Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-04-16
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The Crops-The Result of Compilations By
the State Board of Agriculture.

AAAS SAoPS-A no Result VI SohPhu ny
the State Board of Agriculture.
The monthly crop report issued by j..
W. Sanborn, Secretary of the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture, has been
issued from which we take the follow
ing extracts: "The present outlook
for wheat is reported as quite I'M
promising and at IS. yet the lat
est returns indicated improving pros
poets. The decline in acreage was report
ed to this office last fall to be 10 per cent.
less than the average. This is an under
estimate of the actual decrease, but we
will use this basis until inquiry in next
month circulars. This gives an acreage
of ., 1O7, 29G acres of wheat. A decline in
the prospects OF 20 Ter cent. leaves the
probable Y ED 9.44 bushels, or a total
yield of 1883! s74 bushels. The reasons
assigned Tor this poor condition of wheat
follows: 1. Late sowing, owing to
excessive fall rains; =. Unusually wet soil
on flat, undrained grounds; 3. The intiu-
ence OF the Hessian fly on early .wn
wheat-this injury was very moderate; 4.
The sleet of January injured it; .. The
cold, dryins winds aud the night
freezes of March were very severe. The
loss from lreeZ.ng out is reported as great
est on the uplands, which were blown
bare of snow. Early sown wheat is re-
as lOOhluS DeGCer IMAM late SOWn.
While the prospects at present are very
UNI romising, very favorable conditions
may improve them, but this change will
have to come soon to prevent the blowing
up of much ground now in wheat. The
growth is now very backward.
"The resent condition of stock of all
kinds is reported as fully up to the aver
age, except hogs, which may be placed at
81. The cold winter has been unusually
free fl ON rains and stock have suffered
1n-c i,h oItl, dor
with cold transforms and muddy teds
The great fodder crops of last year are
generally reported as quite fully con-
sumed, and stock, while healthy, are thin
in flesh. During the year past many
counties report losses from backlog in
cattle, and the usual losses from ordinary
diseases. Contagious pleuro- pneumonia
has made its first appearance IN the State,
and two herds have been destroyed at
Fulton, and other cases are reported
ly in numbers, and the business is under
Encouragement. The focks of the State
are healthy. Hog cholera has swollen to
an unusual eXttnt, most of the counties
death rates. A great fataliCy from cold
weather is also reported. In TACT losses of
cattle and sheep are stated to be due to
this cause. But the fatality among hogs is
constantly alluded to. This loss is unusual
i'll lambs, calves and pigs. A very gem
eral interest has been developed in shelter
as the result of these losses. This loss by
cholera and death from exposure could be
nearly, if not quite, oblIterated in the
former case by proper diet and about
wholly obvIated in the latter case. The
loss OF stock of ali kinds for the State for
the past winter is estimated to have been
over S4O0O,01O, and it is believed that
$1,000, 900 of this would have been saved
under proper management.
MANY counties report q considerable
purchase of calves from Ohio and east
ward.
IAN enormous loss of hay, by bad stack
ing against very rainy fall, is noted.
peaches are killed, according to reports,
and small fruits injured.
The following are answers to the queS-
tions asked: Wheat in farmers hands on
April 1st, 26.5 per cent, or sos, 40 BUSH
els. Little wheat is reported in elevators
outside of the great cities. Present con-
dition of rye, 81. Corn on hand April LIST,
21.7 per cent, or 60, 451, FOG bushels. G TN
raised in the State that is consumed in
the State, so per cent. Loss of cattle
by death rs per- cent. for the winter.
Cattle on hand, compared with April LIST,
compared with 1854, 500 per cent. Loss
of sheep by death for winter, per cent;
sheep on hand, pared with 1884, 80
per cent, or decrease of 152, pa in num-
Der. L SIS of swine by death during the
winter, 14.7 per cent, or 60o,H!, or a
money loss of s., S47 600; swine on hand,
compared with 1884, 91.5 per cent. Horses
and mules, compared with 1884. 9S.S per
cent. Price of labor, when given board,
S23oS; price of labor, compared with 1884,
l97 per cent. Value of hay, per ton, $7.42.
Reports of increased sowing of grass,
clover and oats, are noted.'