The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-15
BIG OUTPUT BY
MICHIGAN HENS
Eggs Laid Each Year Are Worth
Nearly Twelve Millions

Washington, Jan. ti-Michigan
hens laid in 1903 nearly $4,000, 900
worth of eggs.
At this rate the hens Of Michigan
would require only 80 l-3 years to
lay enough eggs to pay tor the Pana
ma canal.
And, by the way. according to world
statsticians the only other singh
work of man cqualing in Importance
the isthman waterway is the Trans
outlay equal TO that of the Panama
canal-SiO0,0OO 900.
The United States census bureau
has Just issued statistical showing
On Michigan farm products. The cen
sus. taken in 1910, relates to the activ
tiles of the calendar year 1909.
There are estimated To have becu
IN Michigan that year l2,S7S.O0G fowls
reported on lS9.il7 farms. Total pro
duction of cgs was j9,9l6,00O dozens,
valued at $il,73j,O00. Fen years prcvi.
cusly the egg crop was 5i,3lS,u0O doI-
ems, valued at s6,lei,OOO. If the rate Of
Increase in price per dozen should
uniformly advance then. i'm 1919.
housewives would IN the winter
have TO pay about 80 cents per dozen
FOR strictly fresh eggs.
The total value Of the butter mad"
on Michigan farms in 1909 was Sill.
100000. Dairy products of an kind
totaled $2G,72S,OOO.
AS to Wool Crop.
Regardless of the tariff agitatot
and the relative value of high pro
lection and other thiuss dogs ar,
blamed more thHu any other one thin;
For the decrease in the production -,
wool during 1909. Payne Adrich law
may come ana go. but the farmer i,
far more concerned with the misdi
iccted energies of his neighbours do,
! Let this creature get into the sheer
! fold on quiet night and have FIRE,
scope. and there VIII he am end of TIA,
wool raising by sunrise ON that farm.
The total number OF sheep Of shear
ing age on Michigan farms April 10
| 1910, WAS ijtj.0oO. representing de
| crease Of > per cent as compared will
! the number June I. 1908. The WOO
crop in 1909 Mas worth S3i2S,OOo auI
The average value per pound was -
cents. as against 20 cents in 1893. 90
this basis high tairrr experts may liz
IRE il more profitable to the farmc
60 suffer from dogs under a Hcpubl-
| can than under Democratic tariff.
Wants ecets Protected.
70 Judge ny the noise around tn,
capitol at Washington the Michigan
sugar b6ct ministry rs away ahead
IF the Michigan egg and butter in
dustrics combined Michigan egg rails
crs have scarcely been heard, and an
the butter makers are saving is IN
mild protest against letting oleomar-
garine he colored 10 look like butter.
The beet SUGAR people, on the contrary.
have occupied the center of tie stage.
and the country has been informed
that a calamity will follow any injur'
of the Michigan beet sugar business.
The census figures show that the
sugar crops produced IN Michigan in
1909 were rs follows:
Maple sugar and syrup, $4,000 as
compared with SOL 900 in 1899.
Sugar bcets, sf.Ot 1000 as compared
with SS77,000 in 1899. This against
s23,o00.O00 worth of butter ana eggs
The total value of Michigan crops
IN 1902 was sl62,00j. O0c This value
was ~ per cent greater than that IN
1890, this being accredited i'm tie main
tc the higher prices, for there was
cnly q small increase in the total acre
Ggc of crops 80 per cent
Strawberries lead among the small
fruits, hut Michigan palatcs are owl
IDENTIFY growing weary of tn, red hcr-
ries. for there watts "a falling Off in thu
production, 27.2i3,00O quarts i'm 1904
as against io,l6S.0o0 quarts in 1892
The census bureau makes no at
tempt 60 meet the all-importaut ques-
ton regarding prices. Whether an,
hope can bc dcluced from the rcspc".
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