Charlevoix county herald., 1914-05-23
Michigan Crop Report

the State and southern counties is 90,
in the central counties 81, in the north
ern counties 81 and in the Upper Pen
insula SO. The condition on April !
was 81 in the State, 81 in the southern
and central counties, 80 in the northern
counties and "a in the Upper Peninsula
The condition one year ago was SO in
the State, "a in the southern counties,
81 in the central eountise, S5 in the
northern counties and 81 in the Upper
Peninsula.
The per cent of wheat that will be
plowed up because winter killed or
otherwise destroyed is 2 in the State,
southern, central, and northern ooun-
ties and 3 in the Upper Peninsula,
The damage by Hessian fly, in per
cent. is in the State, 8 in the south
ern counties, 2 in the central counties
and in the northern counties.
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in April at II
FIGURING mills is 56,095 and at Is eleyat-
ors and to grain dealers 3S, 725 or to-
tai of 94,S20 bushels. OF this amount
1883 bushels were marketed in the
southern four tiers of counties, 1879
in the central counties and 5,3lS in the
northern counties and Upper Peninsu-
la, The estimated total number OF By
shells of wheat marketed in the nine
months August-April is 5,S2l,50O and
the quantity of wheat yet remaining in
possession of growers after deducting
100000 bushels used for seed and
home consumption is 4,300, 600 bushels.
Seventy-eight mills, elevators and
grain dealers report no wheat market
ed in April,
RYE. The average condition of rye
in the State, southern counties and
Upper Peninsula is 95 and in the CEN
/ trail and northern counties "a. The
condition one year ago was 81 in the
State, 80 in the southern counties, 8S
in the central and northern counties
and "a in the Upper Peninsula.
MEADOWS and CLOVER; The con-
dition of meadows and pasture in the
State is SS, in the southern counties "a,
in the central counties so, in the north
ern counties 81 and tn the Upper Pen
insula SO.
The acreage of clover sown as COM
pared with last year is SO in the State,
80 in the southern counties and Upper
Peninsula, 81 in the central counties
and sc in the northern counties.
The acreage of clover that will be
plowed up because winter killed or
otherwise destroyed is IA per cent in
the State, 81 in the southern counties,
9 in the central counties, in the north
ern counties and in the Upper PENN
sula.
OATS. The acreage sown,5 or that
will be sowp, as compared with last
year is 100 in the State and central
counties, 80 in the southern and north
ern counties and log in the Upper Pen
insula.
SPRING PIGS and LAMBS. The per
cent. of spring pigs saved as compared
with 1918, is SS in the State, 81 in the
southern counties, Sc in the central
counties, 90 in the northern counties
and SO in the Upper Peninsula The
per cent. of lambs saved as compared
with 1913, is SO in the State, southern
and central counties, 80 in the north
ern counties and SO in the Upper PEN
insula.
FARM WAGES. The average
monthly wages with board is $685. in
the State, $2S.97 in the southern counr
ties, $26.34 in the central counties,
$26,11 in the northern counties and
$37. 90 in the Upper Peninsula.
The average wages by the day with
out board is sl.5S in the State, 10 in
the southern counties, $1.62 in the CEN
trail counties, $l.59 in the northern
counties and $l.S4 in the Upper PENN.
sula,
The average wages in the State last
year, by the month with board was
/ $27.77 and the average wages by the
day without board was $1.6S.
FRUIT. Fruit correspondents quite
generally report the prospect for the
fruit crop as very favorable, with the
exception of peaches.
The following table will show the
prospect at the present time for crop
of the various kinds of fruit in the State
and different sections.
Southern Northern
State Counties Counties
Apples. IS So %