The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-06-08
Missouri Crop Report for June.

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condition of crops for Missouri wa.
issued today by Geo. B. Ellis, Score.
tary State Board of Agriculture, as
follows:
During the first twenty days Of
May The temperature was consider
ably below the normal throughout
the state, causing slow growth OF
vegetation, About the goth of the
month the temperature increased and
for several days was above the or
NAL, putting the soil In good condi.
ton, causing crops to push forward
rapidly and giving the farmers a
good opportunity to plant their corn.
Throughout the first half Of the
month there was excessive precipits-
tion over a large portion o. the south
ern part ri the state, but droughty
conditions prevailed 10 several cour-
ties iu the northern part OF the state
The drough has been broken in the
northeastern portion, but a few conn
ties in The extreme northwest still re.
port a deficiency Of rainfall. Frosts
occurred several times during the
month and some damage is reported
from that cause. Frost was renorted
as late as the morning Of the 26th in
the northwestern counties.
CORN. On May lst, So per cent of
the entire crop was planted; in the
southwest section "a per cent Of the
CROP was planted hut Oh account of
of the cold weather and excessive
rains a large portion Of that planted
up to May l rotted, and had to be
replanted. On May S1st, the time
Of making up our present report, 10
per cent Of the entire crop had been
planted, the central section having
the greastest amount of corn vet to
plsnt-oDly II per cent of the crop
being planted IN that section while {
in the northwest section SO per cent
OF the entire cror was planted. The
c3rD that was planted after the 18th 4
Of May is generally coming to a good
stand. The present condition for the c
entlre state Of what is planted Is "a
which is 40 improvement Of three /
during the north. The high.
est condition is in the northwest, 4
it is only 60. Some fields are
weedy, and the greatest need 4
If the corn crop now is clear warm
weather.,
WHEAT. The condition OF the Q
wheat crop has fallen off only 2 points .
Turing the month. There is an i'm
,rovement OF 2 points in the north Z
EAST and and southwest sections, u
while the northwest show a falling off
If ! point, the central A points, and d
he southeast I. The present aver
lge condition for the the state is 80. IL
The principal damage to the wheat
n the southwest section comes from Il
rmy worms and plant lice. Toe
greatest damage seems to have been II
n the countries bordering on the
Mississippi River, from the extreme
IontbeasterD portion to as far north
is Jefferson, st Louis, and franklin
Jouutles. The army worms are re.
,orted as far north as St, Francois
q
In the southwest section the great
st damage has been done ny the plant G
ice, a very heavy damage doing re- Ell
ported from some Of the large wheat
producing countries, namely: Jasper, Il
Lawrence, Greene, Dade, CT
and other adjoining counties in that
A number OF correspondents j
eport the lice loss numerous in the
wheat fields than several days ago
md with favorable weather from now ii
IN, perhaps but little more damage
viii be done. The present average al
condition of the wheat crop for the
ntire state with favorable weather q
rom low on Is sufficient to produce u
air crop of wheat.
OATS The very cold weather during =
he month has not been favorable to
he development Of the oat crop and
he crop has made but little growth !,
Turing the month. In neighborhoods
where the plant lice have been on tae
wheat they are found on the oats, and
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