Michigan Crop Report For December

The average eoudition of wheat Deo. lst was 91 per cent of condition in average yeara. Th is is nine per cent. abovc condition December lst, 1895. The average condition in the southern eounties !&; central. 93, and northern, 96. ( )ne year ago the condition in thes'e sections respectivuly was 78, 86 and 95. ■ Tne total number of bushels of wheat reportad marketed by farmers since the November report was published is V-W, 500. and in the four months, August, September, October and Nove.nber, 4,595,074. This is 577663 bushels more than reported marketed in the same 'months last year. The amount reported markoted in November1 tln.-i year is 101,204 bushels moYe than reported for November, 1895. Fall pasture has been good and live stoei is in fine condition. The mean temperatura of the State for November was 35.6 degrees, or 0.6 degreea above the normal. There was au exeess of 2.5 degreos in the southeru counties, of 1.5 degrees in the central, and 0.7 degrecs in the northorn. The average precipitation, includintj both rain and melted snovv, in the State was 3.47 iaches; in thq southern countios, 2.44 inehes; in the central. 2.83 iniihos,' and in the northern, 4.53iucties. Compared with an average or normal there was an excoss of 0.56 inches in the State, of 025 inches in the central, of 1.S2 inches in the northern couuties, and 2. SI luches in the upper península, j a nl a defirieses oí 0.60 inches in tho ' soutbern counties.