Charlevoix county herald., 1915-10-16
MICHIGAN CROP REPORT
Lansing, Mich, Oct. z, 1915.

| WHEAT.-The estimated yield OF
wheat in the State is 20.18, in the south
ern counties 21.17, in the central coun-
ties 21.61, in the northern counties 16.-
% and in the Upper Peninsula 21.53
bushels per acre. The final estimated
total yield for the State, sections and
counties will be given in the November
Crop Report. The per cent. of acreage
sown this fall as compared with last
year is "a in the State, 50 in the south
ern counties, 80 in the central counties,
96 in the northern counties and 80 in
the Upper Peninsula. The average
date of sowing wheat in the State is
September the oath, in the southern
counties the 9th, in the central coun-
ties the 23rd. in the northern counties
the 10th and in the Upper Peninsula
the 10th.
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in September at
"a FIGURING mills is 175,055 and at SO
elevators and to grain dealers, 229, 712
or total Of 404, 767 bushels. Of this
amount 297, ,626 bushels were marketed
in the southern four tiers of counties,
SO, ASP in the central counties and
1869 in the northern counties and
Upper Peninsula.
The estimated total number of BUSH
els of wheat marketed in the two
months, August-September, is l, l,750,00O
Thirty-seven mills, elevators and grain
dealers report no wheat marketed in
September.
RYE.-The per cent. of acreage
sown this fall as compared with last
year is 96 in the State and southern
counties, SO in the central counties, SO
in the northern counties and 103 in the
Upper Peninsula.
BARLEY.-The estimated yield per
acre in the State is 2S.12, in the south
ern counties 2S.19, in the central coun-
ties 1881, in the northern counties 25.-
"a and in the Upper Peninsula 1904
bushels.
OATS.-Ths estimated average yield
per acre in the State is 1912, in the
southern counties 42.67, in the central
counties 1875, in the northern counties
"a. 46 and in the Upper Peninsula 40.64
bushels.
CORN.-The estimated average yield
in the State is 27.77, in the southern
counties 31.49, in the central counties
26.7 and in the northern counties 49,
Is bushels per acre.
POTATOES.-The estimated average
yield in the State is 6756, in the south
ern counties 6S,98, in the central coun-
ties 6O.99, in the northern counties co.
IA and in the Upper Peninsula 96.3S
bushels per acre.
BEANS.-The estimated average
yield in the State is 9.44, in the south
ern counties $50, in the central coun-
ties $50, in the northern counties S.55
and in the Upper Peninsula II bushels
per acre.
SUGAR BEETS.-The estimated aver
age yield in the State is 9.8S, in the
southern counties 1898, in the central
counties 9.74, in the northern counties
90 and in the Upper Peninsula tons
er acre.
BUCKWHEAT.-The estimated aver
age yield in the State is 14.42, in the
southern counties 1925, in the central
counties 13.4S, in the northern counties
1910 and in the Upper Peninsula 5
bushels per acre.
The estimated yield of beans, corn
and potatoes is 26, Is and % per cent
respectively, below the ten years
average from 1905 to 1914, inclusive.
Seventy-three per cent of our crop
correspondents in the southern coun-
ties complain of severe damage to corn
beans, potatoes and sugar beets by
cold weather, excessive moisture and
blight and eighty per cent of cores
pondents in the central and northern
counties and Upper Peninsula, report
corn, beans and potatoes badly injured
by rain and frost.
COLEMAN c. VAUGHAN,
Secretary of State.