The Marshall republican., 1913-09-12
MISSOURI CROP REPORT
august Was ynfavorable Month For
Missouri Farmers Rainfall Light

Missouri Farmers 1tninfn1 iight
August was an unfavorabie month
or Missouri farmers. yet there Will
hb neither want nor famine. In the
ace of disbursements. made all
the more noticeable because OF the
failure OF the early season promise OF
In bumper crop. there prevails an op-
,Imism and determination most com
mendablc. This feeling Is reflected
in most OF the reports from cores
pondents. Notwithstanding that In ev-
cry county OF the state there was n
alling off In crop conditions during
August. Al Columbia the rainfall
Cor the month was but OF OF an
Inch as compared with +.9t Inches
ast year. Loo inches In 1911. 1851
nches In 1901. and 3.0i inches rs
IA ormai for August. The highest tenn
perature recorded was 105 degrees
on the eth. but on eleven days dur
ng the month II was 100 degrees of
more.
Corn Reports from the ia coun-
ties OF the state place the condition
of corn at AIS, n loss OF 30 points
for the month. One year 4 II waa
,lSG.s, and the total state yield for
that year was 2i3,D0Q,oQo bushsl'
Condition OF corn on September l
les reported by crop division sections
shows: Northeast. 40; Northwest, y
Central. Al: Southwest, sf;J sou'h.
cast 40. Even fl nc Nc ~
ton, where heat aud drouih az or
lparativsly little damage earlier IL
the season. the crop sufferei greatly
'during August. There 10 much ZOO
corn In river bottoms aad on 10
land. on the other hand thcre ~
upland fields that will hardly max
good fodder. The crop Is very poo
in the counties south OF theMissour
liver and bordering on or near Kan
Isas. Benton and the counties TO IN
!, south have also been hard lift. Mort
of the Missouri river the creates
: lack OF rain has been In Audrain a".
other Northeast counties II IL e"''
b mated that 90 per cent o. the corr p
the state has been cut and that =
ner cent more will 40 into shocl
More siios than wei will also he ~
LED.
Vheat--Dry weather has great
interfered with preparations for SOW
ing wheat. Correspondents repoI
only 80 per cen OF the ground pillow
:, ed. Estimates for the new Gro
place Il at 50 per cent of the acreaE
!, harvested this year. Without raj
soon this will be further reduced
!, hut sufficient rainfall and a favorah'
$ fall for seeding might Increase III
acreage.
other Crops Additional informs
} ton on the oat crop indicates a stat
a yield OF 2O.5 bushels on that part {
crop threashed. Yield OF timoth
seed viii be very light and acrea1
7 only. ali per cent of normal, tn
% clover seed crop promises we'll, b'
!, It is too early to give figures. Vie
OF rye is placed at l4.2 bushel
d buckwheat 1913, barley is. flax
ID but final figures may differ. Co
,r dition OF cotton is 90. tobacco 8
a. and cowpeas SO.
es Live stock-Water for live stock
Arrow the most serions matter wi
X which the average farmer is hsvil
VS. to contend. So per cent OF the corr
spondents reporting a shortae
Ponds have dried IN and many spri'
o. ard weiss that had never failed a
~ dry or nearly so, Pastures no hroy
ay and bare, the condition for the go
ON heing es. " Is estimated that
H. rsr cent OF the farmers r now Zee
le- ing new corn. However. owing to
nd q. neral shortaSe or live stock, the
,ts may lie no extraordinary dera
stor feed. Number o. hoes on 70
In as compared with one year G
,stlrlaced at 5s per cent; number
ire string pics on farms, 7h per eel
m number of cows for fatl fsrrow,
ns peg cent, number Of cattle on fe'
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