The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-28

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Of eleven states.
In the Central section the yield
from l,258,3l7 acres was 23,795,473
bushels or an average Of IS 9 bushels
per acre. At the estimated price Of
90.4 cents per bushel, the value Of
the ccrn in this section is S2l,523, Gas
In 1915 the Central section produced
AZ, iii, 708 bushels, an average Of 34.'
Bushels per acre. In this section
Saline county is first with an average
yield Of % bushels per acre ard total
production Of 3,770,564 bushels,
The Southwes. division Of the state
hit hard by the very uuIavora1le sea
son which made impossible proper
planting and cultivation. In this crop
section the yield Of corn is reported at
but S.4 bushels per acre. The crop
was grown on l,693,O18 acres and the
total yield is 16,037,l29. This, at
93 s per bushel, represents a valve OF
Sl5,053,495. In 1915 these same
counties produced 40, 0,2lO,28O bushels
Of corn, an average Of 24,2 bushels
per acre.
The counties in the Southeast sec
ton report l,O94,871 acres Of corn,
with an acre yield OF 2l.4 bushels and
total production Of %, ,404,3 ,32l bushels.
The value, at 88.9 cents per bushel,
is S20,898,52l. In 1915 this sec
lion reported 36,1l9,58 bushels, an
average Of 1875 bushels per acre.
Quality Of corn, taking the state as
whole is rather low, being but 71.6.
Correspondents estimate 50 per cent
Of the crop cribbed by December /.
WHEAT. The Missouri wheat crop
for 1916 was harvested from 1882.
$40 acres and amunted TO but IS, 1873
892 bushels. The average yield was
8.3 bushels per acre. High prices,
though, Offset in part the loss. Cores
pondents place the price Of wheat on
December lst, at $l.65 per bushel.
At this figure the value Of the crop
would be $24,99l, 94S. However,
the average price at which wheat actu'
ally sold is given as S1.27 per bushel
This on the total crop, represents IS,
77l,905 less than when figured at the
the December price, rrice at which
but little wheat was marketed,
The total and acre yields Of, wheat,
by sections, we're as follows:
Northeast, 272,850 acres averaging
o.S bushels, a total yield OF 2,677,44O
bushels; Northwest, 284,973 acres
averaging 1875 bushel, a total Of 1857
734 bushels; Central 407,993 acres
averaging 7 bushels a total Of 1882
$50 bushels; Southwest, 402, ,439 acres
averaging 6 bushels, total yie.d 2,429
996 bushels; Southeast, 464,S S85 acre,
averaging 7 ) bushels with 3,329,691
bushels total
The acreage seeded for the 1911
wheat harvest is the smallest for many
years, being but 926 per cent az
much as ior 1916. Total is 1899,
5l3 acres as compared with l,9j9,2OI
acres one year ago. By sections
wheat acreages and per cent are as fol
lows; Northeast, 9l7 per cent, 283,
35l acres; Northwest, l02 per cen
| 297,2 ,296 acres; Central Bis per cen
$780, l76 acres; Southwest, So S pc
cent, 38S, 204 acres; Southeast S8..
oer cent, 434,486 acres. Condition Q
re growing crop, for the state is 83.I 4
compared with $40 one year ago
By sections it i; Northeast 9l; North
west 90; Central, 8Oi Southwest, 78
Southeast, Is.
OATs-Ths Mi'souii Oat crop consi
ed Of 24,93l,26S bushels harveste,
from l,072,83l acre, an average yiel
Of 23.l bushels per acre. Total valu
Of The crop, at 49.3 cents per busbe'
: is Sl2, ,253,5l0. The acre and aggre
gate oat yields, bv sections, show
Northeast, 6,9l1,685 bushel o..
avsragr; Csa.rll, 3,7o1,l7l bushel,
! 23.6 average, Southwest, 5,33S,l9
5 bushels, 81 average; Southeast 1858
. 357 bushels, 22.l average.