The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-27

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ii Missouri crops are y from three v
N four weeks late, wheat showing BIZ
VI little improvement during the pas
NJ month, acreage 0f abandoned wiieal
II 232,2oo acres, increase In meadow.
z2s,OoO acres, oats condition 30 pei
cent of normal, spring blowing BIZ
rs per cent completed, pastures III
il per cent Of normal and the forecas,
4 OF the yield Of Missouri winter wheAl
of 20o37, 900 bushels on 8 ., 8y0og
acres against S7,6oonoo bushels on
4,274,OOo acres last year, are the sig
nificant and important features Of the
I joint crop report issued today BY +,
i A. Logan and Jewell Mayes Of the
\ Bureau of Crop Estimates Of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture and Missouri State Board Of
Agriculture. ..s u Il
The following are very important
crop facts concerning Bates county:
The acreage Of winter wheat now
standing for harvest il the county is
$3.50 acres. now indicating a total
yield OF 668,88o bushels, averaging re-
bushels per acre, the condition now
being 70 per cent of normal in this
county; hay in this county, 90 per
cent; portion of blowing done on
May Ist, Sc per cent; pasture condi-
ton, 90 per cent; oats. 81 per cent.
Missouri wheat made little pro-
gress during April because Of cool
weather and little sunshine. Condi-
ton, IS per cent against 70 per cent
April Ist, and IS points below last
May. May condition Of rs per cent
indicates yield of II ga bushels
against a final yield Of Is IL bushels
i'll 1919. Overflows, severe winds,
Hessian Fly and Chinch Bugs have
all taken their toll in certain areas.
Fertilized wheat land shows the
better promise. The abandoned acre
age of 9 per cent or 232,2oo is much
larger than for several years, prin-
cipally iii west, southwest and few
north central counties. Spring wheat
is sown OH small acreage. Rye con-
dition of IS per. cent indicates rs
bushels per acre on about four-fifths
OF last years acreage.
Hay condition 90 per cent, 81 per
cent of last May. Acreage of hay
has increased 8 per cent or 225,ooo
acres over 1919. but does not yet
reach the Pre-war area. Prairie hay |
shows an increase of 8 per cent in |
acreage, with favorable conditions.
Meadows are we'll soaked, promising |
good hay crop. The old hay is 10 |
per cent OF last year or 37o,40o tons. |
Missouri oats acreage increased 2
per cent over last year, but not up
to expectations due to conditions |
during March and April, resulting in
reduced acreage in northern section
while iii south seeding has been more
fully II" to expectations. Much
seeded as nurse crop for grass. Con-
dition 30 per cent.
spring blowing was on May 1st As
per cent completed. Spring seeding
was 10 per cent finished compared to
o2 last May. In the west and south
west, IS to o5 per cent of the corn
has been planted; in east and south
east rs to so per cent, in northern
and central from nothing up to 40
per cent plowed.
Pastures 70 per cent of normal,
with grass coming rapidly due to the
warm weather and sunshine of the
last few days.
Deaths among live stock in the
past year resulted among horses and
cattle principally from shortage of
feed and by exposure, and amongl
sheep from unusual diseases and lackj
OF care, with losses in lambs and pigs
Ill many instances from Easter storm.
Condition of horses and mules, %
per cent, cattle 81 per cent, sheep 90 /,
per cent, hogs o2 per cent. Reports
are made OF blackleg and bloat
among cattle where feed was short
est during winter and favorable men,
ton is made of the absence of hog
cholera in many sections where far
ners now believe it is thing of the
past due to general vaccination.
Fruit prospects are spotted
throughout Missouri. Apples and
peaches in many of the southern Sec
tons were nearly all killed, while in
the northern half not so serious.
Farm peaches are set fairly well ia
central and southern sections. Cher
ries, pears, and cane" fruits are gem
erally in good condition, not serious
" damaged by frosts. Il
Farm work from three to four Il
weeks late. Gardens are late, and \
potato stands uneven. Strikes pre-
vented shipping of -chicksas
md calves, and seriously reduced :
prices. Labor shortage still exists. 5
Good use is being made of tractors,
help being utilized to the fullest pos e
sible advantage. E
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