Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-09-14
MlssOURI cOaE EsTIMATEs.
Little Doubt But That the Total 1898
Yield win Be About 2O0,-
900 Bushek

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Sept. 6.-To-day
for the hrst time this year Dol. J. r.
Rippey, Secretary OF the Missouri
state Board 3f Agriculture ,made pub
lie q statement regarding the acre
age and probable yield OF corn in
Missouri. Hs states that the Mis-
souri, crop will be y Of the most
abundant OF years. Even In some
districts Of increased acreage, the
yield win be much greater to the
acre than in former years.
Missouri has always been auoDg
the foremost of the corn states, but
this year bids fair to surpass herself.
Illinois viii probably have the great
eat yield OF corn this year, a che has
had for q good many years. Iowa
generally comes second, with Missouri
third, and often q close second. Mis-
scnrl has never dropped below fourth
In the production Of corn. TIE United
States annually produces more bush-
els OF corn than OF all other cereals
together, and the bulk Of this crop Is
produced by the great corn states,
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, In
diana, Nebraska and Ohio, generally
in the order named.
The condition OF the crop in Mis-
souri, ls estimated at so per cent
against 81 per cent for the last month.
An abundance OF rain through August
In some counties has made great i'm
provement, while other counties in
tho same section have suffered from
drouth, and IN two or three counties
in the state the crop has been early
burned up by the sun. The row was
so far advanced, however, when the
drouth came that these minor miefor-
tunes win not effect the total yield
materially. The northeast and north
west sections of the State have inn
proved seven points during the last
month, the central SIX. points, the
southeast three points, and the south
west section has declined seventeen
points, This shows that the general
condition for the State has improved.
The acreage ofthe northeastern Sec
ton was decreased from last season's
estimate ID per cent, leaving the
present area at $4,000 acres. The
yield per ere lie placed at thirty
bushels for 1895, giving a total yield
for the section of q, $50, 900 bushels,
againss ., 1899, 900 for last season.
The northwestern section had an
increase In acreage OF A per cent,
making the acreage for this year
1850, 500 acres, against 1906, 900 acres
for 1898, and the yield per acrs lie
forty-two bushels, against twenty
eight bushels for the last season. The
yield for this season is estimated at
rs, $50, 900 bushels, against 5O,62s, 900
for 1898.
The acreage for the central section
remains practically the same as last
season, 1,076,0O0 acrea, but the yield
per acre has been increased from
thirty-two bushels per acre, making a
total for the section Of 24,430,0 900 bush
els, against 80, 2eo, 900 bushels for 1898.
The greatest damage to the crop,
and hence the greatest decrease, is In
the southwestern section. This Sec
ton had q decrease In acreage OF 2
per cent, leaving the present area at
1,644,000 acres, compared with 1,6T7,-
600 acres for 1898. The yield per
acre 10 placed at only twenty one
bushels, against thirty-one for last
season, and the yield for the section
1t S~4,512,OoO bushels, against $685.
bushels.
The southeastern section shows
also q decrease. The acreage here 10
$4,000 acres, the same as for 1898, but
the yield per acre has declined from
wenty-eight bushels to twenty six,
making q production Of 20,e09, 900
bushels, against q, 416, 900 for last sea-
son.
The total acreage of the State lie g.
$4,000 acres, and the estimated yield
will be 1se, ei1 900 bushels, against
100. All 900 for 1895 and 1e7, 5Oo, 900 for
1897. These estimates, however, are
are not final. Later on 1t may be
found that the effect OF drouth in
some localities and favorable condi-
tons in others have not been cor
rectly estimated and there may be
some changes. There is little doubt
that the total yield will closely ap-
proximate 200, O00, 900.