The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-15
MISSOURI GRAIN
AND WAGES, 1918

port for March, 1918, issued jointly
by E. A, Logan, Field Agent of the
United States Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates, and Jewell Mayes, Secretary
Of the Missouri State Board of Agri-
culture, says that there are 105,840,-
900 bushels of corn on Missouri farms,
or AZ per cent of the 1917 crop.
This is above the usual proportion
and compares with 31,707,000 in 1917 |
and O,948,000 in 1916. Considerable
corn is yet on the stalk or in the shock.
Missouri corn is now moving rapidly |
Twenty-Five per cent of the crop was
shipped out of the county where pro-
duced this year, against 10 per cent
for the ten year average. Farmers
estimate that three-fourths of the |
yield was merchantable.
The total amount of corn on the
farms in the United States is now
1892 ,905,000 bushels, compared with
1872 100000 in 1917, and 1,116,559,000
in 1916.
The wheat still remaining on Mis-
souri, farms amounts to 3,856,O0 BUSH
els, or IA per cent of the 1917 crop.
This compares with 1,492,000 in 1917,
and 5,79S,000 bushels in 1916. In the
South Central district where farmers
raise wheat principally to bread them
selves, % per cent is still held. A few
localities are reported at holding all
of last years crop. Fifty-five per
cent of the Missouri crop was ship
ped out of county where produced
against As per cent for the ten year
average.
Stock Of wheat on farms Of the
United States is III ,272,000, COM
pared with 100,650,000 in 1917, and
244, 448,0 900 in 1916.
There are 23,OSS,00 bushels Of oats
on Missouri farms, or 80 per cent of
the 1917 crop. This is greater than
the usual proportion, as in 1917 and
1916 there was about 10000, 900 BUSH
els. Thirty-two per cent of the crop
has been shipped out of the counties
where produced, which is little over
double the ten-year average. In the
northwest, north central and north
east and west districts of the State,
shipments have been about 40 per
cent, which is more than the usual
share.
For the United States, there are
595, 1875 900 bushels of oats on farms
against 394,211 900 in 1917 and $685.
14S,O00 in 1916.
Wages of all classes of farm labor
in Missouri have advanced. The av-
erage wage per month las stated by
farmers) is % dollars with board, and
80 dollars without board.
The prevailing rates of wages with
board in the northwest district are
$50, 1876 and $40; in the north central,
$50 and $35; in the northeast, west,
central, east, southwest, and south
east, $25 and $50; and in the north
central, $40 and $25. In addition, if
the farm hand has saddle horse or
driving team, it is fed and pastured.
A saddle horse is sometimes furnished.
| Washing is not done so generally as
/ formerly.
; The prevailing rates of wages per
month without board in the northwest
n district are $40, $45 and $50; in the
t north central, $40 and as; in the
e northeast, west, east, southwest ano
southeast, $35 and $40; and in the
n central and south central, $50 anC
8 $35. Most of the men boarding them
f selves are married. In addition tt
e the wages, they are furnished house
n fuel, garden, potato patch, often 6
: cow and feed for chickens and pigs
: There is usually spread of $40 be
o tween rates with and without board
: but this year it is SIS in many cases
S The average daily rate for Mis-
: souri, harvest hands is S2.08 with anc
/. $3.50 without board. The difference
: between these daily rates is usually
e so cents.
a The prevailing rates with board II
: the northwest, north central, north
east. west, and east districts are So
f and $3.50 per day; in the central
: $1.50, So, and $3.50; and in the south
= west, south central, and southeast
a $3.50 and 81.
!. The prevailing rates without boart
J, in the northwest, north central
northeast, west, and east districts
S are $3.50 and So per day; in the cen
f trail, So, $3.50 and 49,; in the south
e west, So and So; in the south centra
and southeast, So and $3.50. In mos
e cases harvest hands without board
f receive their dinner.
e Missouri farm hands employed a
/ other than harvest work receive al
n average of $1.44 per day with AM
e $1.87 without board.
It The prevailing rates of wages witt
board in the northwest district ar
SLIPS, $1.50 and 81 per day; in tn
north central, $3.50 and So; in tn
northeast and east, SLIPS and $1.5O
in the west, $1.50; in the central, 81
y SIPS and $3.50; in the southwest, 5
ir and $1.50; in the south central, 81
9. and in the southeast, 81 and $1.25.
is The prevailing rates for other tina
h, harvest work without board in tn
D northwest district are SITS, 81 an
Is $3.50 per day; in the north centra
4 So and $3.50; in the northeast, east
70 and southwest, $3.50 and So; in tn
r west, So; in the central, $1.50, SIT
r and 81; in the south central, $l.5C
at and in the southeast, $3.50 and SLIT
4 Dinner is usually supplied at thes
j. rates without board.
4 Efficient labor is scarce, and tn
n. situation is giving farmers mucn cor
r, Germ in all sections. In some l'ca!
1t ties a limited working share or acre