Wheat Crop--Pittsfield
Smiistics of the Wheat erop in fittsficld, "Waslnennw couniy. Michigan, forthc ye;ir L'.2. Number of acres cuilivated. 2997. NtÃmbe of bushels, 50,498, being a fiaciiim over lGi)usliels and 3 pecks per atere on an average. Number of acres sowed, 3659, being an excess over last year of 652 acres. This town contains a populaiion of i 200, and allowing 5 bushels of wheat for ihc consumpiion of cach man, womah, and cliild, and 4574 bush" cis for seed, would have a surplus of 39,44 bnshels for market. This at a dollar a buehe],wou ld clcar evcry farmer of dtbt,and purchnsc his wife a Silk DREss. If any town in ihis cjunty or State h;is beat ihis, we shouid like lo know it.
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