Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-19
SEPTEMBER CROP
REPORT IS OUT
MOST OF CROPS ARE ABOVE THE
TEN YEAR AVERAGE IT
Is SHOWN.

seed are better than the ten-year
average in actual or respective
yields according to the latest reports
issued by J. A. Doelle, Commissioner
of Agriculture, and Verne II. Church,
Agricultural Statistician, u. s. Blu
reau of Agricultural Economics.
Heavy rains during the first half of
September caused extensive damage
to beans and some injury to potatoes
on heavy soils. All crops have ma
tured well and there was little frost
damage except in portions Of the Up
per Peninsula and northern counties
Of the Lower Peninsula.
The corn crop has matured excep-
tionally well and promises better
than an average although not up to
that of last year. Dry weather il
August shortened the ears in many
sections, especially on light soils in
southern Michigan The October l
condition Of 81 per cent indicates a
total production Of G0552,000 bushels
including as grain the acreage cut
for silage.
The yield C spring wheat is esti-
mated to be 14.5 bushels per acre as
compared with 9 bushels last year
and ten year average of ZAP bush
els. This yield gives a total produc-
tion of $4,000 bushels.
The result cf an inquiry relative
TO the amount of wheat marketed TO
October / shows that approximately
35 per cent had left the farms of the
State prior to that date.
Reports indicate an average yield
Of 33.5 bushels per acre Of oats, Civ
ing total production of 1,447 ,00o
bushels or about three and one-half
millions less than last months csti-
mate based upon condition reports.
The quality of the grain is mostly
good, averaging 90 per cent as com
pared with the ten year average of
80.
There was about an average yield
Of barley in the State, producing
crop of 5,551 900 bushels The acre
age is less than last year but the
yield Of PSI bushels per acre is eight
bushels greater
The buckwheat crop was shortened
by the blasting Of the top blooms in
many fields and by some local frost
damage in northern and central coun-
ties. Correspondents report condi-
ton Of 7S per cent winch prcsages
crop of $4,000 bushels.
Digging Of late potatoes is under
way, and in many sections the yield
is not up to earlier expectations
There has been some loss from the
blight and rot on heavy lands, and
some damage from leaf hoppers. The
crop is of generally good quality and
slightly better than indicated by the
conditions reports of September /.
The present estimate is for crop
of 37,274000 bushels as compared
with 27,200,000 last year. This crop
has only been exceeded twice, Ia 1909
ard 1914. A large acreage is partly
responsible for the greater produc-
ton.
Unfavorable weather during the
first half Of September damaged sew
eral fields of beans while being har-
vested, reducing both the yield and
quality. Present indications are for
an average yield Of 1913 bushels per
acre and a total production was only
2,972,000 bushels because Of the
much cmaller acrege planted. The
early crop is showing a very light
pick, but the portion harvested dur
ing the wet period will pick heavily.
The condition Of clover seed on
October ] averaged 80 per cent. The
acreage is large and some good yields
are reported. Weather conditions
have been favorable for harvesting
The seed is unusually free from
weeds and Of good quality.
The acreage Of Alfalfa seed is in
creasing although still comparatively
small in amount. The average yield
as reported is 1.S bushels per acre
which is slightly below normal
A condition of so per cent fol
field peas is reported. The weather
was favorable during the early par.
Of the season especially in the prin-
cipal producing sections, but various
causes later contributed to a reduc-
ton in the yield.
The condition is 81 per cent fol
sugar beets as compared with 80 per
cent last year and "a per cent the
ten year average. Blight is prevail
ent and some rot is reported. The
sugar content is below normal al
this date. The estimated production
is 100000 tons.
The apple crop is being harvested
Baldwins are light crop in many
orchards and localities and the Nor
thern counties not yielding up to nor
NAL in some orchards. Other vari-
cites are mostly coed. The outlook
at present is for II per cent Of a
crop for the state as a whole. The
quality is good in the majority oi
the commercial orchards but there
is much inferior fruit elsewhere and
some will not be harvested.
Pears show a production of 50 per
cent Of crop as compared with thc
ten year average. The quality was
generally good.