The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-07-11
MISSOURI CROP REPORT.
A Smaller Yield Of Wheat This Year
Than Last

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tn. following summary OF crop con
di'ions for July |, IL reported iron
100 counties. by more than 100 cor
respondents.
Wheat-The acreage OF wheat crot
for his year j. + per cent more than
1900. but the Weld IS estimated
slightly less. the total WELD being al
most I6. 900 600 bushels. The aver
az. yield per acre il fifteen bushels
compared with sixteen bushels last
year The wheat has all been har-
ve-tsd in good condition, and while
some report the berry n little small,
it is good quality
Oats-The worst failure OF the oat
crOpfOr many years is reported, only
80 per cent OF the crop sown will be
harvested at all and much of what
will be harvested viii be cut for hay
and ii great many fields have been
pastured The condition OF what is
harvested is only IS. This based on
the reduced acreage makes less than
One-fourth the crop thrashed last
year.
COrn-In giving the conditions of
a growing and immature crop, it
should be stated that present cOndi
tions of the crop are based upon nor
NAL future conditions OF the weather.
Should no rain fall in the next two
weeks there are thousands of acres
OF corn that would not even make
forage. Corn in the southern part of
the state is almost in the tasseling
state, a few fields in the extreme
south beginning to tassel now.
Should the tassel appear without
rain or cooler weather, two or three
days warm weather would kill the
tassel and ruin the crop beyond any
hope of recovery. There are some
fields on gravelly soils and dry hill
lands and others SO badly infested
with chinch bugs that they are dam
aged beyond recovery. The greater
portion of the area, however, has
been doing fairly well. with a few
counties reporting an excellent pros
pect. The average condition for the
state is 90, n loss of : points since
June l, and compared with 9S for
July l, 1900. The highest condition |
is S3 i'll northeast, followed by IS in |
50 in southeast and the |
lowest, 81. in the central division. |
The estimated acreage is 6,144 900, |
which is per cent less than in 1900, |
and the an cunt of old corn now in
the hands OF the farmer is only 7G
per cent of the amount same date
last year. The total yield for the
state in 1900 was 1913, 900, 900 bush
Els, but with the most favorable
weather from now on, this will be
reduced this year.
Timothy-The timothy hay crop
$ one of the important crops of this
state and was estimated at 3 900. 600
jons, worth $40, 100000, for last
'ear. This year 81 per cent of the
rop will not be harvested at all and
he yield of 81 per cent that will be
ut Is only two-thirds of Il ton per
Icre, which makes total yield of
100000 tons. or a loss of nearly /
1000, 900 tons from last year.
Observation-Disclosures are placed at F
. per cent for the state, and while a {
OF farmers are feeding their ,
took, in few counties pastures are
God, and where pastures are not {
locked heavily the dried grass is
gliding the stock remarkably we'll. {
lany report scarcity of water and $
fe" are shipping out their cattle. '
Potatoes-Late potatoes almost
IA entire failure, and the whole crop | I
bout one-half an average. I
Apples-Orchard> that have been {
ell cultivated are not vet showing {
luch loss except in some places /
here the apples are falling badly. f
q many orchards are not cultivat- q
i that the general average is only 1
>, compared with II one month
go and 90 one year ago. IL
Peaches-There Is Vet a fair pros q
Get for peaches. the condition is 76.
eng very even over the state.
Small Fruits and Gardens-Smatl
'mts are in very poor condition, a
reat deal drying on the vines. and /
ariens generally burned up.
Wool Clip-There are 643.OO0l
heAp in the state and thu nrnrnnn