The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-21

complete. The county agent has gath
cred the data from all the threshers
OF the county and has summarized IT,,
70 show how our farmers answered the
call for increased production and the
progress Of the county along agricul-
tural lines. Reports were received
from eight threshers. A total OF 6i,-
e94 bushels OF grain, grown on 1873
acres, were threshed.
Following is a list Of the men aud
the bushels OF the four principal
grains they threshed:
Emil Krans-W Wheat, 1875 blu; oats,
1O,2Os bu.; barley, 1895 bu.; rye, so
Peter A. Carlson Wheat, 2,9S4 bu.;
oats. 1884 bu.; barley It'll Blu. rye
e75 bushels.
Ole p. oss Wheat, 2,0l2 bu.; oats,
7,74s bu. barley. sac bu.; rye, l2S bu.
George Baker-wheat, 2,l55 bu';
oats, 6,625 bu.; barley. SOS bu.; rye,
1872 bushels.
Eli Puotinen--Wheat, us bus; oats
s,73l bu.; barley. 800 bu.; rye, 2SS bu
Ray Goodhall--Wheat, ga bu.; oats
1,19e bu.; barley 4S9 bu.; rye, 4s bu
Andrew Bloomquist--Wheat, 1913 bu.
oats, l.O2s bu.: barley, 116 bu.; rye,
80 bushels.
Andrew Wheat, l24 bu.;
oats, 6s4 bu; barley, rs bu; rye 20 bu.
Below is the complete table aver
ages and totals:
Barley-acreage 215; yield, SAW
average yield, 29.7s Blu.
Buckwheat--Acreage 8; yield, 6S;l
average, Ills bushels.
Oats-acreage, s9S; yield 4o,245;
average, ALSO bushels.
Peas-acreage rs; yield, S6s; aver
az 1859 bushels.
Peas and Oats-Acreage, 3; yield
15s: average 1888 bushels.
acreage, co; yield, 4O,245; av-
erage yield, 41.S0.
speltz-Acreage 4; yield, l2S; aver
age Bis bushels.
Spring wheat-Acreage, sol; yield
1874; average 21.G5.
Winter wheat--Acreaga z; yield,
1853; average, 1928 bushels.
Three times as much wheat was
grown the past year as in 1917, and
Iron county, in proportion to the acre
age OF land under cultivation. produc-
ed more than its quota OF wheat this
year. This is the result OF several
things-the desire OF the farmers to
y do their part in the war, and the
campaign for increased food produc-
ton, especially OF wheat carried on
by the county sgriculturist this
spring; the fact that our farmers can
grow their own wheat and have II
ground into -four at the Iron River
mill; and the natural increase due to
new acreages opened to crops. Just
how large a factor the Iron River
mill IS In stimulating greater grain
production cannot be fully realized,
but some idea OF II may be gained from
the fact that the mill has been run
ming night and day this fall, and has
had far more orders on hand than
IL could handle with the present ca
pacity. 1t is now planned TO increase
the capacity materially.
II Is interesting to note that the
average yields for Iron county are as
a rule higher than those for the state
Only seven acres OF winter wheat are
recorded, but the average yield r.
23.2s bushels, while that In the state
is only 400 bushels. More winter
wheat has been planted this fall, and
thru a series OF demonstration plots
an effort Is being made to see whether
or not We can depend on fall planted
wheat in this region.
The most noticeable increases were
in the production OF spring wheat, bar
ley, and oats. We are Just beginning
10 unu Out what 'aluopic Aecu
ground barley makes for dairy ami
mails and hogs.
The average acreage per farm OF
each grin grown was less than 1.5 ex;
cept in the case OF wheat, 1S5, and
oats, 351.
knowledge OF what the develop
ment OF agriculture will be in Iron
county helps in the Interpretation OF
these facts. This is live stock
country We are not aiming az the
production OF grain for outside sale
Heretofore we have had to depend I
great deal on the farms outside our
county 10 produce feed for our anil
mails. Now, We are becoming indie