The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-12-17
December Crop Report For
Missouri.

The final estimate OF the corn crop
for Missouri was to-day made public
by Geo. b. Ellis, Secretary State
Board OF Agriculture, as follows:
Corn. Missouri has produced this
year 1872, All, 700 bushels OF corn on
an estimated area of 6,530,400
acres. This is reduction from the
acreage OF 1907 OF 761, 400 acres.
The season Of 1908 opened up very
suspiciously for a large acreage and
u large corn crop, bus laser ON ex
cessive rains and overhows reduced
the acreage by the amount stated
above. Practically all the bottom
lands along the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Rivers, and many of she small.
or rivers OF the state, were overflow,
ed and the corn crop destroyed,
Some of those lands were replanteG
later, however, and the final estima IT,
shows decrease from last year OF
10 per cent.
The average yield per acre, rs fur
n!shed by all OF our correspondents,
Is slightly above the estimated yield
made on the first OF October. The
present average yield for the entire
state Is ~ 8 bushels, rs compared
with total average yield one year
ago Of 32 Z bushels. The greatest
falling off In yield is In the northwest
section, the best corn section OF she
state, where the yield this year Is 30
bushels as compared with 80 3 BUSH
els last year. The southwest section
shows practically the same yield per
acre as last year, but q larger reduc,
tion In acreage. The southeast sec
ton shows an increase In yield per
acre over last year. Ii will he re-
membered that the crop OF 1907 was
short In the southeast section)
The quality OF she corn this year Is
81 ss compared with S6 for the pre-.
vious year. The quality was Affected
more by reason OF the fact that
much OF the corn was planted very
late and did not have time 10 ma
ture good sound corn,
The farm price this year ranges
usually from so 80 60 cents per
bushel. One correspondent reports
the price at 40 cents, while few re
port Is cents as the current farm
price. The average price reported
by all correspondents is SO cents, as
compared with 40 cents on Deem.
Der 1st one year ago. The total
value OF the crop this year, therefore,
is practically the same as last year
SOB, $50, 000-being about $780,,
600 below last years estimate, al.
though the yield this year Is so mil,
lion bushels less than last year.
Wheat. The drought which pre-,
vailed over the state during August
and September interiered materially
with the wheat seeding, and the
acreage this year is very consider.
ably reduced below shat seeded last
year. The greatest decrease is In the
southeast section, where there is a
falling off OF 20 per cent. The south.
west section shows decrease OF ii
per cent; the northwest II per cent;
the central and northeast sections a
decrease OF only 6 per cent.
The total estimated acreage seeded
this year Is 1,G50,000 compared
with an acreage OF 1,92SQ00 one
year ago. The present condition OF
the new crop is 10, having been al
iected by dry weather and late seed
ing, This is six points below she
condition at the same time last year
and ten points below the average for
the five years previous.
A complete tabulated statement Of
all the crops OF the state, including
yield and value, will be given out as
soon as the same can be made up.