Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-05-15
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR BUMPER CROPS
in THE STATE
Lansing, Mich, May z, 1915.

insula 81.
The condition on April 1st was in the
State and counties sc, in the central
and northern counties 85, and in the
Upper Peninsula "a. The condition one
year ago was in the State and southern
counties 90, in the central counties "a,
in the northern counties 81 and in the
Upper Peninsula SO.
The per cent. of wheat that will be
plowed up because winter killed or
otherwise destroyed is 2 in the State,
central counties, northern counties and
Upper Peninsula and in the southern
counties. The damage by Hessian fly,
in per cent. is 5 in the State, s in the
southern counties, 3 in the central
counties and in the northern counties.
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in April at 68
FIGURING mills is l04,3 ,306 and at sc ele-
vators and to grain dealers 12O,043 or a
total of 224, ,349 bushels. OF this amount
16O, 434 bushels were marketed in the
southern four tiers of counties, 54,944
in the central counties and S,971 in the
northern counties and Upper Peninsula
The estimated total number of bushels
of wheat marketed in the nine months
August-April is 1O,015,29O and the
quantity yet remaining in possession of
growers after deducting 1000, 600 BUSH
els used for seed and home consump-
tion is 100000 bushels. Fifty mills,
elevators and grain dealers report no
wheat marketed in April.
RYE.-The average condition of rye
in the State and southern counties is "a
in the central counties 95, in the north
ern counties SO and in the Upper Pen
insula 100. The condition one year
ago was 95 in the State, southern coun-
ties and Upper Peninsula and "a in the
central and northern counties.
MEADOWS AND CLOVER The
condition of meadows and pasture in
the State is so, in the southern counties
SO, in the central counties 81, in the
northern counties SO and I'm the Upper
Peninsula 102.
The acreage of clover sown as COM
pared with last year is SO in the State
and central counties, SO in the southern
counties, 81 in the northern counties
and 105 in the Upper Peninsula.
The acreage of clover that will be
plowed up because winter killed or
otherwise destroyed is Z per cent in
the State, 9 in the southern counties, 5
in the central counties, in the north
ern counties and in the Upper PENN
sula.
OATS.-The acreage of oats sown or
that will be sown, as compared with
last year is 102 in the State, 104 in the
southern counties, 101 in the central
counties, 80 in the northern counties
and 1OS in the Upper Peninsula.
SPRING PIGS AND LAMBS.-The
per cent. of spring pigs saved as COM
pared with 1914, is 92 in the State, 81 in
the southern and northern counties, 95
in the central counties and 81 in the
Upper Peninsula. The per cent. of
lambs saved as compared with 1914, is
"a in the State and southern counties,
81 in the central counties, 95 in the
northern counties and SO in the Upper
Peninsula.
FARM WAGES.-The average month
ly wages with board is $27.03 in the
State, $2797 in the southern counties,
$26.O3 in the central counties, $25.88 in
the northern counties and $26.97 in the
Upper Peninsula.
The average wages by the day with
out board is $1.64 in the State, $169 in
the southern counties, $1.55 in the CEN
trail counties, $l.56 in the northern
counties and s1.79 in the Upper Pen
insula.
The average wages in the State last
year, by the month with board was
$2S.35 and the average wages by the
day without board was $1.68.
FRUIT.-Fruit correspondents in all
sections of the State very generally re-
port early blossoming of fruits as
result of the extremely warm weather
in April and are fearful of:damage by
frost during the month of May; as last
year was the bearing season for apples
and pears the prospect for the apple
crop at the present time is about 6 per
cent less than one year ago and for
pears about per cent. less; while the
prospect for other fruits is consider
ably in excess Of May 1st, 1914.
The following table will show the
prospect at present for a crop of the
various kinds of fruit in the State and