Crops In Washtenaw And The State

The September erop report shows the estimated yield of wheat in this countv to be 1,126.683 bushels, an average yield of 16.63 bushels per acre, which is slischtly above tlie average yield in the state, lt is estimated that the total wheat yield in the state is 23,898,431 bushels. In other words, Wasntenaw raises about one-twentieth of the wheat of the state. The estimated yield of oats in the county is 35.49 bushels to the acre, which is a Imshel and a half more than the estimated yield in the state. The erop correspöndents were asked vvhat variety of wheat yielded the highest to the acre. Of the correspondents in the southern counties, 132 answered Clawson, 18 Fullz, 17 Egyplian, 31 Hybnd, 27 Diehl Mediterranean and 19 Velvet Chaff. In the central counties 37 answered Clasvson and only 15 the other varieties. Experiments were made at the Agrien Itural College with the different varieties of whaat and the average y iele per acre was Clawson, 27 bushels; Champion Amber, 20.9 bushels; Martin's Amber, 20.5 bushels; Rodger's Amber, 17.25 bushels; Diehl Mediterranean, 20 bushels; Surprise, 15.5 bushels and Phelps, 17 bushels.