The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-04-08
MISSOURI CROP REPORT.
First Monthly Bulletin Of Season
Made Public BY State.

~ WIN AAVsieSSink SoNSioeeVhhl
Ii Says---Live Stock Passed Winter
in Coed Shape--.COrn Outlook In.
usually Promising.
Columbia, No., April 8, 1909 The
first monthly crop report Of the sea.
son was made public to-day by the
Secretary Of the State Board oil
Agriculture, as follows:
The season has opened up iavora.
bly, and somewhat earlier than the
average, and farm work is progress
Ing satisfactorily. Live stock, as a
rule, has gone through the winter In
good condition, and most OF our cor
respondents report an abundance Of
feed. A number OF correspondents
complain Of hog-cholera, and the
loss during the winter on this &C.
count has been quite heavy. The
Missouri Experiment Station is now
manufacturing serum for inoculsting
hogs for cholera, but owing to limit
ed funds the supply Is not sufficient
to take care OF the demand, and will
not be until the Legislature provides
the necessary funds.
CoRN.-The present Indications are
for an unusually large acreage Of
corn this year. The facts encourag.
Ing a large acreage are, ~ the high
price of corn; (2) the scarcity Of old
corn now In the cribs; (3) In mum.
Der OF counties, particularly in the
southwestern part OF the state,
broom.sedge, a troublesome weed, Ia
spreading over the meadows and
pastures, and thousands Of acres will
be plowed up this spring In order to
get rid OF this pest. The only KIN own
remedy for II Is close.grszing or cul.
tivation. A larger per cent of corn
land Is planted this spring than for
any year OF the last five, the per cent
being 80. The soil, except In a few
OF the northern counties, IL In excel
lent condition for planting. A little
corn Is reported planted In the ex.
IRENE southwestern counties,
WHEATON account OF the exces.
sive drought which prevailed over
the state during last August and
September, the wheat acreage sown
was greatly reduced: 1t is estimated
that only 1,650,OOO acres were seed.
ed last fall, a decrease OF more than
II per cent below the acreage sown
the previous year. The condition of
the crop on the first OF December
last year was 70 which was 10 points
below the five-year average. During
the winter there was lack OF snow.
covering, and on account OF the sud.
den changes from warm to exceed.
ingly cold weather, the wheat has
been greatly injured, and perhaps a
considerable portion OF the land
sown will be plowed up and planted
to other crops. The greatest dam.
age on this account seems to be in
the west-central portion, where 1t Is
Injured very badly. The present
average condition is 70 per cent,
which is Fl points below the condi-
tion at the same time last year, and
lS points below the f1ve.year aver.
age for the first Of April.
OATS Owing to the high price OF
seed, the indications are that the
acreage sown to oats this year will
not be as as large as usual. SO per
cent OF the crop is sown at the pres
ent time: this Is II points below the
average for the last five years. A
few counties In the southwest section
report the oats coming up.
CLOVER Owing to the sudden
freezing and thawing last winter, the
clover has frozen out OF the ground
very badly. The condition of clover
at the present time is "a per cent,
which is the lowest since the spring
Of 1906 and is II points below the
average for the past five years. In.
dications are that much OF the old
clover will be plowed up and plan ted
to corn. The sections worst affected
are the northwest and q few counties
In the west-central, and also a few
counties In the northeast section.
TMoTHY.-This kind OF meadow
has passed through the winter in
much better condition than other
crops. Although the sudden freezing
and thawing injured II to a great ex-
tent, II has an average condition Of
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