Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-06-27
Michigan Crop Report
Lansing, Mich, June 6, 19l

counties, 81 in the central counties, SO
! in the northern counties and 98 in the
Upper Peninsula. The present condi-
ton of wheat is approximately the
same as reported on May lst. The con
dition one year ago was SO in the State
and southern counties, 81 in the Gen.
trail counties, IS in the northern coun-
ties, and 90 in the Upper Peninsula.
The per cent. of wheat s6wn that will
be plowed up because winter killed or
otherwise destroyed is 2 in the State
and soathern counties, in the central
counties and in the northern coun-
ties. The damage by Hessian fly is
per cent in the State, 10 in the south
ern counties, and in the central and
northern counties. The total number
of bushels of wheat marketed by farm
ers in May at "a mills was 5S,262 and at
IS elevators and TO grain dealers 35, S43
or total of "a, ,105 bushels. OF this
amount 63, 757 bushels were marketed
in the southern four tiers of counties,
q, 297 in the central counties and 2,051
in the northern counties and Upper
Peninsula The estimated total num-
Der of bushels of wheat marketed in
the ten months August-May is 1921, 500
Ninety-four mills, elevators and grain
dealers report no wheat marketed in
May.
RYE. The condition of rye in the
State and central counties is "a, in the
southern counties 95, in the northern
counties 92 and in the Upper Peninsula
9S One year ago the condition was SS
in the State and southern counties, Sc
in the central counties, 80 in the north
ern counties and "a in the Upper Pen
insula.
CORN. The acreage of corn planted
or to be planted as compared with last
year is l0l in the State, 100 in the
southern and central counties, 102 in
the northern counties and los in the
Upper Peninsula. The condition of
corn as compared with an average of
80 in the State and southern counties,
SO in the central counties and Upper
Peninsula and 81 in the northern coun-
| ties.
OATS.-The condition of oats as COM
pared with an average is "a in the State
and central counties, 81 in the southern
counties, 95 in the northern counties
and 102 in the Upper Peninsula. The
condition one year ago was 80 in the
State, central and northern counties, SO
in the southern counties and 81 in the
Upper Peninsula.
| BARLEY.-The acreage of barley
sown or that will be sown as compared
with last year is 81 in the State, 80 in
the southern counties, 113 in the CEN
tral counties, 80 in the northern coun-
ties and 81 in the Upper Peninsula.
| MEADOWS.-The condition of
meadows as compared with an average
is 81 in the State and central counties,
"a in the southern counties, 80 in the
northern counties and l01 in the Upper
Peninsula. The condition one year ago
was 83 in the State, S5 in the southern
counties, 78 in the central counties, 81
in the northern counties and 81 in the
Upper Peninsula.
POTATOES.-The acreage planted
or to be planted as compared with last
year is 100 in the State, SO in the south
ern counties, 100 in the central coun-
ties, 80 in the northern counties and
10C IN, tha Jrppar Dan;pe,,la Tho onn-
dition as compared with an average is
"a in the State, 90 in the southern coun-
ties, 96 in the central counties, 81 in
the northern counties and 100 in the
Upper Peninsula.
SUGAR BEETS.-The acreage of
sugar beets planted or to be planted as
compared with last year is SO in the
State, central counties and Upper Pen
insula, 81 in the southern counties and
81 in the northern counties.
COLTS AND CALvES.-The number
of colts as compared with last year is
"a per cent. in the State, SO in the
: southern counties, 81 in the central
counties and 96 in the northern coun-
ties and Upper Peninsula. The num-
Der of calves as compared with last year
is 81 in the State and northern counties
98 in the southern counties, 96 in the
central counties and 102 in the Upper
Peninsula.
FRUIT. The following table will
show the prospect at the present time
for a crop Of the various kinds of fruit
in the State and the different sections:
State Southern Northern
Counties Counties
Apples...... S8 Sc SO
: Pears . so 78 85