Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-06-13
MISSOURI CROPS
VEGETATION GROWTH RETARp-
60 DURING MAY ~ COLD.
FROST OCCURRED ON the 18TH
Fruit Crop a FaIlure---corn Being Re.
planted-Foreeast For
June.

Columbia, Mo.-The regular monthly
statement ON condition Of crops for
Missouri. isued by George d. Ellis,
secretary state board OF agriculture. IL
as follows:
During the FIRST 20 days OF May the
temperature was considerably below
the normal throughout the state, caus-
Ing slow growth OF vegetation. About
the goth OF the month the temperature
Increased, and for several days was
above the normal. putting the soil in
good condition. causing the farmers
a good opportunity to plant their corn.
Throughout the first half OF the month
there was an excessive precipitation
over large portion OF the southern
part OF the state. but droughty condI.
lions prevailed In several counties in
the northern part. The drought has
been broken in the northeastern por-
ton. but a few counties in the ex.
IRENE northwest still report n def
cheney OF rainfall Frosts occurred
several times during the month. and
some damage is reported from that
cause. Frost was reported as late
as the morning OF the 2Gth in the
northwestern counties.
Corn.
On May ! 80 per cent OF the entire
crop was planted In the southwest
section; "A per cent OF the crop was
planted, but on account OF the cold
weather and excessive rains large
portion of that planted up to May /
rotted and had to be replanted. On
May 81, the time OF making up our
present report. 20 per cent OF the en-.
tire crop had been planted, the cen,
trail section having the greatest
amount of corn yet TO plant, only II
per cent of the crop being planted in
that section, while In the northwest
section SO per cent Of the entire crop
was planted. The corn that was
planted after the 18th Of May Is gem
orally coming up TO a &C I'd stand. The
present condition for the entire state
OF what is planted is Is. which is an
Improvement of points during the
month. Tho highest condition Is In
the northwest, where It is So while
the lowest is In the southwest. where
It is only 60. Some fields are gettin6
weedy. and the greatest need OF the
corn crop now is clear. warm weather.
Wheat.
The condition of the wheat crop
has fallen OF only points during the
month. There is an Improvement OF
points In the northeast and south.
west sections. while the northwest
shows a falling of OF point. the cen,
trail 4 points and the southwest
points. The present average condI
ton for the state is so. The principal
damage TO wheat In the southeast sec.
ton comes from army worms and
plant lice. The greatest damage seems
10 have been in the counties border.
ing on the Mississippi river from the
extreme southeastern portion, as far
north as jefferson, st. Louis and
Franklin counties. The army worms
are reported as far north as st. Fran,
coils county. In the southwest section
the greatest damage has been done
by the plant lice. a very heavy dam
age being reported from some OF the
largest wheat-produclng counties
namely, Jasper. Newton, Lawrence
Greene. Dade and other adjoining
counties in that section. number ot
our correspondents report the lice less
numerous In the wheat fields than
several days ago. and with favorable
weather from now on. perhaps hui
little more damage will be done. The
present average condition OF the wheat
crop for the entire state. with favor
able weather from now on. Is SUM-
Client to produce half crop OF wheat
Oats.
TIE very cold weather during the
month has not been favorable TO thS
development OF the oat crop. and thC
crop has made but little growth dur
ing the month. In neighborhoodl
where the plant lice have been OF
the wheat they are now found on tbs
oats. and In some fields are dolnl
considerable damage. The presen
condition Of the oat crop is Is. exactly
the same as Il was one month ago
Warm weather, with frequent showers
would improve the condition OF the
crop materially during the pressn
month.
Fruits.
The fruit crop. taken as a whole. 4
practical failure. The average con
dition. as shown by all correspondent
reporting. shows only IL per cent OF Al
apple crop. per cent OF a peach crop
per cent of n cherry crop. IL pc
cent OF a plum crop. &c per cent Of {
strawberry crop and "A per cent 10
the grapes. The only apples ant
peaches OF any consequence win b
in orchards located on high grounl
and In unusually wen protected local
tiles.
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