The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-19
MISSOURI CROPS, NOV, 1920.


port their corn as husking out %
bushels per acre, and 81 per cent OF
good average quality. They will
harvest 80 per cent of their corn acre
age ior grain, "hogged" off with ami
mails 2 per cent, and have out s per
cent for silos. The acreage cut for
corn fodder is 40 per cent of the plant
ed acreage. The average weight per
bushel of wheat is SO pounds, and OF
oats 81. Sorghum cane has yielded
IS gallons of syrup per acre.
Missouri corn is husking 80 bushels
FER acre, indicating yield of 21l,-
808,000 bushels, or 56,000,0OO more
than last year. from farm reports re-
ceived by E. A. Logan, Agricultural
Statistician of the United States Blu
;eau of Crop Estimates. and jewell
Mayes, Secretary of the State Board
Of Agriculture. Total production OF
the three leading grain crops for 1920
is 284 ,376,000 bushels, which exceeds
last year and results from the in
creased production of corn and oats,
despite the decrease if 28,000,000 in
wheat production.
Missouri's 1920 corn yield 80 BUSH
els per acre against q last year and
ten-year average Of 26,2, indicating
gil 100000 bushels against 155, 412,-
900 in 1919, and ten-year average OF
l82,610,OOO. The 1920 yield has been
exceeded three times during the past
ten years-in 1910, 1912 and 1917,
when the yields were slightly above
240,000,000 bushels.
The frost around October LIST de-
creased slightly the yield and dam
aged the quality of the late planted
crop, but weather in October matured
practically all of the corn. The quail
ity of S5 per cent this year against
SO per cent last year, and Is per cent
for a ten-year average, results some
what from heavy winds in September
blowing down much corn and the rains
of the last week in October causing
rot Chinch bugs have caused some
corn to be chaffy. Husking is now gen.
cral throughout the state.
Only A per cent Of last years crop
remains on farms, compared to 3 per
cent last year Eighty six per cent
Of the acreage is being harvested for
grain 1882, 155,000 bu.), 6 per cent
"hogged OH lZ''Vo'ooo pu' J, ana o
per cent cut Tor Sllage Nlo'94o'ooo)'
Inc productlon Tor Stage Is o'4 IONS
per acre, Whlle 70 per cent mas been
cut Tor fodder. Prices Tor new corn
are not yet established, ranging from
50 cents to a dollar, with mo market"
in many places. From Oct. 18th to
NOV. ISL, the average price Gecllheu
from 10 to 81 cents per Dushei.
wheat seeding Is practlcally hnlSh-
ed, except at scattering points where
delayed by rams. Inc crop is looking
well IN nearly all sections except
where infested with hesslan fly. Az
erage yield of ~ bushels per acre,
compares to IL last year and l.6
bushels 1O-year average, indicating to-
tai production for 1920 of ll0,O0O
against $4,000 last year. Soy
bean yield, 10 bushels per acre against
IA last year. Cane and kafir had very |
favorable weather to mature in DC
tober. The yield of grain indicates
30 bushels per acre against % last
year, and forage a tons. Field peas |
ylSlu u per CeilI VI Hol Iidl am gram
and acreage harvested. Tobacco 1000
pounds per acre in 1920, and quality |
80. Flaxseed 7 IL bushels per acre,
against l-2 in 1919
Potatoes averaged ~ bushels per
'cre against 70 last year, and 81 ten
'ear average, producing, 100000
bushels against S,25O,OOO last year,
en-year average 6,526,00O bushels.
quality 30 per cent against 80 per cent
asst year. Sweet potatoes yielded ITO
bushels against lO4 last year, and 80
en-year average, indicating $4,000
'usheIs against 834,OOO last year, and
Al 900 ten-year average. Sorghum
yrup yields 80 gallons per acre
gainst 80 for 1919, and 81 for ten
ear average. Production is 1885,
90 gallons against l,6l8,OOO last
ear, and 1,41O,0OO for a ten-year av-
rage. Garden crops not killed by
he light frost in early October con.
lnued growing and gave fair fall
lpluS. luT0lDS ana pumpkins arc