Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-03-21
CONDITIONS CROW
STATISTICAL REVIEW OF STOCK.
CROPS AND LAND.
Poultry Showing Lead-Two Counties
Produced More Corn in 1911 Than
Twelve States confined.

Cplumbia.-W. L. Nelson, assistant
secretary Of the state board OF agri-
culture, issued a statistical review Of
Missouri farm conditions, giving in
substance the following:
No other lsta.e grows so many crops 50
well. In diversity and quality Of crops
and number and quality of farm animals.
Missouri's position among leading COM
bined agricultural and live stock states
OF the Union is secure. No other state
has within easy reach OF great markets
so much valuable land as yet almost
untouched. These millions of acres are
in neither an arid nor a rigid belt. but
In the center Of The agricultural universe,
in a district where there is abundant
rainfall, sunshine, soil of unsurpassed
fertility, and where crops are as DIVERSE
fed as sure and as superior as anywhere
In the United States.
Comparing the wheat yield of last
year, 1911, with that of ten years ago,
bushels in 1901. with 81, 1857 600 in 1911;
Iowa 21.04S.101 bushels in 1901, with
1882, 000. in 1911; Nebraska. 2,056, SS5
bushels in 1901. with Al 574,0 900 in 1911;
Missouri. 31.137, 097 bushels in 1901, with
s6,llO.OO0 In 1911. Kansas loss, almost
so per cent: Iowas' loss. approximately so
per cent: Nebraska's loss, slight; Mis-
souri's gain. Is per cent.
Third In Corn Production.
Comparing corn production in the same.
states and for, the same years. the official
figures show in round numbers, gains as
follows: Kansas. 100 per cent; Missouri,
200 per cent; Nebraska 40 per cent; Iowa,
35 per cent.
excelled by only two of the forty-eight
~tates-Hlinois and Iowa. The season az
1911 was one of the worst. especially for
corn growing. Missouri has experienced.
Even now, the Missouri corn crop for an
average season would. II shipped in the
ear, load a train Of cars filling a track
from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.
Unfavorable as was 1911 for corn grow
ing in Missouri. our crop was larger than
that Of Argentina and all other countries
OF South America combined. The Mis-
souri, corn crop OF last year equaled one
sixth of al the corn grown in the world
Of the United States.
lie combined corn production of two
Missouri counties in 1911 was greater
the combined output of twelve states
wyoming. Arizona. Utah,
Idaho. Washington. Oregon. California
Maine. Rhode Island. New Hampshire and
New Mexico. These two counties grew
one-fourteenth as much corn as the total
terah that of Texas, and one-fifth that
Of Oklahoma.
Fifth in Winter Wheat.
In the production OF winter wheat Mis-
souri, ranks fifth among the states. Kan
sas is first, Illinois second. Nebraska
third and Ohio fourth. In 1911 the aver
age yield per acre in Missouri was 1877
while in Kansas it was but 1913
bushels. Missouris' wheat crop was har-
vested from 1900. 900 acres. but in order
to get only IA, 800. 600 more bushels of
wheat than was grown In Missouri Kan
farmers seeded 2.425. 900 more acres.
The cost of growing an acre of wheat In
his section OF the United States is
at 1914. One Missouri county
Hone produced enough wheat to have
one loaf of bread for each of
he 80, 4O2. 151 inhabitants of the United
Missouri grows one-siXth as
much wheat as all of Canada.
Missouri Is not a leading cotton state,
" what as is grown In Missouri also
as much cotton. And Missouri cot
on is Of the finest quality.
Tobacco is another crop more ex-
ensively crown in Missouri than in any
leading corn or wheat state. Mis-
ouri tobacco. like MISSOURI cotton. is
lso a quality product. On December |
he value of a mound of Missouri tobacco
Piven as II cents. with the Virginia
weed" worth SO cents, and the Ken
lucky product at ~ cents.
Missouri is a great live stock state.
marketing most Of her crop ION foot" in
tead Of mining and marketing the fer
ility of her farms. In number of horses.
Ilssouri ranks fifth among all the states
f the Union. With her 1895 900 head of
lorses. she is o~utnunbered by Iowa. I'LL
Kansas and Texas only. But the
Veraga Missouri horse is valued at SO
nore than the Kansas horse. and $2a I.
lore than the Texas horse. In Missouri
re 393. 900 mules. Texas alone has more.
ut while the TaXas mule is valued at
ut $104, the Missouri mule is rated at
lis.
Eighth in Mich Cows.
Mich cows in Missouri number S22, 900
'hief Josephine. Eight states now have
lore mich COWS. Cattle. other than milch
ows, number 1904. 900 head in Missouri.
state ranking sixth. but whatever is |
licking in mere numbers isf ully made
p by the many pure-bred animals es-
ecially Of the beef breeds. In Missouri
re no plains and no long horns" F.:
AS a sheep state Missouri ranks elev-
nth, being credited with / 755. 600 head,
again Missouri quality oun A
lissouri sheen is valued at more than a
wyoming, Ohio, New Mexico.
1aho, California. Michigan, Texas or
sheen. These states. with Utah.
.ad in number, in order named. OF the {
mainly bordering Missouri. Illi- Z
OILS has 1868 600 sheep Iowa |. POI. 900, !
-ansas S26, 600. and Arkansas 1874. 600. !
OF the ~forty-eight states only two Q
w and Illinois-lead Missouri in num-
er of hogs. Missouri is credited with
491 900 head Of swine. Kansas has g. I
)S, 600 head, Arkansas 1.73s, 900. i
In poultry production Missouri is gem
rally conceded to be first among all the |
.ates. The value of Missouris' surplus [
oultry products marketed last year Is !.
Iaced at more than $45. 900. 600. |
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