The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-12-21
MISSOURI GRAIN
YIELD DOUBLED
OVER LAST YEAR
More Than 5000, 600 Acres
Were Planted In Corn
in 1917.
HOME CANNi NC SHOWS
INCREASE ALSO
Hog Cholera Under Controller.
fetal Farm Statistics Given
Out At Capital.

JEFFERSON CITY, MO.,Dec. 20
That this state grew more than half q
bilEcn dollars worth Of farm crops
this year is the war-food record of Mis-
souri compiled and tabTateo by Jewell
Mayes, secretary of the State BOARD
of Agriculture, in the 1917 statistical
review announced here today.
The grand total is $546,529,13G.00
being more than twice than last
years returns. Corn is king with 8,
066,9S7 acres producing 26S,958,0 ,027
bushels worth s29S,741,775.OO. Wheat
on 1,748,SS3 acres yielded 27.159,S72
bushels at $1.9S, worth s53,S81 ,442.0O
l,194,OO6 acres of oats yielded 44,987,
$40 bushels worth s27,791,773.OO.
For 1918 the Missouri farmers ex-
ceed the cali of the United States Gov
eminent, which asked for 100000 a.
cres for fall seeding of wheat. and b.;
counties the seeding for 1918 is 2,749,
40 acres, December 1st condition Of
which was 500 per cent, since improv-
ed by unusally heavy snow.
Based on conditions prevailing in
Missouri during the first week in Dec
ember, 81 per cent Of the corn is gath
cred. Spring planting lost By over
flows and other causes, s per cent.
Damage by frost, 10 per cent Eight
cen per cent has already been contrac-
ted or sold, and 28 per cent is avail
abe for shipping for food and feed.
A ccrn census or investigation jus:
completed shows SO per cent is yellow
and AZ per cent is white corr. Less
than 4 per cert Of 1915 corn is now on
hands.
Thirty-two pen cent Of wheat re-
mains unsold on the farm. Oats yield
ed 37.7 bushels, corn 1926 bushels.
and v:heat 15.5 bushels per acre Scr-
ghurn molasses made 81 gallons per
acre. Garden area was 1877 per cert
of 1916. Home canning was 1S2 per
cent of last year.
Farm prices are as follows: Corn,
Sill. wheat S198, oats so cents, flax
seed S2.Sl, timothy seed $3.50, Clover
seed s11.6S. eowpea seed 1907, rye
SITS per bushe'. Comb honey, 10
cents. Sorghum, 78 cents per gallon.
Inquiries covering ia counties show
hog cholera under control in 80 per
cent Of the state, indicating that the
school district plan Of regulation is
saving, and will save, millions of dol
lars through this cooperative WORK of
the Board and College of Agriculture
and the United States Department Of
Percentage of live stock, comp: rel |
to January 1, 1917: Hogs 80 per cen,
cattle SO per cent. sheep 104 per C. ut,
horses 90 per cent, mules 81 per cent.
Number on feed, compared to year a.
90: Hogs So per cent. cattle 90 per
cent. sheep 90 per cent. Outlook Cor
increase of "hog crop" in 1918 over
ard above 1917 supply is 56 per cent.
Farm prices of live stock: Horses,
colts SAC, yearlings S65. twcs at sS3,
threes at S112. Mules-colts $50.
year'inrs $50. twos S112. threes S144.
Cattle-steer calves 500. heifers s27,
yearling steers s43, yearling heifers
$40. twos s64. mich cows s75. Lambs
s11.10, grown sheep s14. Forty-two
per cent of all live stock are reported
as having been cashed, traded or chan
ged hands during the year. Prices
of produce: Chickens 16c, eggs 3Sc,
turkeys 23c. butter &c. Amount Of
poultry on farms. compared to year
ago, 98.S per cert. Grand total of
sales of poultry, lis per cent Of last
year.
Itemized statistics on all Missouri
crops follow:
Corn-Acreage, S,086. .987; yield, 26s,
o5S02? buSheE; value 99.741.775.
sWheat-Acseage, 1,74S.sS3; yield,
27,159,s72 bushels; value, s53,sS1, ,442.