The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-19
MISSOURI CROPS,
SEPTEMBER, 1919

Jefferson Clty, sept. l5.-M1SSoufl
corn hardly held it's own during Au-
gust, according to the joint report of
e. A. Logan and Jewell Mayes of the
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates and
State Board of Agriculture. The
yield of corn indicated Sept LIST, 49,
13S,S00 bushels.
| In st. Francois county the condition
of corn is 65 per cent; acreage cut for
silage, 10 per cent; acreage cut for
fodder,'75 per cent; yield Of oats per
acre, 25 bushels; condition of apples,
so, per cent; yield of hay, 1.22 tons;
quality, 1872 per cent; amount of
crop baled, SO per cent; yield per
acre of alfalfa, 225 tons, and condi-
ton of pasturage, 80 per cent.
The condition Of corn is 70 per cent,
indicating 27.3 bushels per acre
against 20 for last year and slightly
under 53-year average of % bushels.
The total yield will be 23,278,000
bushels more than last year. During
August the rains through the State
from the southeast to the northwest
helped the crop, but lack of rain in
the southwest and along the northern
border reduced prospects. Best corn
in Saline, Lafayette, Carroll, Chart
ton, Howard, Boone, Cooper, Daviess,
Adair, Livingston and Randolph coun-
ties. Northeast Missouri has best
crop in recent years. Early corn is
well toward maturity but late acre
age will require from to a weeks to
ripen. Chinch bugs bad on the west
side and in Warren and st. Charles.
Most corn is too green to cut for fod-
der or silage and farmers are uncer-
tain as to the acreage to be cut.
About 10 per cent or $4,000 acres
will be cut for silage and 80 per cent
or over two million acres will be cut
for fodder. The corn crop promise is
better by 26 points than at this time
last year.
Oats will yield 2S.4 bushels per acre
against % last year, totaling 40,242,-
800 bushels against 44,196,000 in 1913.
Grain hurt by rain and in many plac-
es not more than one-half has been
threshed at this time. Quality not
the best, grain light. Crop good in the
Southern portion, inferior in the
Northern. Yield of the nine sections
nearer State average than usual.
Spring wheat yields 80 bushels or
2l3,8O0 bushels against 28l 900 last
year. Results disappointing but in line
with what usually occurs to this crop
in Missouri. Winter wheat threshing
progresses slowly. Shortage in
threshing equipment, grain sacks and
labor. Local elevators crowded TO ca
pacity. Fall blowing much later than
in recent years and little Gf any
wheat seeded. Dry ground prevented
blowing until last days of August, but
work has been rushed during last
week. Indications for wheat seeding
from last year or 3,479,000 acres.
Farmers are undecided as to acreage
because of high priced labor, supplies,
and uncertainty of future prices.
Tractors an important feature in fall
blowing.
Hay yields 1.35 tons against 8 tons
per acre last year. Quality 80, and
good in all sections, with SO per cent
baled. Yield of prairie hay Lie tons,
quality 80 with SO per cent baled. AL
falfa, $50 tons per acre. Third crop
cut under fine conditions. Acreage of
seed clover, Is per cent more than
last year, condition 70. Yield of tim
othy 1875 tons, full crop, but acre
age Is per cent less than usual.
Pastures 70 per cent and improving
with promising fall pasturage. In the
southwest, also along the northern
border, pastures are poor. Water
scarce in many counties.
The number of hogs slightly less
than last year, and closely sold off IN
many sections. Uncertainty of pric-
es has discouraged farmers. Roduc-
ton Of wool is 6 per cent greater than
last year. Central Missouri farmers
are feeding lambs freely on the heavy
in the corn fields.
Fruit generally more plentiful than
last few years. Apples, 55 per cent;
peaches, 46 per cent and rs per cent |
quality. Sprayed orchards good, and |
unsprayed orchards poor. Grapes 80 |
per cent and pears 66 per cent. Fruit |
prices rule high. Vegetables seriously |
hurt by July and August drouth.
Tomatoes and late cabbage revived by
rains. Beans, II per cent; tomatoes,
rs per cent; cabbages, rs per cent;
onions, 80 per cent; watermelons, 70
per cent; cantaloupes, "a per cent, and
peanuts, rs per cent.
General conditions improved from
August with late rains helpful to pas
turage and fall blowing. Land values
rising rapidly and many farms chang
ing hands. Good all-round crops in
most northeast counties. The good |
hay crop in southern Missouri will
help to tide over shortage in the corn
crop. Livestock in good condition and
health.