The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-07-21
MISSOURI CROPS, JULY. 1879

of corn, as compared to 6,036,OO'
acres last year, with present condi
ton Of SO per cent, indicating 159,
654,240 bushels, with acre average o
81 bushels, as against the final yiels
of 49,, $3.50, 900 averaging 30 last year
according to E. A. Logan and Jewel
Mayes Of the Federal-State Crop Re
porting Service, who also announce
the July wheat crop total as 40,699,'
800 bushels ON 2,945,000 acres averag-
ing 1882 bushels per acre.
The farmers Of st, Francois county
report that they planted 1850 acres
Of corn last year and 1880 this year
with present condition Of 81 pei
cent Of normal. In addition, they
have reported the July condition OF q
long list Of crops growing at this
time, Of which the most important are
wheat at SO per cent of normal, oats
20 per cent, apples 40 per cent, hay
"a per cent and pastures IA per cent
Missouri corn is growing upon o.
913,12O acres, which is 1880 acres
short of the 6,096,000 acres in 1921,
The condition Of 80 per cent indicates
81 bushels per acre, totaling los, 1854
240 bushels against 182,880,000 last
year. The planted acreage is less
than farmers intended in May and
early June, owing to the long eontin-
ued rains Of spring followed by dry
weather, making the ground very hard
to work. Corn in many counties was
still being planted in the latter part
of June. The greatest decrease was
in the cotton counties. Generally good
stands are found, except in spots
where it was too dry to terminate or
where chinch bugs and worms de-
stroyed the young plants. Great va
ration in size is noted, and many
fields are spotted. The dry weather
Of June in many localities prevented
proper growth, with worst damage in
south central and central sections.
Recent rains have greatly benefited
the crop and prospects are especially
excellent in Franklin, fine in Adair,
and promising in Northwest Missouri.
Missouri wheat at 70 per cent indi-
Gates a yield of 1882 bushels upon
2,945,000 acres harvested, totaling
40. sos, 800 bushels compared to 3d.
1910, 900 bushels in 1921, when the av-
erage yield was 100. Generally,
straw is heavy, not yielding as much
grain as expected. Most wheat ripen-
ed too rapidly, resulting in shriveled
berry; the quality suffered, especially
where chinch bugs were bad. Thresh-
ing began the last week of June in the
southeast where the yields are good
and quality excellent. In the south
central counties the yield is low, ow-
ing to the long drouth, where the
quality is poor, resulting from pre-
mature ripening.
Missouri oats are only half a crop
or SO per cent of normal, indicating
II bushels per acre, totaling 2l,9l3,-
900 bushels upon 1,289,000 acres seed
ed, compared to 42,960,000 bushels
last year. Oats were sown in poor
condition, followed by most unfavor-
able weather, and an unusually large
acreage was harvested by woming ma
chine. In many sections the crop is
practically a failure, and has been
pastured or entirely abandoned, with
some fields plowed up for corn.
Jugs diG
than at any time during the past 20
years. Farm complaints are made to
the Crop Reporting Service from SO
counties, from Bates eastward to the
Mississippi river and north as far as
Clay, and thence northeastward to
Scotland county. Practically every
county within this belt has had chinch
bug damage to wheat, oats and tim
othy, and they have already moved to
corn, killing some fields and greatly
menacing corn in others.
Tame hay meadows are 76 per cent
of normal against 70 last year. The
indicated yield is 1.08 tons per acre,
totaling 3,559,680 tons compared to
3,616,000 in 1921. The dry weather
severely cut the yield of some timo-
thy and mixed hay. The clover crop
was good and harvested in excellent
quality Of 81 per cent compared to N
per cent last year; alfalfa 92 per cent
compared to 70 per cent, Millet is on
ly rs per cent against Sd per cent.
Grain sorghums 81 per cent and i'm
proving. Cowpeas are 85 per cent
with considerable acreage to be plant
ed in the southeast; soybeans are the
heaviest acreage ever sown. Pastures
are rs per cent of normal compared
to SO in 1921.
Gardens and truck were damaged
by the dry weather. Potatoes are 68
per cent of normal, indicating 61.2
bushels per acre. Sweet potatoes are
81 per cent, beans 83 per cent, toma-
toes 81 per cent, cabbage n per cent,
onions so per cent, watermelons "
per cent and cantaloupes 70 per cent.
Fruit continues to be much better
than in recent years. Blackberries
condition n per cent, peaches So per
cent, pears 81 per cent, apples 76 per
cent, grapes SO per cent.
Among miscellaneous crops tobac-
co is 70 per cent of normal upon 25
per cent increased acreage. Flax 81
per cent and broom corn IS per cent
upon 6 per cent increased acreage.
Sorghum for strip 80 per cent and
buckwheat 81 per cent. The average
weight of wool fieeces is 6.6 pounds
and the nrica per Mound is 81 cents