The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-12-20
MISSOURI WAR CROP. WORTH
$s46.s6s,6s4, SAYS STATE
REPORT
Corn Still King and Farmers Needed
Government Plea Planting
Wheat.

| Jefferson City, Dec. I5.-That this
state grew more than halt a billion
dollars worth of farm crops this
year is the war food record of Mis-.
souri, compiled and tabulated BY
Jewell Mayes. secretary of the state
board of agriculture, in the 1917 crop
review announced today.
The grand total is $s46. 263, ga, be-
ing more than twice last years re-
turns. Corn is king with 8o68,o87
acres producing 268,o58,o27 bushels
worth $2So,74177s. Wheat on 1,748,
8S3 acres yielded 27,15o,872 bushels a.
sr.oS worth $s3,S81,44e; 1,1o4,oo6
acres of oats yielded 44,oS7,64o BUSH
els worth $26,7o1,773.
For 1918 the Missouri farmers ex-
ceeded the call of the United States
government which asked for 1900 1000
acres for fall seeding of wheat, and
by counties the seeding for 1913 is
2,74o, 40 acres December I condition
of which was 8o,2 per cent since in-
proved by unusually heavy snow.
Based on conditions prevailing in
Missouri during the first week in De-
cember, 81 percent of the corn is
gathered. Spring planting lost by
overflows and other causes, 8 per
cent. Damage by frost, IS per cent;
Is per cent has already been contract
ed or sold and. % per cent is avail
able for shipping for food and feed.
A corn census or investigation just
completed shows s. per cent is yell
low and az per cent white corn. Less
than 4 per cent of 1916 corn is now
on hands.
Thirty-two per cent OF the wheat
remains unseld on the farm. Oats
yielded 37.7 bushels, corn 32.2s BUSH
els and wheat 1876 bushels per- acre.
Sorghum molasses made 81 gallons
per acre. Garden area was 1877 per
cent of 1916. Home canning was 49,
per cent of last year.
Farm prices are as follows: Corn,
Sill; wheat, $1.oS; oats, 90 cents;
flax seed, S2.S1; timothy seed, $3.50;
clover seed, SIL6s; cowpea seed,
s3o7; rye, $l.7S per bushel. Comb
honey. 10 cents. Sorghum, % cents
per gallon.
Inquiries covering ia counties
show hog cholera under control in 90
per cent of the state, indicating that
The school district plan CT regulation
IS saving, and will save, millions OF
dollars through this cooperative work
of the board and college of agrcul-
ure and sthe United States depart
nent of agriculture.
Percentage of live stock compared
% January 1, 1917: Hogs. 81 per
cent; cattle, 80 per cent; sheep, 1o4
Der cent; horsss, g PEE cent; maies,
= per cent. Number on feed, COM
Jared to year ago: Hogs, SO per
,ent; cattle, 90 per cent; sheep, 90
yer cent.
Farm prices Of live stock: Horses,
olts, SAC; yearlings, SOS; twos at $50:
hrees at SIP. Mules, colts, 500;
earrings, $50; twos, $11a; threes,
'144. Cattle, steer calves, $40; heif-
RS, SCI; yearling steers, SAB; yearling
letters, $40; twos, $64; mich COWS,
rs; lambs $I1.1o: grown sheep, $14.
'orty-two per cent of all live stock
re reported as having been cashed,
radcd or changed hands during the
ear. Prices of produce: Chickens,
8 cents; eggs, SO cents; turkeys, 20
cnts; butter, 81 cents. Amount of
onltry on farms compared to year
go. oS.S per cent. Grand total of
ales of poultry, us per cent of last
ear.