New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-11
GOVERNMENT CROP
REPORT. IS ISSUED
g CONDITIONS OF GRAIN AND
LIVESTOCK ABOVE AVERAGE
IN STATE.

IN STATE.
a summary of the April crop and live
stock report, issued By the Bureau Of
Crop Estimates, Of the Department Of
Agriculture, Saturday. April Z, gives the
following for Minnesota and also Of the
nation:
Wheat. - s=
State: Condition April / this year,
.86 per cent Of normal; 3-year average
condition figures for April, So per cent.
United States: Condition April /
this year, .63.4 per cent; ten-year average
April ! condition 86.2 per cent.
Rye
State: Condition April / this year,
81 per cent; ten-year average April 1
condition, 80 per cent.
T United States: Condition April / this
year, $50 per cent; ten-year average
April | condition, 1916.
Hogs.
State: Losses from disease past wear.
2.2 per cent; ten-year average, 81 per
cent.
United States: Losses from disease
past year, 4.87 per cent; ten-year
average, CTS per cent
Cattle.
State: Losses from disease past wear
IL per cent; ten-year average, IL per
cent. Losses from exposure past year,
0.6 per cent; ten-year average, 90 per
cent.
United States: Losses from disease
pastyear, 1.94 per cent; ten-yearaverage,
zoo per cent. Losses from exposure past
year, Las per cent; ten-year average,
Ia per cent.
State: Losses from disease past wear.
Id per cent; ten-year average, 30 per
cent. Losses from exposure past year,
O.6 per cent; ten-year average, IL per
cent.
United States: Losses from disease
past year, 2.17 per cent; ten-year average,
2.45 per cent. Losses from exposure
past year, 1928 per cent; ten-year average,
3.06 per cent.
Horses and Mules.
State: Losses from disease past wear.
IL per cent; ten-year average, 1.8 per
cent.
United States: Losses from disease
past year, 1863 per cent; ten-year average,
"a per cent. .
The first price given below is, the
average on April 4 this year, and the
second, the average on April 1 last year.
81 State: Wheat, 108 and 103 cents per
,bushe1. Corn, 104 and 70. Oats, 81
and g. Potatoes, 200 and rs. Hay,
$500 and $500 per ton. Eggs, 26 and
Il cents per dozen.
United States: Wheat, 1900 and
1856 cents per bushel. Corn, 1880 and
1913 cents. Oats, G2.0 and 42.O cents.
Potatoes, 1850 and 97.6 cents. Hay,
S11.35 and Sits per ton. Cotton,
$50 and lis cents per pound. Eggs,
ESQ and 17.9 cents per dozen.
Mrs. @. D. Engel Of Dotson, who
recently underwent an operation at
the Union Hospital, in this city, for
goitre, is improving rapidly.
Redwood Falls has purchased an auto
fire truck for its fire department. That
village is about as up-to-date as any in
this part of thest 8.
Dittbenner Brothers of this city have
purchased the garage building, stock and
supplies from P. j. Pint at Sanborn.
They will take possession within few
weeks.
John Schneider and family, who some
time ago moved to Springfield, have
returned, and will make this their home
again. Their-New Ulm friends are glad
to have them back.
The next meeting Of the Board of
County Commissioners will be held on
Wednesday, April 25. A number Of
hearings will be held on various ditch
projects before the board on that day,
besides allowing bills and the transaction
OF other important county business.