Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1909-09-02

, SIS .OOo,0 bushels. or more than
Of the entire crop Of the
world.
Missouri occupies the central po-
sition Of the greatest corn area Of the
globe. Five states, OF which Missouri
is the central one. produces one-third
of the entire crop of the world, aud
almost so per cent Of the crop Of the
United States. Missouri farms yielded
in one year s14.0OO,000 bushels Of
corn. which is more than loo
bushels for each farm family In the
State.
The year 1907 was only a normal
crop year for Missouri, but we pro
duced in that year s5,se3,000 bushels
more corn than was raised by the
farmers Of Kansas. or, In other
words, as much corn as was produced
in Kansas, Michigan and Louisiana
combined. Missouri is great live
stock state, and most of the corn Is
fed in the county where grown; but
there was shipped from the state In
1907. 1858, 600 bushels, which was
more than twice the entire amount
nrodueed in the ten western states
combined
v.,uo =, w;ssour, Earn Lands.
The value OF farm land is fixed
,..ro1,, ~ ne nrodbctsveness. and up
- ~. h.s,s At,.sonri ranks near the
- 80 oI, ~. Great central states. The
80 80 ooro Nor acre in the whole
rn,.oa stotos for ten years-1ss9-
1000 ,noIus,yewas 25S bushels.
M,aso,ri nroduced during the same
81, ,oars oes sbusheIs or27,s bushels
more than the average. At 40 cents
ner hushel the rental for Missouri
corn land is SLIP higher than the
average Figuring the investment on
a per cent basis, Missouri corn
lands are worth $1s more per acre
than the average for the United
states.
whor wa think Of the great state
r-sa &C ,,,soina graat corn
n5 - ro,ys ~ corn-bins
.,,,.,, oosn ana ya, accord-
a., yrn,.oa sto,os nonartment
u,a,,,.,,no Nr,seo,,ri produced IN
~ ,o.. III, vaors s4a busbeIs more
ooro nar acre than Kansas. in other
words aeuring the price of land on
6 per cent investment, Missouri
corn land will bring an annual rental
Of s219 more per acre than Kansas;
or. as a business proposition, one acre
of Missouri corn land is worth. upon
a per cent basis, $34 more than one
acre of Kansas corn land.
80. 90 cro,v;uy corp n, Missouri
To get at the actual cost Of pro-
1.-The Board of Agriculture submitted a
list of questions to number Of lead
ing corn growers in the different sec
1 tions and the average of their reports
is given below. This estimate is based
I unon the supposition that the simplest
II lway TO arrive at the cost OF producing
! an acre of corn is to reckon the cost
4 of rental for the land and seed and
4 all the labor connected with growing
/ and harvesting the crop, the labor
1 paid for at the current rate of wages
4 in the neighborhood
III Cost of Growing One Acre.
I For plowing. including previous
III preparation ..... s1.52
4 Preparing the land after
E plowing ........,....... Sc
For seed, improved quality. .ST
\ For planting ,.............. .S3 la
For cultivatin ...,........ 2i2
For harvesting, grain only. 2.26
I For cash rental . 500
4
/ Average cost per acre. .$12.2s IL
l The average Weld per acre for five
I Years made by all men reporting, has
Hhaen ekt-9 bushels. which, at Al
/ cents bushel. leaves them ne
I nroAt NJ s1s94. Others may do al
wall
indian Corn. It is summer, ami
stalks. sturdy and straight, bear OF
tbair hacks papooses-Indian corr
l bables. Autumn comes, the harvester
on forth and. ere they finish, the field
ara ausd With wondrous wigwams
r;ch IN garnered grain. Then ar
oo ond nrosraritv n,edeed an