Wheat On The Gain

Secretary of the State Osmun furnished the folio wing ad vaneed statement of ti e condition of wheat in Michigan, Monday. It is prepared from more than 700 returns, nearly 500 of which are from the southern four tiera of counties. The average condition ia the southern four tiers of counties s 74, central counties 72, northern oounties 90, and state, 76. Compared witb one month ago there ia a gain of four points in the southern counties, seven in the central and four in the oorthern. The best wheat is in the aouthweatern erroup of eounties, consisting of Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph aod Van Buren, where the condition ranges from 91 in Berrien to 99 in St. Joseph. In the five counties just north and east of this group, viz: Allegan, Ottawa, Kent, Kalamazoo and Branch the condition ranges from 84 in Kalamazoo to 89 in Allegan. In Barry and Ionia, in the third and fourth tier of counties, and in the seven counties in the first and second tiers, lying eaat of Kalamazoo and Branch, the condition ranges from 67 in Hillsdale to 78 in Calhoun and Jackson, while in the group of counties in the third and fourth tier, lying east of Ba-ry and Ionia, the lowest condition is found, the range being from 47 in Ettoa to 65 in Oaklacd and Maoomb.