The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-21
MISSOURI CROPS
FOR APRIL, 1922


jefferson City, April 17.-Missou
ri's 1922 wheat condition on the 3,
$4,000 acres sown last fall is 88 pei
cent normal, indicating yield of 81,
628,000 bushels, according to E. A
Logan and Jewell Maycs of the Fed
eral-St2te Crop Reporting Service
The condition, April, 1921, was SO pei
cent, and 1920 was 20 per cent, the
yield for those years was $4,000
and 37,5G2,000
The present condition Of wheat in
st. Francois county is 80 per cent OF
normal, and the present supply OF
farm labor compared to the demand
is Ill per cent Of year ago. The
portion uI the. 1922 Oat crop sown is
. per cent and spring blowing done
% per cent. Pasture rents per month
for cows this season gre 81 so and fol
2-year old steers SLIGO per head. Con
dition of apples, % per cent, and
peaches SO per cent.
Missouri wheat has come out Of
winter quarters in good shape, and
now looks good The condition Of 80
per cent is eight points above a
month ago, and one point above last
December. Present indications are
for an average of II bushels per acre
at harvest. Nearly all counties report
excellent conditions, with fine root
growth, stooling well, good color, and
growing fine.
The spring rains on the whole have
been beneficial, following dry fall
and winter, although ct present there
is too much moisture, and in low plac-
es plants are turning yellow Dam
age has resulted from the battering
rains, washing fields and overfows in
creek and river bottoms. The later
than usual seeding is resulting in very
few insects being in evidence at this
time, with Hessian fly reported from
scattering points. Abandonment will
be small.
Oats seeding is only 80 per cent
completed against 81 per cent last
April. The 1922 cat acreage is az
yet small, and unless rains stop and
conditions become favorable within
the next few days, the acreage will
surely be very light. The crop al
ready seeded is coming up slowly,
with some rotting of seed in South
west. The acreage not going into |
oats will probably be turned into corn
and forage crops. The oats acreage |
of 2,148,O0O in 1921 can hardly be eX-
pected this year.
Spring blowing is only Is per cent
compared to As per cent
asst April. Work has progressed very
slowly. Fields are lohlolIies Of mud.
The soil is saturated and surface
thoroughly run together. and will re-
luire much work to put into condition
or planting. River bottoms and all
ow and fiat lands will require much
sunshine. A large amount of fall
flowing was done, and work has con-
inued in the Southeast during the
winter. Rainy weather in March has
prevented even ordinary farm work,
UGH as fencing, farm repairs. etc.
,ome sod blowing has been done in the
Northwest. Spring work is Is to 20
avs behind the ordinary year. ;
Missouri farm labor supply is IS
er cent above present demand. Farm
RS are hiring as little as possible. do |
ng most of their own work. Lack of
unds prevents hiring in some sec I
ions. Farm hands are asking higher
'ages than farmers are willing to {
ay, and this lessons the demand. The I
resent requirement for labor is less
han last year, and. with the supply
acking up for several months, the
esults are greater surplus of farm
lbOr than for some time.
Brood sows are Id per cent greater
I number, comprising 10 per cent of
resent hog stock against II per cent
ist year. The greatest increases are
4 the Northern third, Central and
Vest sections, whore corn was good
rop for 1921. Losses of spring pigs
re heavy, running high as 40 per