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Crop Report For November

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
December
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Th eaverage condition of wheat December 1, was 82 per cent. oï condition in average years. This is a gain of four pe.r cent since November 1. 'but eight per cenfc Wow condition December 1, '94. Tlie average conüitioii in the southern counties is 78 ; central 86, and northern, 95. Üne year ago the condition in these sectione respectively was 88, 92 and 96. .Snow feil in all or nearly all parts of the state in sufficient quantity to cover the ground November 19 and 20. This was added to by a storm ou the 25th and 26th, and by another on November 30 and December 1. December 2 the average depth in the northem part of the lower península iva about six inches, and south of this to the south line of the state, about three inches. At this date, Deomber 9, tlhe ground is still we'.l covereil and is not {rozen. The total number of bushels of ■nheat reported marketed by iarmers since the November report was published is 1,195,296, and in rhe iour months, August, September, October and November, 4,118,011. Xhis is 622,356 bushels less than reported marketed in the same months last year. The aruount reported markete! in November this year is 75,657 bushels more than reported ior November, 1894. The mean temperature of the state November was 34.6 degrees, or about 1.5 degrees below the normal. Ii, the southern counties there was a deficieney of 1.4 degrees, in the central of 2.7 degrees, and in the uortheni of 1.3 degrees. The average precipitation, including both rain and melted snow, in the etate was 3.28 inches ; in the southern counties, 3.82 inches ; in the central, 3.23 inches, and in the northem, L.06 inches. Compared with an average or normal there was au excess" of 0.26 inches in the state, of 0.67 inches in the southern, and of C.27 inches in the central counties ; and a deficieney of 0.85 inches in the northem counties.

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Ann Arbor Courier