Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
Crop Report

IS~ 'S
mates, and Jewell Maycs, Secre
tary of the State Board of Agri'
culture, shows crop prospects
more promising thar last year.
Corn condition is 80 against Sc
last month, 81 July 1917 and SO
average. The indicated produc'
ton 255, O22,OO0 bushels against
222, 442,OOO last July and the ay.
erage yield of III, 0iG 900.
In Wright County the corn
average this year is 34,630 acres,
in SO per cent of normal condi
ton. Other crops in the county
are as follows: Potatoes, Go per
cent; oats, 70 per cent; apples,
AZ per cent; hay, 76 per cent;
pasture, Is per cent.
The Missouri corn crop is
growing upon 7,272,S50 acres a
gainst 100000 acres in 1917
and 7,O94,ON average. The acre.
age would have been increased
more except for the late wet
spring in southeast and central
Missouri, where many counties
reduced their acreage. In the
central and western counties,
with a large wheat crop, the
acreage is not up to usual but
the north third of the state has
a heavy increase applying espe-
cially to the northeastern and
north central sections, which
are not heavy wheat growers and
went strongly to corn.
Corn is we'll worked and is
clean with generally a good stand
in all sections. Cultivation is
practically finished everywhere,
Except in the southeast, where
the plant is smaller than usual,
due to late season, but making
rapid growth. Western and
southwestern corn was retarded
by dry weather Of last month
hot winds burnt the outer blades
in various sections of the state
not damaging the crop seriously,
however. Recent showers rcliev.
ed many points. The plant is
much farther advanced than this
time last year in the northern
part of the state and in the north
eastern section the crop is more
promising than for several years
with a normal season, the yield
should exceed the 252, 200, 600
bushels of 1917.
The acreage of corn in the
United States is 1885, 900 a.
gainst 40, $4,000 in 1917 and
1O5, 56G, 900 for the average. The
condition is 81 /, against 81 l in
1917, 1856 for average and indi.
eating 3,1GO, 600, 900 bushels a.
gainst 8 159, 494, 900 in 1917 and
2,761, 252 600 for the average.
Missouri oats lost 10 points in
June. Condition 83, indicating
yield ~, 379,800 bushels. Condi
ton OF oats in United States is
85.5, indicated yield 1,437, 900, DOC
Condition of wheat 81 against
90 in June. indicating 48, 1874, 3OOC
bushels. Spring wheat 81, in
dicating 178, 200 bushels, Miss
ouri whcatproduction, 4S,332,5 SOC
Winter wheat in the United Stat
es 557 million, spring wheat 1874,
a total of 1911 million bushels
Wheat stocks on farms lowest
ever known July first.
The condition of hay 70, a.
gainst 80 in 1917, and 76 for aver
age. Crop generally poor, good
only in the southeast, Yield in
Dictated, 1 ton per acre. Timothy
70, clover 90, alfalfa 81, millet 81
sorghum for forage 81. Too dry
4. for all hay crops,
Pastures suffered terribly III
June, now ~ against 90 June
first and poorer than May first
In the west district, cattle are
being shipped.
}, Gardens suffered severely
from drought and hot winds il
June. Potatoes 20, lost q point!
during month. Indicated yield
7,3Oa, 700. Sweet potatoes SO, in
dicating i774,4OO bushels. Toma
toes 81, cabbage 50, onions 90
watermelons and cantaloupes Is
Condition of flax seed So, to
bacco IS, broom corn SO, sorghum
cane for syrup 80, indicating 2,