The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
MISSOURI CROP REPORT


yield for 1916 call for 146,000,000
| bushels, according to the crop report
issued today by w. L. Nelson, assis-
tant secretary of the State Board of
Agriculture. The report is as fol-
lows:
Corn-Official crop reporters of the
State Board oof Agriculture place the
condition of Missouri corn at 64S and
estimate that S8 per cent of the crop
is now safe from killing frost. This
is a more optimistic report than was
made on September |, when the con-
dition of corn was given at 53.4, with
grave fears of heavy damage from
frost. At that time the indicated
yield of corn was for but 135,O00,0OO
bushels, but it was also stated that
with a seasonable September and a
late frost, later figures should show
a material increase over the prelim-
mary estimate-an increase now plac-
ed at 100000 bushels. These fig
ures, though, are not final, as no corn
of consequence has yet been cribbed.
Condition of corn, by crop division
sections, show: Northeast, 81; North
west, 76; Central, 81; Southwest, 48;
Southeast, 50. The low condition in
the Southwest section is due to the
severity of the long-continued drouth
which, with varying degrees of in
tensity, still continues throughout
much of the State. The preliminary
estimate as to yield per acre for the
present crop calls for 20.2 bushels, as
compared with a preliminary estimate
of 80 bushels for last years crop, the
final figures for which were 30.5
bushels. By sections, present indi-
Gated yields per acre are; Northeast,
1872; Northwest, 27.9; Central, 1856;
Southwest, S10.4; Southeast, Fl. In
Bates, Barton, Vernon and a few
other Southwest counties the yield of
corn is very low and may not exceed
one barrels bushels per acre. On
the other hand, Holt, Atchison, Buch-
anan and other counties in the North
west section will harvest from 30 to
40 bushels per acre. Quality Of corn,
for the State, is GO, but varies greatly
in different sections. A number OF
correspondents report the quality bet
ter than is general with a light yield.
About one-half of the crop is now in
shock or silo and more would have
been but for the great difficulty farm
ers have experiencedin securing help
The labor problem has been a serious
one and in some neighborhoods it has
been almost impossible to get corn
cut and silos filled. Corn in shock has
cured in excellent shape. Frost the
last week in September caused only
slight loss. The opening price on
new corn varies from 60 cents to 81
with 76 cents as the average price
Taking the State as a whole, there
will be no surplus for sale.
Wheat-Based upon the most recent
reports of correspondents, the Mis-
: souri, wheat acreage for the 1917 har-
vest will be about 100000, or about
100000 more than was indicated or
Sept. 1. This, however, will be the
smallest acreage for many years.
per cent less than that seeded for the
1916 harvest. Owing to lack of ralr
and possibly also to the fact that
many fields were plowed too wet IL
. 1915, the ground is hard and vast
I. amount of work is required to get II
in shape for seeding. In some sections
it has been practically impossible t.
break and prepare stubble ground
The result is that very large pei
cent of the wheat crop is going in or
corn ground, which in most cases is
working well. The high price of com
mercial fertilizers is resulting in less
being used this season. The poo
Weld of wheat for the 1916 harvest
the present high price of seed and the
, difficulty of getting the ground in con
dition are influences in the presen
y decreased acreage. By sections, DC
tober 1 seeding shows: Northeast, 40
T. Northwest, So; Central, as; South
T. west, so; Southeast, %. Hessian fly
' especially in some of the river coun
" ties, is active in early-sown wheat
" Present acreage estimates for the 191'
: crop, as compared with the previou
: year, are as follows: Northeast, 9
per cent; Northwest, 104; Central, 81
! Southwest, 49, Southeast, 70. Wit
sufficient rainfall at once and this fol
: lowed by fair weather, these figure
l. may be raised.
Other Crops-The harvest of timo
I thy seed, of good quality, will aver
age about ga bushels per acre. Tn
CLOVER SSeu CIOp, IhuSu VI WhlSh
yet to be hulled, has been cut some
what short and may not average bet
Q ter than 1.5 bushels. Potatoes ar
! about 60 per cent; tobacco, 81. Con
h dition of cotton is 81, but the shortag
in weld will be made up in return
J, by the increased price. Rye acreag
U is sc per cent. Condition of COW
l.. peas is II; alfalfa, 70. Alfalfa no
= killed out last winter has made sat
isfactory yields. Apple crop is 3
S per cent. Apples are small and 0
:, inferior quality but generally we,
d colored.
S Live StOck-Pastures are poor an
T much live stock is now being fed neN
q corn. There is a scarcity Of stock o
most farms. But little hog choler
U is reported.
When You Take Cold.