The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-17
MISSOURI CROPS. JUNE. 1921

farmers in st. Francois county say
wheat is in so per cent condition and
that corn is 70 per cent Of full crop
at this time. The acreage of oats
sown in this county this year was 81
$50 and the present condition is IS
per cent. They further report the
condition Of all hay as rs per cent and
of pastures as SO per cent.
Missouri farmers in 1921 have H.
177,000 acres of small grain and corn
in crops against 10,665,0O0 in 1920 ac-
cording to the preliminary acreage es-
Inmates of Z. A. Logan, Agricultural
Statistician for Missouri, and Jewell
Mayes, Secretary of the State Board
of Agriculture.
Missouri wheat on 2,764,000 acres is
SO per cent of a full crop, indicating
14.3 bushels per acre, totaling 49,
100000 bushels against 32,500,000 last
year and 5-year average of 49,
$4,000. Wheat has suffered some
during May from dry weather, fol-
lowing too much rain in April. Many
complaints are heard of thin stands
and short heads. Rust is reported in
Macon, johnson, Henry, Cass, Bates,
Moniteau, Miller, Maries, Cole, La
clede, st. Charles. Lincoln. Warren,
Gasconade, Dade, Jasper, Greene, Ia
ney, Cape Girardeau and Scott, and
Hessian fly in Ray, Charlton, Macon,
Randolph, Jackson, Lafayette, Lewis,
Rails and Pike, Bates, Henry, Saline,
Usage, Maries, Howard, Cooper, Cole,
Galloway, Perry, Montgomery, Lin
coin, jefferson, Franklin and Dade,
with chinch bugs in Charlton, Carroll,
Shelby, Scotland, Rails, Pike, Marion,
Lewis, Cass, Henry, Bates, Galloway,
Maries, Lincoln, Franklin, Jefferson,
Perry, Cape Girardeau. Date and
Stone; also army worms in st. Char
les and joint worms in Franklin ccun-
ty.
Oats We're sown on 1,846,000 acres
and June condition of N indicates a
yield of 25 bushels per acre with total
of 46,150,000 bushels against 54,138,-
900 last year. The June condition OF
oats is the lowest for several years
the 10-year average being SO and the
condition of 1920 was Sc. Dry wealth
err in May prevented proper growth SC
that many crops are weedy and short
Ripening of different fields in the
same sections will be uneven because
of re-seeding. The poorest conditions
are in the northern third of the state
Spring wheat was seeded on 14,0OC
acres and condition of 81 indicates l;
bushels per acre, total Of $4,000. Les
interest manifested in spring whea
than during war time. Barley on 8,
900 acres at 92 indicates 20 bushels
per acre or 100000 bushels total Ry'
81 per cent on $4,000 acres indicates
10 1-2 bushels or total of 6O8,OOt
against 100000 last year.
Meadows needed rain at the close Of
May and were short and weedy ano
too dry in most sections for timothy
Condition of all hay is 70. Clover anc
alfalfa have not recovered from freez'
es and clover for hay on 10000 acres
is rs per cent and alfalfa on $4,000
| is IA. Cowpeas 81 with both cowpes
and soybean not yet completed. Pas
lures 80 per cent with good growth
generally except in few instances
bluegrass headed short.
| Gardens made improvement during
the month. Beans, 80, cabbage SO, on
ions SO. Potatoes have good growth
of vines and need CT moisture has beer
relieved by recent showers. Fruit is {
failure in Missouri with only few ap
piles remaining with no peaches mo-
pears. Blackberries and raspber
ries are 80 per cent condition.
United States condition of white
wheat 77.9 indicates 5S7, 10000 bush
els. Spring wheat 93.4 forecastinl
251, 289, 900, with total wheat produc
ton of 829 ,485,O00 bushels. Sprinl
wheat was sown on less acreage thai
last year and winter wheat dropped 5
million bushels in condition from Ma
to June. Oats condition in the Unite
States s5.7, should yield 1,4O4,9o2.0O
bushels which is slightly less than las
year but about the usual yield for thi
crop in recent years. Apples through
out the country are al per cent of
crop, principally located in New Yorl
New England and the northwest, wit
peaches at As per cent, confined largel
to Georgia, New York and other nortt