The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-09-04
Missouri Crops, August. 1919.

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Jefferson City, Mo-, Aug. 76.-An
Missouri crops, except hay, lost in
prospect, and wheat production
shrunk 1881 500 bushels during July.
according to the joint report of E. A.
Logan and Jewell Mayes, of the u.
S. Bureau of Crop Estimates and the
State Board of Agriculture. The
state yield of wheat, indicated Aug
ust lst, is 56,o36,2so bushels.
In Bates county the condition of
corn is 60 per cent; wheat yield per
acre IS bushels, quality 81 per cent;
oats yield per acre 80 bushels, quail
ity 90 per cent; condition of potatoes
90 per cent; apples 80 per cent; hay
100 per cent; clover hay production
80 per cent of full crop, and pasture
60 per cent.
The August condition of corn is
"a per cent, indicating 26.3 bushels
per acre. a total of 15I,2Io,ooo BUSH
els; condition August, 1913, of 72
per cent and 70 per cent for ten-year
average; total yield for 1918, 1881
$4,000 bushels. Cultivation of corn
was neglected somewhat to harvest
wheat. Excessive rains early in the
season, followed by drouth of three
to five weeks has hurt the crop Sc
verely. No hot winds prevailed.
The greatest damage has been on
thin uplands, and in the south CEN
trail Ozarks, also few counties north
and west of St. Louis. Chinch bugs
in Warren, Dade and other scatter
ing points. Recent rains have re-
lieved the drouth situation in the
north and northeast, especially Liv-
'ingston, Boone, Randolph and other
central Missouri counties, together
teen to 20 per cent of the corn was
planted late and drouth conditions
on this portion are not SO damaging.
Central Missouri will raise much
more corn than last year and for the
state at large the crop is more prom
ising than last August.
Missouri wheat yield per acre is
1875 bushels, totaling 56,936,2so
against 52873,ooo bushels last year.
The average yield in 1918 was I7.e
bushels and the Io-year average 1877.
The quality of the grain is sc per
cent against 81 per cent last year
and SO for Io-year average. Yields
in most sections are under earlier ex-
pectations. The quality at first was
very poor from excess moisture, but.
improved by dry weather. Thresh-
ing is held back by lack of cars and
thresher equipment. Spring wheat
very disappointing.
Oats yield 20 bushels per acre
against 2o last year and o6 for the
Io-year average. Indicated yield 3d.
$4,000 against 44,106,ooo in 1913
The quality is 50 per cent, the same
as last year, and IS per cent for the
lo-year average. The crop was cut
short in the north by hot weather
following excessive rains. About the
usual portion OF last years crop IL
on farms, 3 per cent or I,325,8So
bushels.
Hay, the only crop in Missouri
Which shows better condition than
last month, is 90 per cent indicating
Ley tons per acre. The hay in the
middle Ozark sections good. Crop
was harvested under ideal conditions
except clover. A good clover seed
acreage promised if favorable sea-
son follows. Spring seedlings of
clover and other grasses are fine.
The acreage of timothy cut for seed
will be greater than last year. Glow
er for hay l.3 tons per acre. and
quality 81 per cent; alfalfa 81 per
cent. Millet 70 per cent; grain sor-
ghums, IS per cent; field peas 50 per
cent; soy beans IS per cent. Pas
lures 81 per cent, still much good
grazing.
Fruit affected by drouth. Apples s.
per cent, peaches ~ per cent; grapes
IS per cent; pears 50 per cent; black
berries, production o. per cent, some
lost for want of pickers.
General crop conditions not as
good as on July list, but better than
last August Severe drouth followed
by too much rain. Labor supply is
not yet normal. Flowing for fall
wheat progressing slowly with more
tractors in evidence. Water is
scarce, but cattle are in fine conda-
ton.