The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-10-02
Farm Crops of State Leaders.


Wisconsin farmers should be smiling
with happiness at the state of the agri
cultural products of the Badger state,
as a scientific survey of the situation
made by the agricultural department
shows the state to be in extraordi-
narily good condition. In most in
stances the condition of the crop is
ahead of the average condition for the
entire country, although Wisconsin's
harvest is not predicted to be larger
than the harvest of 1913, in certain
cases.
Starting with the item of honey,
Wisconsin bees, up to September l.
had done better than the average
American bee by producing As pounds
of the sweet stuff to the colony, where
as the American bee averages a trif1e
over thirty-one and a half pounds to
the colony.
Taking 100 as the representation of
an absolutely perfect corn crop, some
thing never accomplished in any state,
Wisconsin's cornfields are marked 81
by the government experts. This is
better than the previous ten years
average of Ill and better than the
average for Wisconsin corn for the
last few years, which is "a. The har-
vest of corn is estimated on Septem-
Der 1 to be 62,S5O,O0O for the state and
the price is given at II cents a bushel
as against u cents in 1913.
Crop figures on wheat are lacking at
present, but the price is given at 81,
as against "a cents in 1913, and fore
cast for spring wheat gives the con-
dition of this crop at 81 as against "a
for 1913, but better than the rest of
the country, which has an average
spring wheat condition of 68.
Wisconsin oats do not show as ad-
vanced in condition as some of the
other state crops, as So is the best 1t
can be marked, whereas the ten-year
average for oats has been "a, and the
United States average is better than
Wisconsins by nearly ten points. The
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100000 less than 1913.
Wisconsin's potatoes this year will
stack up about 34,474,000 bushels and
are rated as having a condition of "a,
which is four points better than the
ten years average and nearly ten
points ahead of the rest of the coun-
try, taking it as an average. The crop
is 5000, 900 above the five-year aver
age. which may account for the fact
that the price of 62 cents bushel is
eight cents under the average for the
last five years.
furnishes light to n Swedish cities
Hay is in good shape in Wisconsin.
The, crop of 4,363,000 tons is said to be
in practically perfect condition. The
price is given at $40 while the five
year average was $12.S4 in Wisconsin.
Apples will reach 100000 bushels
in Wisconsin, the department esti-
mates. This does not come near the
bumper crop of 1913, with 100000
bushels. On prices received by farm
ers for various products Wisconsin Is
ahead of the average American price.
For instance, Wisconsin farmers aver
aged $3.50 on hogs September 1, while
the average price was SSH.
On beef cattle only did Wisconsin
men fail to receive a price above
average, this figure being $6.40 as
against s6.17. Wisconsin mich cows
brought $74.90 or $14 more than the
average and Wisconsin butter at 20
cents was five cents higher than the
average price received by farmers
over the country.