Charlevoix county herald., 1915-01-16
Farm Products
Values Advance
Michigan Crop Report Shows
Some Sharp Advances
Lansing, Mich, January Z, 1915.

WHEAT-In answer to the question,
"Has wheat during December suffered
injury from any cause" % correspon-
dents in the State answer eyes" and
321 "No" and in answer to the question
"Has the ground been well covered
with snow during December" 260 cor
respondents throughout the State an
swer YES" and 70 "No."
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in December at
72 FIGURING mills was 142,037 and at 80
elevators and to grain dealers 1924,
or total of 339,361 bushels. OF this
amount 22S,5 bushels were marketed
in the southern four tiers of counties,
94,635 in the central counties and 10, 191
in the northern counties and Upper
Peninsula. The estimated total num-
Der of bushels of wheat marketed in
the five months, August-December,
was 6,5000,000.
Fifty mills, elevators and grain deal
ers report no wheat marketed in De-
cember.
The average condition of live stock
in the State is reported as follows,
comparison being made with stock in
good, healthy and thrifty condition:
Horses and swine 81, cattle SO and
sheep 9S.
The average prices for the State on
Jan. 1st of some of the principal farm
products were as follows:
Wheat per bushel was $l.09; rye "a
cents; corn 68 cents; oats 46 cents; hay
per ton was $l1.S6; fat cattle was $6.46
per cwt.; fat hogs $6.67 per cwt.; and
dressed pork $S.79 per cwt.
The price of each class of horses was
as follows: Under one year old $54.2i;
between one and two years old $S9.44;
between two and three years old $130.
and three years old and over $167.
Mich cows were worth $62.1S per
head.
Cattle other than milch, under one
year old $18.59; between one and two
years old $32 "a; between two and three
years old $4742 and three years old
and over $500
Sheep under one year old $4.19 and
one year old and over $5.15. Hogs not
fattened $615 per cwt.
The price of wheat is Is cents, rye
80 cents and oats cents higher than
one year ago and corn one cent lower.
The average prices of horses, etc,
one year ago were as follows: Under
one year old $3.50; between one and
two years old 1926; between two and
three years old $13437 and three years
old and over $173.1S. Mich COWS $50. "a
per head. Cattle other than milch COWS
under one year old $17.77; between one
and two years old $30.14; between two
and three years old $45.09 and three
years old and over $3.50. Sheep un-
der one year old $4.O7 and one year old
and over $4.79. Hogs not fattened $6.74
per cwt.
On January 1st, 1905, the average
price of wheat per bushel was $l09.
rye 72 cents, corn So cents, and oats 33
cents; hay $S.86 per ton; fat cattle $3.17,
fat hogs s4.l8 and dressed pork s549
per cwt. Horses under one year old,
$3.50; between one and two years old,
$3.50; between two and three years
old, $80.51 and three years old and over
$112.07.
Mich cows were worth $292S per
head. Cattle other than milch cows,
under one year old $906; between one
and two years old, SIS. 15; between two
and three years old, $23.45 and three
years old and over 5000. Sheep un-
der one year old, $3.50 and one year
old and over, 1888; hogs not fattened
1913 per cwt.
COLEMAN c. VAUGHAN,
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