Michigan Crop Report For November

The average eondLi.Mi of wheat in thfi State on November 1 was 90, in the Bouthèrn unantles 88, central ï.. iirid norbheru 95, comparison bein with vilality and grnwtli of average years. The averagj condition ín the State in previous years han been: 1895, 78; 1894, 94; 1893, 89: 1892, 87, and 1891. 9t. The average condition in the souther.n counties is 16 cent higher than in 1895, 3 per cent lower than in 1894, the same as in 189.' and J891, and 5 per ceot higher than in 1892. The plant appears to be in healthy condition but is of small growth owing to the ususmrlv cold and dry weather of Ojtober. The total nuinber of bushels of wheat reported marketed by farmers ÍQje the October report was published is 1,227,917, and in the three months. August, September and Oetober, 3,39!), 174. This is 47,459 bushels more tlian i reported marketed in the saine moctlis . last year. The average yield of corn psr acre in the State is estimated at 72 fcruslieli of ears. equal toabout 3(i bushel-sof shellod cocn. The estímate for the southei-n, coüntios is 74, central 70, and northern 67 bushels of enrs. Thosn ie remark ábly hig-h estímate j for the State and each section and indícate the Uu-ge3,t erop evergrowp. Potatoes are estimated to yield 80 peicent of an _ average erop. Tne 1 sive rains the (frowing seuson did much Oamage to tliis erop. Hojt cholcr;i is reportad frona a j looalities. mostly ín the extremo orii countios, but stock (iunerally ir. in good condition. Tho average precipation durinfr ihe j month was, in the State, L60 ijic'u-s and in the southern counties 1.23 lochet!, Compared with the normal there was a ■ deficiency in the State anrl in eack each section in the lower peninsu! t a follows: State, 0.92 noties; BOUthero counties, 1. 05 inches; central, 1.73 iuches, and northorn, 1.25 inches. The rainfall in the upper península amouated to3.46 inches which is 0.71 inches in excess of the normal.