The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-08-14
CROP REPORT OF SECRETARY OF
STATE FOR MONTH OF
JULY.
COMPARISON MADE WITH ONE
YEAR AGO.
Industrial Accident Board Rules That
Members of Militia Are Entitled
TO Benefits and Protection Of
Compensation Law.

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tindales crop report for the month Of
July is as follows:
! Wheat-The average estima ed
yield per acre in the State is 1906, in
the southern counties 1879, in the
! central counties 1881, in the northern
counties 14.77 and in the Upper Pen
insula 1888 bushels. Crop correspon-
dents, quite generally, report wheat of
fairly good quality. The estimates at
present indicate that the State yield
will be very close TO 100000 bush
els. The per cent of blowing done for
wheat in the State is lS, in the south
ern counties 16, in the central coun-
! ties 20 and in the northern counties
10.
Rye-The average estimated yield
per acre in the State is 1862, in the
southern counties 1913, in the central
counties 1854, in the northern coun-
ties 1872 and in the Upper PENN
sula 1874 bushels.
Corn-The condition of corn as
compared with an average is 81 in the
State, SO in the southern counties, 90
in the central counties, 90 in the
northern counties and SO in the Upper
Peninsula. The condition one year
ago was 20 in the State and northern
counties, "a in the southern counties,
GO in the central counties and y in
the Upper Peninsula.
Oats-The estimated average yield
in the State is 1920, in the southern
counties 25.57, in the central counties
S2.10, in the northern counties 1856
and in the Upper Peninsula 3S10
bushels per acre.
Potatoes-The condition as COM
pared with an average is so in the
State, II in the southern counties, SO
in the central counties, 80 in the
northern counties and 50 in the Upper
! Peninsula. The condition one year
ago was So in the State and Upper
Peninsula, SO in the southern coun-
| ties, 70 in the central counties and sc
in the northern counties.
Beans-The condition of beans COM
pared with an average per cent is 81
| in the State, 81 in the southern coun-
ties, "a in the central counties, 80 in
the northern counties and SO in the
Upper Peninsula. The condition one
! year ago was SO in the State So in
the southern counties, "A in the cen
! trail counties, 81 in the northern cOun-
ties and rs in the Upper Peninsula.
Sugar Beets-The condition of SUI
gar beets as compared with an aver
age is SO in the State, 81 in the south
eTn and northern counties, 80 in the
central counties and 81 in the Upper
Peninsula. The condition one year
ago was 80 in the State and southern
counties, 70 in the central counties,
in the northern counties and 81 in
the Upper Peninsula.
Hay and Forage-The yield per acre
of hay and forage in tons is 0.9S in
the State, 0.95 in the southern coun-
ties, 0.94 in the central counties, or
in the northern counties and 1.41 in
the Upper Peninsula.
Pasture-The condition of pasture
as compared with an average is 70
in the State, Ga in the southern coun-
ties, n in the central counties, "a in
the northern counties and SO in the
! Upper Peninsula. One year ago the
condition was go in the State and
southern countless "a in the central
counties, 81 in the northern counties
and SO in the Upper Peninsula.
Apples-The weather this season
has been rather unfavorable for APP
pies, early in the season heavy frosts
did considerable damage and the long
continued drouth caused q very heavy
June drope and also caused the fruit
! to be smaller in size than usual, es-
pecially in unsprayed orchards. The
prospect for an average crop is So in
the State, AZ in the southern counties,
81 in the central counties, SO in the
northern counties and 81 in the Upper
PENINSULA. The winter varieties that
! promise best, are in their order:
Northern Spy, Baldwin, Greening, Ben
Davis, WAGNER, Russell, Tolman
Sweet and Tompkins King. OF the
early sorts the most promising are
Duchess, Healthy, Red Artrachan,
Yellow Transparent, Maiden Blush,
Fameuse, Early Harvest and Fall Pip.
pin.
Peaches-The prospect for an aver
age crop Of peaches in the Michigan
Fruit Belt Is "a per cent and in the
State SO. One year ago the prospect
was IS and IL respectively. The varie-
ties that promise best, are in their
order: liberia, Crawford, Hills Chilli,
New Prolific, Kalamazoo, Gold Drop,
Barnard and Crosby.
Secretary Drake of the industrial
accident board says that the officers
and men of the Michigan National
Guard, now on strike duty In the cop
per country, are employees OF the
state and are entitled to all the pro-
lection the workingmen's compensa-
ton law affords. II the members of
the commission concur in Secretary
brakes opinion, Private Ora A.
Green, OF Battery A. who was severe
ly injured as the result OF being
kickes by one of the artillery horses,