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Crop Report For February

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
February
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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The ground in southern Michigan was lightly covered with snow much of the time during Jannary, bijt not sufficiently at all times to atford full protection to the wheat plant. On the löth of January the average depth in the southern fourtiers of counties was 1.29inches; in the central counties, 1.44 inehes, aDd in the northern counties 2.07 inehes. At the end of the month the average depth in the southern counties was 8.26 inehes, in the central 4.77 inehes, and in the northern, 5.88 inehes. In reply to the question "Has wheat during Januaiy suffered injury from any cause?" 130 correspondents in the southern counties answer "Yes" and 3G0"No"; in the central counties 64 correspondents answer "Yes" and 94 "No," and in the northern counties 33 answer "Yes" and 66 "No." The total number of bushels of wheat reported marketed by farmers in January is 616,532, and in the six months, AugustJanuary, 6,305,775. The amount marketed in six months, January, is 311,949 bushels more than reported marketed in the same months last year. At 28 elevators and milis from whicli reports have been received there was no wheat marketed during January. The condition of live stock is about 97 per cent. comparison being with stock in good, healthy and thrifty condition.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier