The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-07-28
CLOvER-LAND IN THE LEAD.

condition of crops. Clover-land is
rapidly coming to the front as
farming community. and while the
land under cultivation does not IN
any way compare in extent to the
farm lands OF the lower part OF the
state. various crops planted up hero
seem to thrive splendidly. The lat
est crop report says:
The average estimated yield Of
wheat In the state is l4.76, In the
southern counties 10, in the central
counties Is. in the northern counties
l6 ard IN the upper peninsula 22 bu.
per acre The total number OF bash
els OF wheat marketed by farmers in
June at "a Touring mills is 81 .264 and
at 66 elevators and to grain dealers
40.072, or total OF 101, 336 bushels.
o. this amount SS,59s bushels were
marketed In the southern four tiers
of counties. 1882 in the central coun-
ties end 1,7S6 in the northern coun-
tics and upper peninsula. The es-
timated total number OF bushels OF
wheat marketed and used by farmers
in the eleven months, August-Jnne
is 11.750,000. One hundred sixty.six
Tills. elevators and grain dealers re-
port no wheat marketed in June.
RYE-The average estimated yield
OF rye in the state is 1873, in the
southern counties 10, in the central
counties 13, in the northern counties
Ia, and in the upper peninsula 81 bu
per acre.
CORN-The condition OF corn in
the state, southern and northern
counties is 20, in the central counties
81, aud in the upper peninsula So. One
year ego the condition OF corn in the
state was IS.
BUCKWHEAT-Th condition OF
buckwheat sown or TO be sown as
compared with last year is 81 In the
state, SO in the southern counties. SO
In the central counties, SO in the
northern counties and LOG In the up
per peninsula.
BEANS - The acreage OF beans
planted or to be planted as compared
with last year is 1873 in the state, 1872
In the southern counties, 11S in the
central counties, 129 in the northern
counties and 121 in the upper PENN
sula. The condition OF beans COM
pared with an average is So IN the
state, SO in the southern counties, so
In tho central counties, 80 in the
northern counties and 95 in the up
per peninsula.
| POTATOES-The condition OF p )ta-
toes in the state is 81, in the south
err counties and upper peninsula 30,
In the central counties Sc, and in
the northern counties SO. The con
dition one year ago was 81 in the
state, SO in the southern counties, 81
IL the central counties, 80 I'm the
northern counties and sc in the up-
per peninsula.
SUGAR BEETS-The condition Of
sugar beets is SO In the state, 81 in
the southern and northern counties,
SD In the central counties and 10S
in the upper peninsula. One year ago
the condition was 81 in the state and
upper peninsula, 81 in the southern
counties, as in the central counties
ana 30 in the northern counties.
CLOVER condition Of clover
a. compared with an average Is 9S
IN the state and central counties, 90
IN the southern counties, 81 N the
northern counties and 101 in the up
per peninsula.
HAY AND FORAGE The acreage
Of lay and forage that will be har-
vested az compared with last year is
81 In the state and southern counties
So in the central counties, SO III the
nor thern cou tee and i02 in tie up
per peninsula.
PEAS-The acreage of peas s1wn
as compared with last year is % N
the state and central counties, 20 IN
tile southern counties, IS in the norti,.
ern counties, aud 81 in the upper pen
insula
CUCUMBERs- The acreage of GU.
cumbers planted so far as reverted
! Is II 800 in the state. Sill N tic
southern count'Ca, 4.OS3 in the cent
raj counties and 1S5 in the upper
peninsula