622 Missouri Agricidtural Report. 



show : Northeast, 95 ; Northwest, 92 ; Central, 91 ; Southwest, 73 ; 

 Southeast, 81. The quality of the new crop is much above the 

 average being 87.4. It is estimated that 80 per cent of the crop 

 is safe from frost. An early estimate, subject to radical revision, 

 places the probable yield of corn at 33 bushels per acre. The prob- 

 able selling price for corn is estimated at 51 cents per bushel. 

 The surplus for shipment is 15 per cent, practically all of which will 

 be between counties and to feeding centers within the State. The 

 part of the corn crop cut is placed at 34 per cent. A considerable 

 part of the crop goes into silos. However, this will not exceed 5 

 per cent. Wheat sowing is later than usual. But 45 per cent of 

 the crop has been seeded, and there is yet some ground to break. 

 Recent rains have been a great benefit and the work is now pro- 

 gressing nicely. Soil condition is placed at 88. The wheat acreage 

 will be considerably below the State average. It is now estimated 

 at 86 but may exceed this. The timothy acreage threshed compared 

 with last year is roughly estimated at 155 per cent with an average 

 yield of about 4 bushels per acre. A few fields are reported to 

 have made as much as 10 bushels per acre. Present condition of 

 pastures is 72 ; tobacco, 90 ; cotton, 67. There is considerable com- 

 plaint to the effect that cowpeas have not done well. However, 

 summing up the crop situation as a whole the harvest promises 

 plenty. 



December 14 — The December report is included in the body of 

 this bulletin. 



Monthly crop reports are issued on the first Saturday in April, 

 May, June, July, August, September and October. The annual 

 report for the year is issued on the second Saturday in December. 



TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION FOR YEAR 1912. 



The following records of temperature and precipitation, by 

 months, for the year 1912, were recorded at the Columbia Station, 

 United States Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau, George 

 Reeder, section director. 



January — Temperature: Highest, 51 degrees on 23rd; low- 

 est, 20 degrees on 7th; mean, 17 degrees. Precipitation, 0.25 

 inches. Deficiency of precipitation for month, 1.98 inches. 



February — Temperature: Highest, 55 degrees on 18th; low- 

 est, 11 degrees on the 4th; mean, 27 degrees. Precipitation, 1.74 

 inches. Deficiency of precipitation for month, 3.6 inches. 



