The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-05-07
MISSOURI CROP REPORT

lie lOIlO~Iuk CIOp I6pOEt WAS
sued to-. day from the Office of II
secretary of the Missouri Sta,
Board of Agriculture:
| Reports from more than &C
Missouri farmers who are regult
correspondents of the MissouI
State Board of Agriculture, al
generally optimistic. Farm wor
Of all kinds is we'll advanced
There has been some little com
plant Of lack of rainfall, but gen.
orally this was remedied during
the latter days of April. At Col
um bla, the total rainfall for th.
month was LA inches as comper
ed with 3.39 for April 1913. Tn.
rainfall for the month just ending
is practically 2 inches-l.96-less
than normal. There is also An &C.
cumulated deficiency of precipita-
tiou Of 2.94 inches since January
l. The highest temperature for
April was sc on the 26th and the
lowest "a on the 9th.
WHEAT-The condition of wheat
the State is not only 2 points
higher than one month ago, but is
the highest ever recorded in this
office on May l, being lOl.8. The
lO-year May average is 1927. The
lowest May l condition for this &C.
cade was 63.4 ia 1912 and thel
highest 81 in 1918. Present wheat
condition by sections is North
east, 1O1; North west, 1902; Central, |
lob; Southwest, l04; Southeast,
80. Practically no abandoned acre.
age is reported. 1t is estimated
hat only about one half of one
Der cent of the crop seeded last
all will be plowed up. Of this
practically al! was put in for pas.
ure,. |
Corn corn crop is going
n in good shape and in good time.
t is estimated that 60 per cent of
he corn land has been plowed. I
'oil condition is 96. Taking the s
tate as a whole 20 per cent of the {
rop has been planted. Planting
) farthest advan ced in the South.
'est section where 80 per cent Of
ne crop is in the ground. The
CENTRAL and Southeast sections each 7
sport q per cent Of the crop f
lanted, while but s per cent is re. S
orted from the Northwest sec q
on. For period Of 10 years IAN '
7erage of Is per cent of the corn t
'op had been planted by May l, 9
he earliest planting for this de =
lde was in 1905 when 50 per cent !;
the crop was in by May ! and
le latest in 1912. when but 35 3
Pr cent of the planting had been 4
by that date. A pre-. '
estimate Of the 1914 corn III
'reage is estimated at lO1 per ID
mt az compared with last years 2
OPP of 1851, 270 acres. y
OATS Most ct the Missouri oat E
op was seeded in good shape, but :,
few correspondents report poor ]
'ndition of growing crop owing !
hard rains aid cool weather i'm :
eeiiately following seeding. Prac- /,
cally the entire crop had been i
eded BY May l. Indications
e that the final estimate will sho " ii
considerable incre ase in acreage (
,er the l9labrop. =
OTHER CRoPs-There seems to y
, great diversity of opinion as :
the condition of clover II is
'nerally, agreed that much Of the r
d crop was killed by the drouth !,
1913. Many correspondent, re-
ort the new crop as coming alongle,
lcely, while others incline to AIN
derent view. UnseasonableiT
Gather after seeding has undoubt. fb
lly caused the less Of some OF e
e new clover. Taking the State
. whole, the condition of clover
reported at 50. The reports onI b
notify are generally moro favor s
Il Il = n "a