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fall for the month was 6.23 inches at Columbia, as compared 

 with 1.54 inches in March, 1911. The normal rainfall for the 

 month of March is 3.03 inches. The Columbia station reports but 

 7 clear days during March, 1912. Correspondents report no pota- 

 toes planted and no gardens made. The condition of wheat for 

 the State is placed at 78. Much wheat is apparently winter killed. 

 The present condition of wheat by sections is : Northeast, 73 ; North- 

 west, 92; Central, 79; Southwest, 74; Southeast, 74, The seeding 

 of the oat crop is the latest in the history of the State, according to 

 the records of this office. On April 1, less than 1 per cent — .91 — 

 had been seeded. Practically no spring plowing has been done for 

 corn. The land now plowed for this crop amounts to but 10 per 

 cent. It is estimated that but 18.8 per cent of last year's corn crop 

 is still on Missouri farms. Ninety per cent of the correspondents 

 report a scarcity of good seed corn. The condition of clover is 

 placed at 66, and of timothy at 83. Practically all of the crop 

 seeded a year ago was lost. The condition of alfalfa is placed at 

 79; rye, 83. 



May 4 — Continued cool and rainy weather has retarded all 

 farm work, so that it is now from ten days to three weeks later 

 than normal. The total rainfall for the month of April was 5.34 

 inches as compared with normal rainfall of 3.70 inches. However, 

 this is less than the rainfall for April, 1911, which was 5.65 inches. 

 The temperature for the month averaged 55, the highest being 80 

 and the lowest 34. A light frost was reported April 23. Soil 

 condition is 75.4 for the State. Land plowed for corn is placed at 

 26 per cent. One year ago it was 65 per cent. The part of the 

 corn crop planted taking the State as a whole is but 3.5 per cent. 

 The hoped for improvement in wheat has failed to be realized, and 

 the outlook for the State is most discouraging. The condition of 

 wheat for the State is 63.4, as compared with 78.4 one month ago. 

 By sections present condition of wheat is : Northeast, 46 ; North- 

 west, 71 ; Central, 63 ; Southwest, 67 ; Southeast, 70. The condi- 

 tion in the Northeast section is the worst in the State and in some 

 counties is probably the worst on record. Abandoned wheat acre- 

 age for the State is estimated at 26 per cent. The part of the oat 

 crop now in is placed at 86.4 per cent. Owing to the late season 

 and to the high price of seed indications are that the present acre- 

 age seeded to oats will be but 76 per cent as much as it was in 1911. 

 The condition of clover for the State is 73, timothy 86, alfalfa 74. 



