The Marshall republican., 1913-05-09

Farming conditions throughout
Missouri are favorable The weather
for the last half of April, while most
too cool for the rapid growth of some
crops. was ideal for pushing farm
work, so that the loss of time oceas-
Toned by rains during the frat half OF
the month has been. met. With
showers and warmer weather, crops
Will soon be considerably In advance
of the average growth for correspond
ing dates. The average temperature
for April, as shown at Columbia, was
So degrees; minimum. 33 on the 9Th;
maximum, 81 on the 18th. Rainfall
for the month was 3.3e inches, a de-
ficiency of 0.31 a. compared with
normal. Rainfall for April, 1911,
was b.65 inches, average temperature
SIS degrees.
Corn--Correspondants report IS
per cent OF the corn land plowed. One
year z but 26 per cen of the laud
to be planted to corn had been piow-
ed. Soil condition Is Of; one year
ago, IS. Part of crop planted L. es-
timated at IA per cent.-by sections.
Northeast, 8; northwest. a; central,
10: southwest, 80: southeast, IL. One
year ago. when the season was later
than usual. but 3.5 per sent OF the
corn crop had been painted. In
1909. a very early spring 6S per oent
OF the corn crop had been plantedi by
May /. In the southern part OF the
state. where some corn is up. a good
'isnd is reported. A. preliminary ss-
innate fixes the acreage the same AZ
last year. ABOUT 7.6i1, 600 acres.
wheat-The high condition Of
wheat as reported a menth ago shows
an additional gain Of Ia points. being
9S on May 1. One year ago condition
was 65. But few unfIyorable reports
have been received. Chinch bugs
have appeared In a few western bord-
or counties. The abandoned wheat
acreage. caused mainly by oyerflows.
IL estimated nj slightly more than
one per cent: one year ago. 20 per
cent. Wheat condition. by sections
shows: Northeast. 9S: northwest
1903; central. 100. southwest. 5S'
southeast. 90.
Oats-The oat crop has gone IN
late. II being estimated that only -
per cent had been seeded by May 7
This Is a 10 per cen better Showing
than a year ago. but IL behind tho
f0-year average. The acreage. n,
compared with last years crop o.
$40. 000 acres. II estimated at 81 pei
cent.
Other Cropa-Ciover condition q
excellent. beng % az compared Will
20 n year ago. Timothy Is % now
SO then: alfalfa Il % now. - then
II Is estimated that rs per cent OF las
years hay crop IL stiTi on the farms
. i'iiNiihhfg llkNi'N Vh 'otaoH Nlol
show % per cent OF the 1879 acreage
n Pastures-Pastures are the best 10
a number OF years. although In som
sections OF the state grass has mad
but little growth during the last tel
days. In some OF the southern coun
ties cattle have been on grass som
time. Taken the state as n whole
correspondents say that grass will d,
TO turn on within n week.
Fruit-The fruit outlook is fin
and without a late frost the crop. es
cept for Ben Davis and a few othe
apples. should be a record one. Peac
4, prospects continue exceedingly prom
ising. Condition OF general frui
crop Is 95; peaches, "a.
Live Stock-Live stock came tn
ough the winter In much better shap
than usual. but there Is a decided d.
crease In numbers as compared wit
normal. While somewhat better SUI
cess Ia reported with pigs farrowe
since April /, the loss Is yet unusua
ly heavy. This is especially true /,
communities where cholera has bee
: bad. There Is also a marked scarcl,
OF brood sows.