620 Missouri Agi-iciiltm-al Report. 



A good stand of new clover and timothy is reported, but the acre- 

 age is decreased owing to the high price of seed. 



June 1 — The end of the month of May finds Missouri farmers 

 much more optimistic than a month ago. Splendid progress has 

 been made with farm work. One week of cool weather checked 

 corn somewhat but in some sections apparently aided wheat slightly. 

 The per cent of corn planted is placed at 81, while one month a^jo 

 it was but 3.5. By sections planting shows : Northeast, 78 ; North- 

 west, 89; Central, 84; Southwest, 83; Southeast, 71. Stand is 

 estimated at 82. Such re-planting as is necessary this year is at- 

 tributed to poor seed and to hard rains following planting. Condi- 

 tion of growing crop is 87. Soil condition is 88. Indications are 

 for an increase of 3 per cent in acreage as compared with last 

 year's crop. Wheat condition is practically the same as one month 

 ago — now 64.2; then 63.4. By sections condition is: Northeast, 

 51 ; Northwest, 76 ; Central, 66 ; Southwest, 61 ; Southeast, 67. Con- 

 dition of oats is estimated at 83.4. By sections it is: Northeast, 

 87; Northwest, 85; Central, 85; Southwest, 80; Southeast, 80. 

 Acreage is estimated at 79,4 as compared with 1911. Clover condi- 

 tion is 79, timothy 85, rye, 84, barley 89, alfalfa 94, pastures 92. 

 Preliminary estimate of tobacco acreage places it at 87, prelimi- 

 nary for cotton 70. Berries and small fruit show 73 per cent, with 

 a record strawberry crop. The peach crop is practically a failure, 

 state estimate being 6 per cent. 



July 6 — Splendid is the showing made by practically all crops, 

 especially during the latter part of June. The first half of the 

 month was cool for corn, but weather conditions as a whole have 

 been good. Corn is making a remarkable growth. The condition 

 for the State is 85.6. Stand as compared with normal is given as 

 89.6. Wheat made marked improvement during the last 30 days 

 immediately preceding harvest. Final reports on condition show 

 75.8. It now develops that it would have paid to let stand 

 some wheat that was plowed up. Harvest is later than usual, but 

 weather has been favorable. It is estimated that 51 per cent of the 

 wheat had been cut by July 1. Quality of new grain is 91.6. A pre- 

 liminary estimate as to yield places it at 12.4 bushels. Where a 

 month ago many fields of oats gave little promise of being tall 

 enough to harvest with binder there is now a bountiful crop. Con- 

 dition is 93.8. Meadows are much better than seemed possible a 

 month ago. Condition of timothy is 87; clover, 82.2; alfalfa, 88.8; 

 pastures, 91.2; cotton, 64; flax, 89.5; tobacco, 87.4; broom corn, 87; 



