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Michigan Crop Report, Not. 1, 1886

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Day
19
Month
November
Year
1886
Copyright
Public Domain
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For this report returns have been received from 658 correspondente representing 552 townships. Four houndred and thirtynine of these return are from 346 townships in the southern four tiers of oountiee. The weight of themeasured busbels of wheat of the erop of 1885 is a 100 per oent of full weight, or sixty pounds. The area seeded to wheat this fall in the southern four tiers of oountiee in three per cent less, and in the northern counties two per cent more, than seeded íd 1885, indicating a wheat acreage in the state not quite equal to that of 1885. The oondition of wheat November 1 was 102, the companson being with vitality and groth of averge years. In the southern counties the condition is a full averge, and in the northern counties about five per cent above an average. In 1885 the oondition November 1, in the state, was 96, in 1884, 106,in 1883, 88, and in 1882, 92 per cent of an average. Damage by Hessian fly is reported from 35 of the 28 oounties in the southern four tiers. Reporta have been reoeived of the quantity of wheat marketed by farmers luring the month of Ootober at 255 elevatora and milla. Of these 217 are in the southern four tiers of eountie-, which is flfty-one por cent of the whole number of elevators and milis in these counties. The total number of bus hels reported marketed is 1,316,588, of whioh 306,309 bushels were marketed in the rirst or southern tier of counties; 332,658 bushels in ths second tier; 228,833 bushei in the third tier; 327,317 bushels in the fourth tier; and 151,471 bushels in the oounties north of the southern four tiers. At 31 elevators and milis, or 12 per cent of the whole number from hic i reports have i been received, there was no wheat mark eted during the month. The total number of bushels of wheat reported marketed in three months, August- October, is 4,470,181. Gom will yield in the state about thirty bushels per acre. This is perhaps below the average in seasons of less drouth, but quality is excellent and the propoition of soft oorn less than usual. The area of dover seed harvested is 89 per cent of area harvested in 1885, but the yield per acre is nearly equal to the yield in that year. The yield per acre of potatoes is, in the southern counties, 75 per cent, and in the northern counties 70 per oent of a full average erop. The acreage in the state is seven per cent below the aoreage of 1885. Horses, cattle, sheep, and swine are generally reported in "good, healthy, and thrifty condition."

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