The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-07-10
Missouri Crop Report

lowing report showing Missouri crop
conditions on July /, was issued to.
day from the office of T. C. Wilson
Secretary Of the State Board of Agri-
! culture:
Despite an unusual range of tenn
perature and, over much of the state,
a deficiency in rainfall, the reports
from 600 Missouri farmers represent
ing every county in the state, are
generally more optimistic than a
month ago. At Columbia, the high
est temperature for the month of
June was SO degrees on the 18th; the
lowest 43 on the 18th; mean for
month, 76. The total rainfall for
June, as recorded at Columbia, was
g. 40 inches, as compared with $50 in
June 1912. This is a deficiency of
1893 inches for the month. From
June 81 to Is most all of Missouri re-
ceived showers which were remark
ably we'll distributed. Practically all
that part of the state north OF the
Missouri river has had sufficient rain
fall, but south of the river, except in
few counties, the reverse is true.
A big general rain is needed through
out two-thirds of the the state. Parts
of Southeast Missouri are suffering
for rain. The same is true of group
of Ozark counties and parts OF Bates,
Cass and Vernon.
Corn-With the best job OF cult
walton that the Missouri farmer has
ever done, the condition Of corn on
July was 86. One month ago it
was 81; one year ago, 1876; ten-year
average, 8l.7. By sections, corn
conditions are, Northeast 88, North
west SO, Central IS, Southwest 81,
Southeast 80. Revised estimate as
to acreage shows SO per cent as COM
pared with 100000 acres last year.
The stand is probably the best in the
history of the State. Soil condi-
ton is IS. The estimated damage
from dry weather is Is. With SUI
ficient rainfall from now this will be
fully offset by the superior stand and
cultivation.
Wheat-The wheat crop never
went into shock better. There
was practically no abandoned acreage
and no loss from wind or storm. On
July /, 86 per cent of the crop had
been harvested. The condition Of
standing wheat on July l is given at
88. The preliminary estimate as to
yield is 1871 bushels per acre as COM
pared with 12.4 bushels as prelimi-
nary estimate one year ago. By Sec
tons, the estimate shows Northeast
1866 bushels, Northwest q, Contra!
1862, Southwest 14.3; Southeast 1876.
The 1912 crop was harvested from
2,17O 900 acres. For the 1918 crop
2,O23, 900 acres were seeded and
practically all this harvested. Only
4. SO per cent of the new crop is re-
ported threshed, but both yield and
quality are better than anticipated.
The quality is placed at SO. The av-
erage local price offered or being
paid for new wheat is 81 cents per
bushel.
Oats-In many parts of North Mis-
souri, the oat crop good, but taking
the State as whole the condition of
the crop is only 1914. By sections it
is: Northeast 81, Northwest 80, Cen
trail 40, Southwest So, Southeast AZ.
1t is estimated that 65 per cent of the
state oat crop will be tall enough to
cut with binder. Some oats have been
pastured, while others are being cut
for hay. The damage to the crop is
due to late seeding and lack of mois-
ture.
Hay-Timothy meadows are gen.
orally thin, short and weedy. Con-
dition so, estimated yield per acre
&c tons, acreage as compared with
last year 88 per cent, quality OF hay
n. Clover was of fine quality, and
the first cutting satisfactory yield.
The hay was saved in almost perfect
condition. The condition of the crop
is 80, estimated yield per acre first
cutting Ill tons, quality 80, acreage
SO. Alfalfa condition is SO, estimat-
ed yield per acre first cutting l.28
tons, quality SO, acreage lO3.
Other Crops-Pastures are poor,
the condition for the state being 81.
Cotton acreage is 80 per cent as Com