The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-07-24

stats Fruit Crop 10 Above Average.
The average condition of peSches IN
the Michigan fruit belt ID almost twice
- good at the present time as II was
year ago. according to the crop re-
port OF Secretary OF State Vaughan.
The average In 1914 was ~ per cent
ana now II is placed at 70 per cent.
Inc prospect for peaches in the fruit
belt counties is as follows:
Allegan. 81; Berrien, So; Ionia, rs:
Kent 81; Ottawa. SO; Van Buren,, SO:
Muskegon. So; Newaygo. 100; Oceana.
90; Banzie. "a: Leelanau. 80; MANS.
Tee. %; Mason. 20 per cent.
Inc prospect for an average crop of
apples Is 30 per cent. pears. 40; plums.
o.; grapes. 40; raspberfies and black.
berries, 80 per cent.
Inc estimated average of the princi-
pal farm products for 1915 is: Wheat.
7S.27S: rye, 3S3.s17; corn, 1907. TAT:
oats, 1.6s5,625; barley. 7O9 ,095: buck.
wheat, 66.s64; beans, 442.574: meas
64,l63; potatoes. 363,754; hay and
forage. 2,l6O.471. The acreage OF sugar
SoSeo 10 eblmdteQ at 71,372
According to the report the average
condition Of wheat in the state ia III 40
per cent. During the past II months
lS,065.290 bushels of wheat were mar
keted In Michigan. The estimated
yield OF rye in the state is 1906 per
cent The condition of corn is II, DO.
tatoes 81. sugar beets 90, clover IS DER
cent. '0'
tuberculosis to Be Driven From state. |
BY chance meeting with DIR. Vic
TOR Z. Vaughan on the train which she
was taking to the convention of the
National tuberculosis society in Seat.
Tie. Miss Maude Van SICKLE, executive
secretary OF the Detroit Society for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber.
who has Just returned from a
months trip in the West attending
several conventions OF Americans In.
lerested In tuberculosis prevention.
heard a startling prophecy.
Doctor Vaughan told me when
askel him what message I should
bring from Michigan, to saw that our
'tate would be the first In the Uniop
o De entirely free from tuberculosis"
declared Miss Van SICKLE.
utah has the lowest death rate
rom tuberculosis now, and Michigan
second. But he believes that our
Methods and progress will bring i'm.
nunity to US first of all.
And I uao |
'hen something was mentioned In
~attie about TIE desirabil.ty of urg.
W states to coLdyct educational cam.
aiens. that Michigan's legislature had
reaoy appropriated 100000 for this
'ork. For Michigan is the first state
nose legislature has set aside any
sum Tor an educational campaign; this
eemed an entirely new idea to most
the delegates"
according to Miss Van SICKLE. she.
lai stress In other cities ia beipy
iaced upon the establishment OF
pen'air schools. or, at least school.
'ons' sherman Kingsley of Chicago I
'aue strong plea in an address.
hu other speakers emphasized the
ioJect' New York has 200 fresh-air !
'oms' and Chicago has schools where U
ii'uren are fed. as well as taught. In 4
10 open; st. Louis is another CITY =
itn magnificent buildings for this e
lrpose.
WINE at the convention, Miss Van c
Vckle was made a member OF tbe II
'aru OF directors of the national &
ciety. She is one of the FIVE wop,-
out OF 81 chosen directors. and Ia
e first person ever to represen, =
icnigan on this board. h
several resolutions were adonted c,
the convention that are OF mar.
'uiar Importance in the growth Of a
cause OF tuberculosis prevention" u,
10 she. continuing her recital Of ia
ents during the meetings. "A great II
a, OF time was spent discussing the W
aiity OF milk on the market; more T.
pers and more discussions were III
zen to this than almost any other ye
9 thing. 80
regarding this, the society urged ar
u IN view OF the fact that 6 or ? pa
cent OF the samples of aver.vo as
rket milk is affected with bovine
'ercie bacilli. all milk, unless de-
eo from tuberculin tested animals
'uio De pasteurized or scaIded ~"
another extremely vital resolution %
ed that the administrators and ~.
dical officers of state. county or
tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria "a.
CHOSEN by means of strictly com. no'
1--WE civil service examinations a.
is to keep the ofieials and the r.a
out of politics; and Il ao'
already gone into effect at the am
ndid $2,OO0.000 municipal sana.
UNI In Chicago. m
own IN san Francisco. later in
when the National Hospital as Arr
alton met there. the delegates
the convention in 3eattle spent
e time In viewfn0 <ho oS,.~..--L,