The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-30
WHEAT ISM
FAIR SHAPE IN
BOONE COUNTY
Colonel Anderson Predicts That
the Crop Will Be Good But
Prices Much Lower
Than Last Year.
HARVEST ABOUT JUNE 20
Spring Planting Delayed All
Through the State But Gen.
eral Farm Conditions Are
Better, Says E. A. Logan.

Ben Anderson. Joe Slrawn, j. L
Lynes, George Williamson and Captain
Suddaih have some of the best whea
crops in Boone County, says Col. W. I
Anderson of the Boone County Milling
Company. Colonel Anderson has driven
around the county extensively this month
Harvesting will begin about June 20
Much less will be paid for labor this
year than in some years previously, the
present price Of wheat being about sl.l5
as compared with from 81 tO$3 last year.
Harvest hands will be plentiful in Boone
County according to Colonel Anderson.
Missouri's wheat crop for this year
has been estimated by the government at
forty-three million bushels. Colonel An
derson estimates forty millions. This
years clover crop is the largest ] have
ever seen" says the colonel. The oat crop
: will not be SO large on account of so
much rain. At least 40 per cent of the
corn that was planted is now up.
Complaints about the chinch bug have
been coming in to ]. L. Lynes, also Of
the Boone County Milling Company. Mr..
Lynes has made several examinations
and finds that the fields are infested
only in spots. If the weather continues
seasonable they will not be a menace as
the eggs will be killed by the rain and
it is time for the older bugs to die. If
it becomes dry and hot these bugs may
become quite pest.
Missouri wheat at 81 per cent indi-
Gates a yield of l4.6l bushels on 2,944,-
$50 acres. according to E. A. Logan of
the Department of Agriculture Wheat
lost one point in condition the last
month, and much Of the crop on over
flowed bottom lands and flat uplands |
shows yellow spots and farmers predict |
short heads as a result. Hill land wheat
looks good. and in nearly all these sections |
wheat shows a good growth with few
counties reporting it too rank. Chinch |
bugs are reported in Maries and Ran.
dolph and Hessian fly in Franklin coun-
ties
Rye condition is 90 per cent upon 2
per cent increased acreage, with better
conditions in most sections upon tie
26,0O0 acres, indicating 1898 bushels per
acre or a total of 363, ,480.
Tame hay acreage increased per cent
over last year and is now 2,296,000 acres.
Prairie hay also increased per cent and
is 10000 acres. The condition of all
hay is 90 per cent, indicating an acre
yield Of LA tons, or a total of 4,223,.
600.
Oat seeding is the smallest for many
years. The condition is IS per cent nor.
NAL with much of the crop just coming
out. The prospect is poor in the central
and southwest counties. Farmers are
sowing oats later than usual as they ex.
pect to use them for both grain and hay
feed without threshing.
Spring plowing is only 80 per cent
completed, while spring planting is but
% per cent finished, both of which ap-
proximate one-haf as much work COM
pleted as at this time last year. During
most Of April it was too wet to do field
work. Breaking of corn land has been
greatly delayed. Cotton planting is well
under way in Pemiscot county. III
Mr.. Logan said that on the whole he II
thought that general conditions are more
favorable than at this time last year, and
The farm spirit is much better, having
been helped by the upward movement of
farm prices. Il