The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
Missouri Crop Report
Columbia, Mo-, Sept. 5, 1914

The following report showing
Missouri crop conditions on Sep
TENDER l, was issued today
from the office of the State
Board of Agriculture:
Abundant rainfall varying
from 2 to 6 inches, during the
last week of August marked the
end of a long and disastrous
period of drouth. One crop cor
respondent thus tersely tells
the story: Every dry until the
last few days, when good rains
have put life in vegetation, wa
ter in ponds and ~cisterns, and
vim in the farmer" Another
writes, "Rains will make grass
come and the plow 60" All-in-
all reports fully reflect that OPP
timism, hope, resourcefulness
win-strongest characteristics
of the Missouri farmer, the
worlds greatest fighting (for
food force. At Columbia
the rainfall for August was
7.35 inches, or ADJ inches above
normal. However, there is still
a marked deficiency Of rainfall
for the year. Furthermore,
August rains we're confined
largely to the last week in the
largest benefit. Pastures,
though, are starting in fine
shape and Missouri bluegrass is
again proving it's right to rank
as the greatest of all grasses.
Cowpeas, cane, kair, and other
crops are much improved.
Corn-Conditions of corn, for
the state, is 56.8. Sectional
averages are, Northeast, SO,
Northwest, "a; Central 60;
Southwest, Ct; Southeast, "a.
The heaviest deterioration for
the month of August was in the
big corn countries Of the North
west section, where there was
a loss of 20 points in 80 days.
This may be accounted for in
part by thefactthat thisdistrict
had previously suffered least
that at the beginning Of the
! month it had most to lose. II
is gratifying, however, to note
that in this territory having
two-sevenths of the corn acre
age of the state, conditions arr
still such as to indicate much
corn. The abnormally low con
dition, due to drouth which
seemingly centered in Oregon
Garter and Ripley counties ant
extended over the entire seceion
is found in Southeast Missouri
with a corn acreage consider
ably less than one-seventn ina
of the entire state. In Mort
Missouri, Putnam county ha
apparently suffered least, corr
condition being reported at go
In Southwest Missouri, the west
ern tier of countries from Yer
non south, report corn condition
at 80 or better. From thesI
counties a wedge-shaped terri
tory Of gradually decreasing
conditions and rather indistinc
demarcation extends in a north
easterly direction to Coope
county on the Missouri river
Bates and other counties suff
cred considerable loss in corr
condition during the month. Ii
several counties chinch bugs
which happily did not apear un
til late, have injured corn some
what. 1t should be understood
that conditions in the sam
county may, diving to locs
rains earlier in the season, var
greatly. This is especially tru
= of many counties in Northwns
Missouri. One month ago Mis-
souri, corn condition was GO. On
year ago it was but 41.8. Tn
fve-year average condition fC
September l is 60.6. For thi
period the highest was in 1911:
when the September / conditio
was 1868 and the state corn vel
in Missouri was 1872, 748, 90
bushels. In 1901 September
corn condition in Missouri ws
but 81. While it IS yet too earl
} to make even an official estimat
of the state corn crop for I'll
present year, it may be sal
that present figures indicate in
general way a yield of abol
IT'S, 900, 900 bushels. Of the pre-
ent corn crop 81 per cent hi
been, or will be, cut and of tn
it is estimated that one-ffth
for silage.
Wheat-Dry weather he