The Butler weekly times., 1911-07-06
Missouri Crop Report for July.

Missouri Crop Report for July.
The following crop report was is.
sued today from the office of 7. c.
Wilson, secretary of the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture:
June was month of intense heat
and drouth, and approximately 100
of the ia counties in the state are
now greatly in need of rain. During
the last ten days about a dozen coun-
ties in the southeastern and southern
sections Of the state have had suffi-
cient rainfall, but these are the ex-
ception. In other parts of the state
except in limited localities, the dry
weather continues, scattering show
ers having brought no permanent i'm
provement. Higher temperatures
than previously recorded for CORES
ponding dates in many years are re-
ported.
CORN. To-day Missouri stands to
make or lose one of the best corn
crops in her history. With plenty of
rain from now on, an immense yield
is assured, fields being free from
weeds and we'll worked. But with
continued dry weather during July
there will be no pyrotechnic per-
formances Ito use a Fourth of July
phrase) except that the August report
will show that corn condition has fall
en- like sky-rocket stick. Condition
of corn is now 1876; one month ago,
85.6; one year ago, when there was
still some corn to plant owing to the
wet June, 75.9; ten-year average, 82.-.
s. A favorable early spring, coupled
with persistent and proper cultiva-
ton, has almost enabled corn to hold
its own up to this time. The acreage
planted is 3.6 per cent. short as COM
pared with last years crop, but the
stand is much better.
WHEAT. Wheat harvest is re-
markably early, 96 per cent. of the
harvest having been completed, with
more than half the correspondents re-
porting threshing we'll under way.
81 per cent. of the 1881 200 acres
seeded last fall will be harvested, as
compared with 86. last year. The
preliminary estimate on yield is 1913
bushels per acre; last year, 1872.
Quality of new crop is placed at 81.
Straw is fine and is being saved for
feed. Much will be baled.
OATS. Dry, hot weather practi-
cally ruined oats, never an important
money crop in Missouri. Condition
of part-79 per cent.-not harvested
is al; part long enough to harvest
with binder, 40 per cent; pastured,
20 per cent; part that has been or
will be cut for. hay, 40 per cent.
OTHER CROPS. Nearly all new
clover and timothy is dead. Hay
crop will be very short, but of good
quality. Condition of timothy is 81;
clover, AZ; alfalfa, 66; cotton, 80; flax,
Al; tobacco, 48; tomatoes, 46; broom
corn, 70. The potato crop is almost
an entire failure over most of the
state and even in the most favored
districts the yield will be only about
one-third of crop. With a wide
range Of figures, the state estimate
On fruit is for 81 per cent of nor
nal crop. Much fruit is falling.
PASTURES AND LIVE STOCK.
Pastures are poor, conditions being
placed at 40 for state. Many pas
ures, especially in the southwest and
central sections are as dry and brown
is in late summer. There is consid-
,rable complaint of a scarcity of
;tock water, and from many points |
i've stock is being shipped out. |
SUMMARY. This report, repre- !
enting every county in the state, !.
hows the following:
NE NV Cen SW Sc state
,orn condition IS 81 81 IS 50 SS6
Wheat, part har-
vested 92 % 90 81 90 & U
Wheat, estimated
yield u II Is ls Is As 4
)ats, long en- ugh E
to cut 50 II * ~ 81 N