Michigan Crop Report

The erop report for April shows rtturrs from 832 correspondents in 640 townships, 554 repons being from 385 townships in the southern four tiers of couutie?, and 151 repons from 137 townships iu the ceutral counties. The condi'.ion of wheat on April 1, compared with vitality and grawth of average years, was in the southern four tiers of counties, 70; in the central counties, G5; and in the northern countie, 86. These are tha lotvest averages ever reported on April 1. In 1889 the condition in the southfrn counties wan reported at 89; in 1888 at 81; and in 1887 at 88. In the central counties the condition in 1889 was 92; in 1888,83; and in 1887, 94. Wheat is in better condition in the western and southwestern countie', than elsewhere in the state. In nine of these counties. viz. : Ottawa, Kent, Aliegan, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Benien, Cas, St. Josephand Brnch, the condition ranges from 80 io 96 per cent. of an average. St. Joseph leads ut 96, followed by Casa, 94, and Berrien, 90. Of 14 reports received from St. Joseph one shows condition to be 75, one 80, and all of the other 90 or higher. In the five counties, Biny, Calhoun, Jackion, Washtenaw and Uillsdale, the condition ranges from 71 to 77; in Monroe it is 70; Wayne, f9; and in Ionia and Lenawee, 66. In ihe other couuties of the southern four tiers it ranges from 45 to 67. Corre.-pondeuts reported, however, that wheat was better at ihe close than at the beginniag of the month. - ömce the last report was issued reports have been received of the quantity of wheat markeled by farmers at 355 elevators. and milis. Of these 290 are in the souihern iour tiers of counties, which is 52 per cent., and 49 are in the fifih and sixth tiers of. counties, which is 39 per cent of the whole number in these sections reepectively. The nua.bcr of busheb reported marketed is 1,636,366, of which 341,474 buhels were marketed in the first or sou'.hern tier of counties; 323,256 bushels in the seoond tier; 302,316 buehels in the third tier; 508,309 bushels in the fourth tier; 151,963 bushels iu the gfth and dxth t ers; and 9,048 bushels in the northern coun'ies. At 50 ele vators and mili?, or 14 per cent of the whole number from which reports have been received there was no wheat marketed during the month. Clover meadows and pastures are seriously injured. The average condition in ihe southem counties is 75, in the central 71, and in tbe northern 92. These figures show the condition much lower than one year ago. Live stock is in fairly good condition. The reports in regard to fruit are favorat-lrt for a fair erop of all kinda of fruit except peaches. In regard to peaches, Washtenaw county reports are different from those in other parts of the state and show that the prospect for a large erop of peaches is better than for years past, as buds are now in a prime condition and not liable to injury by froat. The condition of products and live stock in Washtenaw county, as compared with average years, is estimated as follows: Wheat, 76; meadows, 76; horses 98; cattle, 95; gheeep, 95; swine, 9(. The reports from 10 of the 26 milis and elevators in Waehienaw county show that 87,648 bushels of wheat were marketed during the month, making 293 672 bushels reported marketed since August 1, 1889, in this couuty.