Charlevoix county herald., 1920-10-08
Crops Benefit
By Late Frost
Old Timers Marvel at the Alb
sence Of the Cold Snaps

With no heavy frosts to date, this
region has experienced fall most ben
eficial to all of its agricultural interests.
Pioneers of the region know of few
years when the frost has held off as
long as the present one. Throughout
the entire state the same absence OF
frost has been innated, and the results
to Michigan's 1920 crops are unusual.
The following state report is of inter
est: Michigan is assured of another
good corn crop. The outlook is for a
crop of 60, 25S, 900 bushels, about 40 per
cent of which will undoubtedly 90 into
silos. The spring wheat prospects are
much lower than early in the season.
The yield is Disappointing and the grain
is badly shrunken. The estimated pro-
duction is only $4,000 bushels. The
condition of SO per cent at harvest time
forecasts total production of 81, AGO.
GOO bushels of oats as compared with
sc, $4,000 bushels raised last year.
The barley crop was harvested under
generally favorable conditions, except
in few eastern counties where some
were discolored by rain while in the
shock. The condition at time of har-
vest was 80 per cent as compared with
81 per cent one year ago.
The condition of potatoes is one
point lower than last month. While
the crop in general is in excellent con-
dition and promises large yield, late
blight has made its appearance in a
number of counties and the extent to
which the crop will be injured by il
is not yet known. The condition of 81
per cent is % per cent better than one
year ago and IS per cent better than
the ten.year average.
Beans have declined from 80 to "a
per ceut in condition during the past
month, mainly as the result of an attack
of bacterial blight which is quite prev
alent in some localities. Anthracnose
has also made its appearance but it is
thought the damage by it will not be
great. The crop is ripening and har-
vesting is general in many sections.
The present outlook is for a crop OF
3, 440 bushels.
The estimated production of all tame
or cultivated hay is 3, 149, 900 tons. The
yield of alfalfa from all cuttings is plac-
ed at 2.3 tons per acre, as compared
with 90 per acre last year, Cloverseed
is filling well and the outlook is for a
good crop and somewhat larger than
last year.
An inquiry develops the information
that the number of stock hogs on farms
September is per cent less than one
year ago. The estimated number is
1,214,000 The total production of
wood is estimated at 9,S41, 900 pounds,
which is slight increase over last year.
The condition of sugar beets is 80 per
cent, per cent better than one year
ago and 5 per cent above the ten year
average.
ihC aPPiS prospectus nave iuCIedSeu
to 89per cent of full crop, or Is, 500, 600
bushels, and 40 per cent of this crop is
considered as commercial, or 2, 165, 900
barrels. Nearly all varieties promise
well and the quality is very good except
in some of the northwestern counties
where scab is quite prevalent. There
is large supply of early apples and
the market is very dull. The peach
crop is generally good and promises a
production of 100000 bushels. This
is so per cent of full crop. The quail
ity is 81 per cent Pears also show an
so per cent condition, which is equiva-
lent to $4,000 bushels. The crop
varies considerably in different local
tiles and orchards. The outlook for
grapes is exceptionally good, being "a
per cent of a full crop as compared
with ten-year average of 7S per cent.
The quality is excellent.
A Three-Century Wink.