The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-09-08
Crop Report For Sep
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Columbia, Mo-, Sept. 3.-The fol
lowing crop report was issued to-day
from the office of T. C. Wilson, secre.
tary of the Missouri State Board OF
Agriculture:
The month of August, an unfavor,
able one for the farmers in many less
favored states, brought to those who
cultivate Missouri soil no general
drouth, floods or other widespread
disaster. The years harvest, garner
ed or in prospect, while not one Of
unprecedented abundance, gives as
surance of plenty and indicates that
the earlier seasons promise is to at
tain full realization. The rainfall,
while generally sufficient and in but
few cases, excessive, has often been
poorly distributed, conditions differ
ing widely in districts only a few
miles apart. In the Northeast Sec
ton of the state, for instance, some
correspondents report an abundance
of rain, while others state that the
ground is getting very dry. The
precipitation was very light during
August over almost the entire North
west section of the state. Pastures
are poor, and some stock is reported
on feed. Reports from the central
section are somewhat conflicting,
some counties having had plenty of
rain, while others are suffering from
lack of moisture. Southwest Mis-
souri,. with the exception of two or
three counties on the western border,
reparts hopeful and satisfactory out
look, conditions having been favorable
during August. From the southeast
section comes encouraging news of
satisfactory conditions for almost all
growing crops, except over-restricted
areas. The temperature record for
the month varied, according to re-
ports received from correspondents,
from 48 to l02 degrees.
Corn: The condition of corn, for
the state, is so, or practically the
same as it was one month ago, when
it was reported as S2.2. On Septem-
Der /, 1909, the condition of corn was
66, the drouth during the month of
August having cut it % points. The
average l0-year condition of corn on
September l is 1853. Only IS per
cent of the present crop is far enough
advanced as to be out Of danger from
drouth. There is also much late
corn, some of which an early frost
will surely iniure. The river bot
toms have a fine CROP of corn and
most of it is made. Corn condition
by sections: Northeast, S7.6; North
west; 1872; Central, I'll; Southwest,
"A; Southeast, 81.
Wheat: A revised estimate on the
1909 wheat yield places it at 1877
bushels per acre, or practically the
same as the preliminary report. Dry
weather is interfering somewhat with
blowing for the new crop, which, it
is now estimated, may represent an
acreage of only 97.l per cent as COM
pared with the ground seeded last
fall. Forty per cent of the ground
for the new crop has been plowed.
In reply to the question as to whether
or not it is hard to get good seed
wheat, 40 per cent of those replying
answer yes, and 60 per cent
mo-.
Oats: A revised report on the oat
yield places it at 34.8 bushels per
acre, or practically the same as the
first figures. The quality of the crop,
most of which has been threshed, is
given as IS.
Other Crops: The state yield of
rye is estimated at 1873 bushels acre;
barley, 1873 bushels and flax, 7.S
bushels. The cotton crop, while late,
is doing well, the present condition
being SOL. The tobacco condition is
placed at 81. Pastures have been in
iured by lack of rain in some Sec
tons, SO that the condition for the
state is only 77.6.