August Crop Report

The Michigan erop report of August makes a better showing than the report of the previous montb. Reports were received from 89G correspondents, represen ting 670 townships. Of these reports, 614 are from 411 townships in the southern counties, and 147 from 132 townships in the central counties. The average yield of wheat per acre is estimated 8 follows. In the southern counties, 31 and 81-hundredths bushels; in the] central counties, 12 and 70-hundredtha bushels ; in the northern counties, 14 and 32-hundredths bushels. Besides these, 282 correspondents in the southern counties, and 18 in the central countks have reported the result of actual threshings. The number of jobs reported threshed in the southern counties is 899 ; acres, 15,177 ; bushels, 259,805, an average of 17 bushels per acre. The number of jobs reported threshed in the central counties ie 47; acres, 449; bushels, 7,162: an age of 16 bushels per acre. The wheat erop of this year will grade low. In response to the condition in the southern counties, 32 report "good," 239 " average," and 283 " bad." A few pieces of wheat were cut as early as July 4, although the general harvest did not begin until a week later. Reports have been received of the quantity of wheat marketed by farmers dura ing July at 417 elevators and milis. Of these 358 were in the southern counties, which is 02 per cent. of the whole number. The total number of bushels reported marketed is 706,558, of which 682,988 bushels were marketed in the southern counties. A bout G3 per cent. of the erop of 1888 has been marketed as follows : Total erop, 23,581,504 bushels ; Reported marketed to Aug. 1, 15,604,084; seed and bread of farmers, 7,650,000 ; balance on hand, 327,420. Oata are estimated at 36 bushels to the acre in the southern counties. The tion of eorn is lower, showine; only 68 per cent. of an average erop. Potatoes show 95 per nent. of a erop, meadow and pastures, 97 per cent., clover 98 per cent., hay 91 per cent., and apples 73 per cent. In Washtenaw county the estímate ol crops is as follows : Wheat 13,45 bushels per acre ; corn 70 per cent.; oals 38 bushels per acre; potatoes 94 percent; hay 85 per cent.; apples 83 per cent The repons frocn 16 of the 25 elevators and milis in ihis county show the folio wing : Wheat marketed in July, 21,912 bushels ; marketed in June too late for report, 25,079 bushels; marketed in 11 months, 725,420 bushels ; marketed since Aug. 1, 1888, 772,411 bushek