The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-08-07
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Missouri Cattle md Hog Rspoft,

] Jefferson City No, Aug. It'll.
number Of CATTLE in Missouri On feGt
July 18th, ID 4 little over ilait tias.I
of last July, but the number Of hog,
on feed was per cent more, Accord
ing to the joint report OF E. a. Eos:kf
and Jewell MaycS, of the u. S. BIZ
reau of Crop Estimates and the STATE
Board Of Agriculture. 4; N
Discussing THE report, Mi. Logan
says that returns for the middle III
July from I3I cattle owners IN VI
counties show that only "a Of this
number were feeding and they had
COS steers on feed against 1871 in
July, 1913, or but 81 per cent as
many. The number on grass at this
time, is S per cent less than last year,
or 5,8o3 against 6,4oI for the TAI
owners. Very few cattle. are now GO
ing on feed and much the larger por.
ton have been on feed for some
time, as over 20 per cent Of the above
number have been fed . weeks or
more. None of these cattle will be
fed longer than 2 weeks and by the
middle of August 60 per cent of them
will have been shipped out.
The tendency during the midsum-
mer has been to run cattle On grass
rather than feed, with Johnson, /, Mon
iteau, Pettis and Saline being the
principal counties now feeding. The
central section of the State shows the
greatest increase in cattle on pasture,
while the northwest and west Sec
tons of the state show greater de-
crease.
Feeders are undecided as to their
operations this fall and are waiting
for market conditions to clear tip and
on the outcome of the corn crop.
Most Missouri feeders were FORUM
ate in their decision not to actively
compete for feeders stuff early in
the summer, and those who held for
a more favorable market express
themselves as ready to sell all fat
stuff and are doubtful whether they
will feed Immediately.
Eighty counties, with 154 farmers
who reported hogs on feed. show |
1884 hogs on feed against s,S7s last
July, or 7 per cent more. OF this |
number Is per cent have been on feed |
weeks or more and 70 per cent of |
Them will have been marketed by the |
middle Of August with livery few
'eeders holding later than the middle
If September. About two-thirds Of
he number will have been given Il
Y to rs weeks feed. The number Of
logs on grass for these farmers is 3
DER cent more than last year, but as
o the number to be fed this coming
all, many are undecided, waiting on
he corn crop Northwest and north
,ast Missouri show fewer hogs on
,rass than last year, while tho west
district, with very poor corn crop
asst year, shows decided reduction;
tut the other; sections OF the state
re pasturing an increased number
# hogs.
The corn acreage in Missouri IS Id
'er cent less than last year and in
he five great feeding states Of Hi
ois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and
Kansas, which usally have a little
more than one-third of the total corn
creage in the United States. there
5 reduction of II per cent in acre
&c. Condition of corn in 'hese
tates on July list was SO, Or about
ne usual lo-year average condition.
doisture during the past IS days has
cen deficient in practically ali sec
ons of the principal corn states. III
The Bureau of Markets reports
he receipts of cattle at 65 markets
Or the first six months of this year
8 81 per cent less than for 1918, md
Or hogs rs per cent more. Re-
eipts of stockers and feeders for the .
anne period is per cent less than
/ 1913. The receipts OF calves at
.ansas City has been unusually
eavy. The condition of pastures in
lissouri on July Ist was 90, with
'ater abundant, but much less at
resent and pasturage is now drying
p and becoming brown.