The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17

the largest Missouri ever raised, as
it was considerably exceeded in 1917,
1912, 1907, 1906, and 1895; also the
acre yield in most of those years was
above the present prospect. The acre
age is the smallest since 1905, except
ing 1915 and 1919.
Missouri corn needs a late fall,
warm days, and frost not earlier than
the 18th of October to mature the bulk
of the crop, which on the whole is
about two weeks late. The late plant
ed in all the eastern portion and va
rious other sections of the state will
require still longer time. Corn in
Southwest Missouri is most excellent,
and good in western and northwestern
sections and considerable of the
central district, while it has improved
greatly in the eastern portion where
drouth prevailed almost continuously
from June LIST. Recent rains have
helped in all sections. Late corn is
making very rank growth, and will
mature slowly. Farmers will cut 8
per cent of the corn acreage for sill
age and 90 per cent for fodder.
Wheat seeding has begun, and pre-
parations are going forward under
favorable conditions in practically all
sections. Present indications are for
a 30 per cent increase oevr the $780,
900 acres seeded by Missouri farm
ers last fall, totaling 3,S54,000 acres
this fall. Increase in the acreage is
predicted in nearly all sections, ex-
cept where chinch bugs were bad.
Flowing is we'll along.
Spring wheat is yielding IL bushels
per acre .totaling 144,000 bushels. Oats
BOG bushels per acre against 81 last
year; quality fine. Total 43,756,O0O
bushels against 3S,259,00O in 1919.
Barley, 20 bushels per acre against 80
in 1919 and total of $4,000 bushels
against 100000 last year. Buckwheat
"a per cent condition and improving.
Tame hay yields 1.24 tons per acre
to 1886 last year. Quality
is 80 per cent normal and 81 per cent
of the crop baled. Prairie hay 1.12
tons and 1.16 in 1919. Quality of 81
per cent with Ga per cent of the crop
baled. Timothy 1.20 tons per acre,
which is 83 per cent of normal, and
SO per cent of usual. Timothy
seed production will be less than u.s.
ual, good yields noted in northern
portion. Alfalfa 2.52 tons per acre
or ga per cent of normal upon an
acreage of 1903 per cent of usual.
Forage crops are rapidly improving
since the rains, millet IS per cent,
grain sorghum SS per cent, field peas
~ per cent, soyheans, SO per cent.
Clover seed almost failure last year,
showing greatly increased acreage of
one and a half times over that Of last
year; the principal limit to the pro-
duction this year will be the lack of
helpers.
Garden stuff shows Improvement ov-
er last month. Potatoes 76 per cent;
sweet potatoes SO per cent, beans IS
per cent, tomatoes 80 per cent, cab
bage 83 per cent, onions SO per cent,
peanuts 81 per cent. Oother miscel-
laneous crops also benefited by the
rains. Tobacco 80 per cent, sorghum
cane 80 per cent, watermelons 88 per
cent normal yield, cantaloupes SO per
cent.
Fruit outcome is disappointing. APP
pies are not bearing out earlier pros
poets; condition A per cent. Peaches
~ per cent Of normal production,
quality rs per cent. Grapes 81 per
cent most promising fruit. Pears 81
per cent.
Pastures were very poor until the
middle of the month, but are now
greening up fast; condition SO per
cent. Good fall grazing is assured.
Condition of live stock good. Stock |
hogs on hand only 80 per cent Of a |
year ago. Missouri production Of wool |
his year is 1926, 900 pounds, or So |
per cent of last year.
General conditions very favorable, |
with plentiful supply of moisture in