The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-12-22

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of corn, an average of 24.2 bushels /
per acre.
The counties in the Southeast sec
ton report 1,094,871 acres OF corn, !
with an acre yield of ola bushels and !
total production of 23,484,321 bush
els. The value, at $50 cents per
bushel, is $20,899,521. In 1915 this
section reported SO, 119,587 bushels, an
average of 1876 bushels per acre.
Quality of corn, taking the State as
a whole, is rather low, being but 71.6.
Correspondents estimate 83 per cent
of the crop cribbed by December l.
WHEAT-The Missouri wheat crop
for 1916 was harvested from 1922
$40 acres and amounted to but 15,133,-
1872 bushels. The average yield was
8.3 bushels per acre. High prices,
though, Offset in part the loss. Cor
respondents place the price of wheat
on December at $1.65 per bushel.
At this figure the value of the crop
would be $24, 1891 ,948. However, the
average price at which wheat actu-
ally sold is given at $1.27 per BUSH
ell. This, on the total crop, represents
| $5,771 ,905 less than when figured at
the December price-a price at
which but little wheat was marketed.
The total and acre yields of wheat,
by sections, were as follows:
Northeast, 272,850 acres averaging
9.8 bushels, total yield of 2,677 ,440
bushels; Northwest, 288,973 acres, av-
eraging 1876 bushels, a total of $685.
734 bushels; Central 407,993 acres
averaging Z bushels, total of $780,
030 bushels; Southwest, 402, 439 acres
averaging bushels, total yield q
! 429,996 bushels; Southeast, 454,585
acres averaging 7.3 bushels with g.
329,692 bushel total.
The acreage seeded for the 1917
wheat harvest is the smallest for
many years, being but 92.6 per cent
as much as for 1916. Total is 1,799,-
513 acres as compared with 1852
POT acres one year ago. By sections,
wheat acreages and per cents are as
follows: Northeast, 91.7 per cent,
283,351 acres; Northwest, 1923 per
cent, 297 ,296 acres; Central, 91.8 per
cent, 396,176 acres; Southwest, 88.5
per cent, 388,204 acres; Southeast,
1873 per cent 434, 486 acres. Condi-
ton of the growing crop for the State
is 1874 as compared with 1926 one
year ago. By sections, it is: North
east, 81; Northwest, 80; Central, 80;
| Southwest, 10; Southeast, 78.
: Oats-The Missouri oat crop con-
, sisted of 24,831 ,265 bushels harvested
from 1,072,831 acres, an average yield
of 23.l bushels per acre. Total value
of the crop at 1913 cents per bushel
is $12,253, $40. The acre and aggre-
! gate oat yields, by sections, show:
Northeast, 6,911,6 bushels, 21.5
, bushels average; Northwest, 6,83l 1853
bushels, 27.4 average; Central, g.
, 791, III bushels, 1856 average; South
, west, 5,338,199 bushels, Il average;
J Southeast, 1,958,357 bushels, 22,1 av-
erage.
| TAME HAY-Missouri again takes
high rank in the production of hay
! The estimated yield from 2,850,97E
acres is 3,975,254 tons, an average Of
1.39 tons per acre. AT $11.53 per ton
f the hay crop represents value OF
, 1871 ,084. The Northwest section
! with yield of 1,6 tons per acre and
! total production of 1,OS6,267 tons
leads in hay output.
Other Crop Yields and Values.
In the following summary are in
cluded all crops entering into the
1921, 889,951 total. Cotton lint, due tc
an advance in price from cents PEI
! pound two years ago, 1917 cents one
: year ago and to 10 cents on December
t of this year, shows a great increase
in value. The yield of Irish potatoes
! drops from 15,1O4, 900 bushels in 1915
, to 2,223,720 bushels; sorghum syrup
from 1867 $50 to 736,713 gallons
f broomcorn from 1,066,515 pounds tc
81 900, and tobacco from 3,087 ,24C
= pounds to 1,907,570. Other minor
= crop Yields are much the same as last
year. The crop summary follows:
n Corn-Acreage, 7,368,334; yield
: 144,809,735 bushels; value, $121 ,294,'
r 528.
Wheat-Acreage, 1,S22,S4O; yield
n Is, 133,892 bushels; value, $24,991 ,949
( Oats-Acreage, 1,O72,831; yield
: 24,S31 ,265 bushels; value, $12,253,
$40.
Tame Hay-Acreage, 2,s50,972
d yield, 3,975,254 tons; value, $45,S71,
: 084.
Prairie Hay-Acreage, 120,459
g yield, 145, 200 tons; value, $1,211,015
e Flax-Acreage, 5,523; yield, 2S,167
: value, $49,292.
Rye-Acreage, 1915; yield, 1877,
: 804; value, $170,877.
MISUNDERSTANDING, 642; yield
s 6.998 bushels; value, S6,858.
s Barley-Acreage, 603; yield, 6,O3O
e value, STAT. :,
Broomcorn-Acreage, 1922; yield
611,OOO pounds; value $51,630.
II Cotton-Acreage, 126,480; yield
! 37,944,0OO pounds; value, $7,2O9, 1860.
III Potatoes-Acreage, 41,18O; yielc
| 1929, 720 bushels; value, $3,735, $50. /
| Tobaceo--Acreage, 9,206; yield, l,
| 9O7,570 pounds; value, $2s6.1S6.
II Sorghum Seed-Acreage, lob
| yield, 112,208 bushels; value, $3.50,
161.
Il Sorghum Syrup-Acreage, 1857
| yield, 736,713 gallons; value, $493r
| 500. 4
Clover Seed-Acreage, 1881; yielC