The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-06-13
June Crop Report.
From Missouri State Board of Agri-
culture office, OF secretary.

culture office, OF secretary.
Columbia, Mo, June s, 1908.
The month of May has been rather
unfavorable for the planting and culti-
walton Of crops. During the first part
Of the mouth the southwest secti on of
the state suffered most from excess of
ram. where in a great many neighbor-
hoods farmers were kept out of the
fields for two or three weeks. During
the past few days the rain fall has
been greatest in the northwest section
and a great deal Of damage has been
caused by overflow, by grain lodging
and hillsides washing The average
condition of crops on June first as
shown by u correspondents was as
follows;
Corn. For the past five years the
average percent of the whole crop
planted on June the first was 80. On
June first this year only 50 percent of
the crop was planted, and on account
Of the recent floods washing out con-
siderable, and OVERLOOKING the bottoms,
and Other fields falling to germinate, a
considerable portion must be planted
again, which would place the actual
amount planted that will stand at or
below rs per cent of the whole crop.
The northeast section has So per
cent planted; the northwest so; GEN.
trail SO; southwest s.; southeast 80.
Considerable of the corn that is up has
been cultivated and is dong fairly
well, but some of it is getting weedy
and unless it can be cultivated soon
will greatly deteriorate. The average
condition of what is planted is, for the
state "A; northeast 81; northwest II;
central 49, southwest So; southeast 80.
On June first 1898 the condition of
corn was only 6S, which was six points
below condition this year and the final
yield that year was t~hirty-one bushels
per acre, which is a very good crop.
On June the first 1899 the condition
was only 70 or five points above the
present and only 81 percent of the
of the crop vas planted June first, and
the final yield was 20 bushels per acre.
People should not get alarmed yet
about the corn crop, for with a favor
able season from now on an abundant
crop may be produced. Medium early
and early varieties planted IN June will
probably make good yields of good
feeding corn.
Also there is plenty of time yet for
growing Kafr corn, sorghum, cowpeas,
etc., which will take the place of corr
in feeding, and the farmers may be ex-
pected to take advantage of these OPP
portunities. This is one great advau-
tage Missouri farmers have-the seed
time is extended over a long period.
WHEAT. The wheat crop has been
greatly injured by too much rain.
Several correspondents report damage
from Hessian fly, considerable loss
from overflow, putting the present con-
dltion at only SO compared with IS
n month ago. The present con-
dition is ID points below the average
for the past five years. The highest
condition for the past five years was
in 1902 when it was 80 and the final
yield was 20 bushels per acre. The
lowest condition for same period was
June first, 1899 when 1t was only 81
and the ina. yield that year was only
9 bushels per acre.
The average condition at present by
sections is, for northeast section SO;
northwest SO; central 81 southwest s.:
and southeast SO. The southwest and
southeast sections contain about 60