Show Nearly Bushels Is Utah's Production I Of Potatoes for Year Fruit Crops Reported deported Good food I Ic CROP or D OUTLOOK ll OW SUGAR A BEET fiELD Potatoes Pastures Hay Apples Apples Ap Ap- ples pies and Truck Crops Helped by Moderate Temperature Temperature Temperature Tem Tem- and Late Rains U UTAH TAH will produce nearly neady bushels of potatoes this year according to the September September Sep Sep- report of Miner l M. M Justin field agent for Utah and Nevada for tor the bureau of crop estimates of ot the United States department of ol agriculture The outlook for potatoes this Y s ar-s is about b ut bushels better better better bet bet- ter than last month but it is still below the high yielding crops of the past two years September changed the tendency of crop conditions conditions' in Utah from downward downward down down- ward to upward Mr Justin states i report Grains were too near to maturity to be helped but sugar beets potatoes pasture hay apples and truck crops were benefited considerably considerably considerably con con- by moderate temperature and rains BEETS IMPROVED Sugar beets are reported improved in all sections except Sevier county where the low condition is attributed to blight Taking the increased acreage acreage acreage acre acre- age into account it seems likely that the tonnage of beets will be as high as last year ear though the condition la is lanine nine points lower Pasture conditions are conservatively conservatively conservatively conserva conserva- estimated as 5 per cent nearer normal than last month The improvement improvement improvement im im- im- im I provement is widespread but ranges are somewhat spotty as the earlier rains were local in character As stockmen were making preparations for a very short winter range the Improvement improvement improvement im Im- im- im I provement in conditions makes winter prospects fairly good The fact tact that the late growth of ot alfalfa is better than anticipated still sun further eases the sit sit- TRUCK CROPS GOOD Apples and truck crops especially tomatoes responded to the favorable weather wE-ather by making malting a better growth before ripening The apples are larger than was' was expected from conditions early In the season to counterbalance a heavy summer drop Tomatoes made about about 95 per cent of a normal yield Prospects improved continually throughout the summer The total production production production pro pro- was about the same as usual although about only two-thirds two of last years year's bumper crop GRAIN YIELD LOWThe LOWThe LOWThe LOW The spring grain crops show unusually un unusually unusually un- un usually low yields due to the disastrous effect of the drouth on the dry land portion of the crop The Increase in In beet acreage largely replacing grain and the actual expansion of ot the non- non irrigated acreage of grain crops have reduced the Influence of the heavy Continued on page e 8 I I I BANK ROBBERS Continued from p page e 1 Hobble creek Another car was seen near Draper carrying four men and goIng going going go go- ing at a tremendous rate of ot speed REPORT SLOW Report of ot the robbery did not reach the police or sheriffs sheriff's of office tiel here until fully tully two hours and a half halt after It oc oc- oc Deputies and police pollee were at once armed with rifles and ana ammunition and sped in automobiles to guard the I roads leading into the city The authorities expressed the belief bellet that the robbers would at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to reach Salt Lake but no clue wa was obtained to their whereabouts by bythe bythe bythe the local officials Sheriff Corless said that every v ry sheriffs sheriff office In the tho state had been notified of ot the rob robbery ry The roads about Salt Lake are still being I el closely ly watched D DESCRIPTIONS ESC R I PT I 0 N S. S The description of ot the robbers as u furnished by the authorities authorities authorities ties II Is as RII follows follow One man is five feet seven sen Inches tall weight about 10 pounds c. dark Mir AIr close cut about 25 years ears of ot axe age smooth shaven shaen brown clothes dothel cap long chain on watch The second man i I five feet eight inches IP tw e en eit I t J 50 pounds dark hair haar L and complexion 25 years of age wore soft light shirt The third man Is la stoop shouldered weight about 10 pounds five feet teet six inches In height wore a long dark coat and mixed trousers Old residents of at the state stat recalled the robbery of ot the Springville bank which took place in 1898 Two masked men entered the bank one morning and secured at th the point of ot a gun A Apo Apo po posse se was organized as soon noon as the rime crime was wan discovered and one robber was wag killed in the mountains The other surrendered when he was c ca con COlT cona COlTa a canyon 9 |