The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-08-08
BUMPER CROPS IN
WESTERN STATE
PRESIDENT D. n. DAY is GREATLY
PLEASED WITH THIS YEARS
OUTLOOK.
CHERRIES IN GOOD CONDITION
Alfalfa 10 Ready for the Second Cut.
ting and the Yield Per Acre Will
Be Larps-Hsavy RaIns Help
Potatoes.

Potatoes.
LAnsing.-The crops In the western
part of this state are to be exception
ally good. according to reports.
D. H. Day. president of the western
Michigan development bureau. ID
greatly pleased with the crop outlook
In the Grand Traverse section. West
ern Michigan II now in the middle Of
the cherry harvest. which promises to
be more than twice the size Of any
preceding harvest. Ninety odd car
loads Of cherries already have been
forwarded. still there IL . big crop
Of Windsors and Morellos to pick.
besides the completion Of the Monte
morenci harvest.
The outlook Of the apple crop ID
good. while the crop will not be 30
large a. in some years. the quality
Of apples is above the average. fruit
growers having taken more pains with
their trees than formerly.
Alfalfa Is ready for the second cut.
ting and the yield per acre will be
large. Weather conditions this sea.
son have been favorable to alfalfa.
Furthermore, the acreage 10 much
greater than ever before.
Rye and wheat are being harvested
and both crops are good.
Potatoes are IN good condition. The
heavy rain recently was big help to
all growing crops.
James N. Mcbride of Burton, presi.
dent of the Michigan State Associa-
ton Of Farmers clubs. sends the fol-
lowing encouraging report:
Crop conditions rarely have been
excelled. Hay. an average crop or
above, has been secured in good con.
dition. Pastures are good but there
is minimum Of live stock. An un.
usual acreage Of wheat yields AZ high
as 40 bushels per acre. Cornfelds
are dense mass of dark, green foli.
age and are well advanced. Sugar
beets are 20 per cent above normal.
Beans are looking the best in years.
There was some damage on low land
by too much rain, but not overmuch.
There is sufficient live stock to use up
cheap grains and pastures"
A special to the Press from Eaton
Rapids says:
'The early potato crop here is turn
ing out to be bumper. the yield be-
Ing greater than in any previous sea-
son during the last IL years"
Kent county will have bumper crops
in all its staples. Hay and wheat al.
ready harvested show 30 to 80 per
cent better than last year. Oats,
corn, potatoes and beans have never
been more promising. The onion and
cabbage districts report fine pros.
poets. The small fruits were all above
average. Cherry crop was fine. Plums
are not overloaded, but crop will be
above average. Pears are good; ap.
pies are so heavy on trees that ex.
tensive thinning is being done; grapes
promise heaviest crop In years.
~Health Special Dates Announced.
The schedule Of stops for Michigan's
pure food and health special" was
completed by the state health and
dairy and food departments.
Hamlets, villages. towns and cit
les throughout the state will be Wis
tied.
The schedule follows:
August 2, Lapeer, Inlay City, Ca
pac and Port Huron: August 4, Port
Huron: August 8, Croswell, Carson
willie, Deckerville, Harbor Beach;
August 8, Harbor Beach. Bad Axe,
'Sebewaing. Akron, Bay City and Ia
was City; August Z, Tawas City. Au
Sable Harrisville and Alpena; Aug
ust 8 and .. Alpena; August 10,
Onaway. Towar and Cheboygan; Aug
ust IL. st. Ignace, Trout Lake. En-
gadine and Manistique; August IL,
Manistique. Gladstone and Esca-
naba; August IS, Escanaba, Bark
River, Spalding and Powers: August
IA, Powers, Stephenson and Menom.
inee; August is, Powers, Norway
and Iron Mountain; August 10. Iron
Mountain: August IL, Iron Noun.
tain, Sidnaw, Bessemer. Trout Crock;
August 10, NcKeever, Greenland,
Painesdale. South Range. Atlantic and
Houghton; August 10 and 20, Hough-
ton; August 81. Dollar Bay, Lake Lin
den and Laurium; August "a and rs.
Calumet: August "a, Cassell. Baraga,
Michigamms and Ishpeming; August
26, Ishpemins. Negaunee and Mar
Quette; August rs. Newberry and
sault Ste. Marie; August ~. Sault Ste.
Marie: August rs. Brimley. st. L.
mace and Mackinaw City; August 20.
comstock Park and Grand Rapids.
viii Try 70 Wipe Out Hog Cholera.