed with 1911, is So in the state, SO
in the southern counties, 81 in the
central counties and &c in the north
ern counties and upper peninsula.
The per cent of lambs saved as COM
pared with 1911, is SO i'm the state
and southern counties, 80 in the
counties and upper peninsu-
la and "a i'm the northern counties.
Farm Wages-The average month
|y wages with board in the state is
S26.48, in the southern counties $26.-
S6, in the central counties $26.21, in
The northern counties S24.S9 and in
The upper peninsula S29.41.
The average wages by the day
board, in the state is S1.50,
in the southern counties S1.64, in
The central counties S1.54, in the
counties $1.47 and in the
upper peninsula S1.79.
The average wages in the state
last year, by the month with board
was S25.36, and the average wages
by the day without board was 1854.
Fruit-Reports from all the peach
growing sections OF the state indi
cate that the trees and buds have
been badly damaged by severe win.
ter weather and the backward
spring. The present prospect for
The peach crop as compared with
May 1st, 1911, is 66 and for other
fruits from 10 to 20 per cent below,