Alma record., 1914-05-21
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT

The condition of wheat in the State
and southern counties is %, in the cen
tral counties "a, in the northern coun-
ties 81 and in the Upper Peninsula %.
The condition on April lst was 81 in
the State, % in the southern and central
counties, 90 in the northern counties, and
81 in the, Upper Peninsula. The condi-
tion one year ago was 50 in the State,
81 in the southern counties, 81 in the
central counties, IS in the northern
counties and 81 in the Upper Peninsula.
The per cent of wheat that will be
plowed up because winter killed or 9TH
erwise destroyed is in the State, south
ern. central and northern counties and 3
in the Upper Peninsula. The damage
by Hession fly. in per cent. is in the
State, 9 in the southern counties, 2 in
| the central counties and | in the north
ern counties.
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in April at II
| Touring mills is 5o095 and at Is eleva-
tors and to grain dealers 38,725 or to-
tai Of 94,S20 bushels. OF this amount,
72,353 bushels were marketed in the
southern four tiers OF counties, H,l39
! in the central counties and 5,328 in the
northern counties and Upper Peninsula.
The estimated total number of bushels
of wheat marketed in the nine months
August-April is 5,s2l,5QQ and the guam
| tity of wheat yet remaining in possession
Of growers after deducting 100000 bu.,
used for seed and home consumption is
; 100000 bushels.
| Seventy-eight mills, elevators and grain
| dealers report no wheat marketed in
April.
The average Condition Of rye in she
State, southern counties and Upper Pen
insula is o5 and in the central and north
ern counties 94, The condition one year
ago was S7in the State. 80 in the south
ern counties. SS in the central and north-
ern counties and 81 in the Upper Pcmn-
sula.
The condition OF meadows and pas
ture in the State is SS. in the southern
counties 81 in the central counties, 80,
in the northern counties 81 and in the
Upper Peninsula 90.
The acreage OF clover sown as COM
pared with last year is % in the state,
20 i'll the southern counties and Upper
Peninsula, 81 in the central counties, and
% in the northern counties.
The acreage OF clover that will be
plowed up because winter killed or 9TH
erwise destroyed is IL per cent. in the
State, Il in the southern counties. 9 in
the central counties. in the northern
counties, and 4 in the Upper Peninsula
The per cent. of spring pigs saved as
compared with 1913, is SO in the state.
|@ in the southern counties 80 in the
central counties. 90 in the northern coun-
ties and 90 in the Upper Peninsula. The
per cent. of lambs saved as compared
with 1918, is % in the State, southern
and central counties, % in the northern
counties and 90 in the Upper Peninsula.
The aveage monthly wages with board
is $2S.35 in the State, $2S.97 in the south
ern counties, $2o.34 in the central coun-
ties, SOIL in the northern counties and
$500 in the Upper Peninsula.
The average wages by the day without
board is $l.o8 in the State, $l.72 in the
southern counties, Sl62 in the central
counties, $l.59 in the northern counties.
and $l.S4 in the Upper Peninsula.
The average wages in the State last
year, by the month with board was
S27.77 and the average wages by the day
without board was Sl.oS.
Fruit correspondents quite generally
report the prospect for the fruit crop as
very favorable, with the exception of
peaches.
The average prospect for peaches in
the Michigan Fruit Belt is 40 per cent
one year ago it was 80 per cent in the
same territory.
FREDERICK c. MARTINDALE.