The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-12
CROP REPORT.
A Correct Statement in Re-
gard to the Increase and
Decrease of the Cereals.
The Production This Year One
Of the Largest Ever
Known.

! Following is a correct statement OF the
increase and decrease In the production o.
| the cereals In the states of Missouri, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Texas and the Indian terri
tary. In some cases il shows a slight
dropping of, caused by the grain rOtting
in the shock, but in most cases the show.
ing is good, in fact never better:
MISSOURI
Bates county-Average acreage, 10 pei
cent increase wheat, % per cent. better
yield fax, same as last year; corn, pros
pect fine; stock shipments, about same as
last year.
GascoDade county Acreage, small in
crease; corn prospect, 10 per cent. increase
wheat, % per cent. increase.
Franklin county-Wneat acreage, 10 per
cent. and yield Is per cent. increase; cora,
same acreage aud yield.
ST. Louis county Wheat, acreage about
same as last year, 10 per cent. increase
yield corn prospect, increase ID per cent.
yield.
Usage county-Wheat, acreage Is per
cent. increase. yield, % per cent. increase
corn, prospect 10 per cent. increase, same
acreage tobacco and stock, about same as
last year.
Cole county-Wheat and corn, acreage
20 per cent increase, yield, So per cent. in
crease; oats, about same as last year
cattle shipments will fall off.
Moniteau county-Wheat and corn,
acreage % per cent. increas,, yield, 40 per
per cent. increase; wheat d mayed some
in shock; oats, about same, but damaged
some liz shock; live stock, somewhat
lighter.
Miller county-Corn, cats and hay, about
% per cent. increase, acreage about 10 per
cent. increase live stock, much better.
Morgan county-Oats and wheat, about
same acreage, yield, 80 per cent. better !;
stock shipments, prospect much better.
Cooper county-Wheat, corn, oats and
hay, acreage about same, yield 80 per cent.
better but damaged some by rain; live
stock, prospects better for late shipments.
Pettis county-Wheat, acreage about 10
per C mt. increase, yield D per cent. in
crease; oats, % to 50 per cent. less acre
age and yield corn, acreage 10 per cent
increase, yield p per cent. increase; live
stock, prospect of considerable decrease.
Johnson county-Wheat, acreage some
what increased, yield lighter, product
about same; oats, about same; corn, acre
age 10 per cent. increase, prospect 80 per
cent. better yield large crop of apples :;
live stock, depends upon the maturity OF
the corn crop.
Cass county-Wheat, acreage 10 per
cent increase, yield 20 per cent. increase :;
fax and oats, acreage smaller, yield larger,
product, about the same; corn and live
stock, prospect 80 per cent increase.
Jackson cOunty-Wheat, acreage 20 per
cent increase, yield, 20 per cent. decrease,
product, about same: corn and hay, acre
age 10 per cent. increase, yi-ld, % per
cent. increase, and live stock prospect 20
per cent. increase.
Saline county-Wheat, acreage 10 per
rent. increase, yield % per cent. increase !;
corn, acreage 10 per cent. increase. pros,
pect yield 80 per cent less than last year !;
cattle, about same.
Lafayette county-Wheat, acreage 10
per cent. increase, yield Is per cent.
increase; corn, acreage same, yield
prospect % per cent. better; oats,
acreage same, yield So per cent increase;
live stock, about same.
Barton county-Wheat, acreage % per
cent. less, yield p per cent. more, product,
about same; corn, acreage % per cent. in
crease. yield % per cent. more; fax, acre
dsC ohu per CcEt lccS
Jasper county Wheat, acreage same. yield
90 per cent. increase; corn, acreage 10 per
cent increase, yield % per Cent. increase
live stock, prospect, material increase.
Rslls county Wheat, oats and hay,
acreage about same, yield % per cent. in.
crease; corn, 30 per cent. increase.
Monroe county-All crops, acreage 10
per cent. increase, yield prospect 45 per
cent. increase; live stock, prospect % per
cent. increase
Harrison county-Wheat, about same
corn and oats, acreage about same, yield |
80 20 30 per cent increase live stock, pros |
pect increase.
Randolph county-About tie same as
Harrison.
Howard county-Wheat, slight incre ase
N acreage, yield about same per acre; corn,
acreage about same, prospect yield 80 per
cent better, large crop of apples; wheat |
and oats considerably damaged in shock
BY rain; grass, heaviest ever known; to-
)accO, prospect 10 per cent. larger; live
itOcF, prospect same as corn.
Henry county Wheat, acreage 10 per
,ent. increase, yield 20 per cent increase
;orn, acreage same, yield SO per cent in
,rease; oats, acreage smaller, yield greater,
product about same, fax, acreage 80 per
'ent. less, yield per acre about same live
took, same as corn.
St Clair county-Wheat, about same;
orn, acreage the same, yield 20 per cent.
fax, acreage 10 per cent in
rease, yieid the same per acre; oats,
creage 10 per cent. increase, yield per
ere the same prospect; live stock, double
asst year.
Vernon county-Whest and corn, acre
&c slight increase with 80 to 40 per cent.
etter yield; fax and castor beans, about
be same; live stock, prospects about the
anne.
KANSAS.
Wyandotte county-Whest and corn,
creage about the same, yield 10 per cent.
reater; oats, light probably 20 per cent.
ecrase; live stock, prospect poor.
Lesyenworth county-All crops, prospect
D per cent. increase acreage, not reported. {
AtchisOn county-Acreage not known .