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Show Food Supply Adequate In Spite of Drought While the drought has severely damaged crops in some Southern and New England states, the effect on total agricultural production has been relatively small. Here is a summary of the over all food supply of the nation as it now appears according to the latest USDA Crop Report and other information. Total crop prospects A combined volume of all crops larger than in any year except 1948 and 1949. Aggregate crop volume 28 per cent above the 1923-3- 2 average. Com Production is e s t at 3,136 million bushels as compared with 2,941 million in 1951 and the 1941-5- 0 average of 3,012 million. This would be the fourth largest corn crop.. Wheat Total production of all wheat is estimated at 1,298 million bushels. A crop this size would be second only to the 1947 crop and compares to the 1951 crop of 987 million and the average of 1,085 million bushels. The winter wheat crop 'is estimated at 1,063 million bushels, the largest of record; while spring wheat production is set at 236 million bushels, one third smaller than in 1951 and a sixth smaller than average. Oats Crop is estimated at bushels, 4 per cent , , above average. These tion of 108 million tons and 6 crops usually account for 90 per cent of the total reported. average of 101 million tons. Cattle on Feed Total of Nearly a sixth more sweet corn million head on Jan. 1, 1952 than either 1951 or average will was 11 per cent above a year be available. Tomato tonnage earlier and the largest on rec- Will be nearly a third less than pared with large 1951 produc- one-tent- )! 5,-0- 94 ord. Hogs Total pig production is estimated to be about 9 per cent less this year than' 1951 but slightly above average. Milk During July the quantity produced is estimated at 11.0 billion pounds, 3 per cent below a year ago, and the lowest July in a dozen years. Number of milk cows was 1 per cent below 1951 and the smallest since 1928. Poultry and Eggs- - F arm flocks laid 4,463,000,000 eggs in July, 2 per cent more than last year but 3 per cent above the 1941-5- 0 average. There were 294.560.000 layers in farm flocks in July, 1 per cent more than last year, but 2 per cent less than average. Potential in 1951 but 7 per cent above average. Unused stocks of 1951 tomato products are still on hand in considerable quantity. Potatoes Production of 335,-42- 1 million bushels is almost 10 million bushels larger than the 1951 crop, but considerably below .the average of 414 million bushels. However, it must be layers on farms August 1 totaled 572,971,000, 1 per cent less than a year ago and 3 per cent less than average. Fruit Production of deciduous fruit is expected to be 10 per cent less than in 1951 and 6 per cent below average, due to adverse spring weather. The forecast is down from a month ago, with declines shown for apples, peaches, cherries and small increases reported for pears and grapes. Prospects for the 1952 citrus season are good in Florida and California, fair smaller than last year and 3 in Arizona, but again poor in Texas. per cent below average. Fresh Vegetables Aggregate Soybeans Conditions point to a production of 264 million production reported totals 7.3 million tons, 4 per cent less bushels, 6 per cent less than last year and 12 per cent less than in 1951 but 5 per cent average. Summer producthan the record 1950 crop. HAY Total U. S. crop esti- tion is expected to be about 4 mated at 99,646,000 tons as com- - per cent below 1951 but about a-bo- budget hat so unbalanced I work;-. ....... - ve U. IFOues t Soo that flues and chimneys are dear, clean and tight. filters Replace or dean dirty filters, oil tho motors and blowers, and check blower belts. CIO for Stevenson I Automatic Controls Entered aa second-clas- s matter at Layton, Utah, under the Act of March 8, 1879. See that burners, thermostats, safety pilots, and safety limit controls are properly adjusted, and clean and free from obstructions. Published By INLAND PRINTING CO. Phone: Kaysville 10 i - . e called ling. It PLUMBER , or HEATING CONTRACTOR do the following weekly newspaper published in i Ttf It is our suggestion that you have your FURNACE MAN, one-fift- the interests of the residents of Davis Connty, at Layton, Utah. a equipment is ready for the winter season. -- ' 4 THE-- " unn stmoMS ASSOCIATION t NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION N at! Advertising Representative f Newspaper Advertising Service. i 222; No. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IIL Subscription: $1.00 Per Year Payable in Advance. In combination; with The Weekly Reflex, $3.00 per year: v' jRTeWs " , i ' PRESIDENT Lloyd ELAnderaoni. Editor- - Manager .. Jlary B. Bowring v FOUNTAIN EditotT,; . ' . , V J. V. Woolsey Display Advertising: Manager i . v f of the ClO Philip Mur- - ray tells reporters In Washington that, the union executive board will ask its six million members to vote for the.Steyenson-Sjjarkma- n ticket inthNovember Presidential election. The decision was made after a series of meetings in the Capital. ( International ) O ' i Wt .. . FUEL SUPPLY COMPANY , Serving 33 Utah and 6 Wyoming Communities with Natural Gcs ., '"".., 13, 1952. 10-ye- ar Cold days will soon be with us. We suggest that you avoid the last minute rush and make sure now that your heating Processing Vegetables Tonnage of six important crops is h less than the about record production of 1951 but The lOUnNAL remembered that in several years included in the average period, production was much in excess of consumption and a large volume were not marketable to commercial outlets. Production of late potatoes for the winter months is about 13 million bushels more than in 1951. Although growers increased their sweet potato planting 8 per cent this year, August 1 conditions indicate.-- . crop of about the same size as in 1951, 28,268 million bushels. 0 average. A SEPTEMBER THE JOURNAL 2 .. . - , ' , . .. 'I . ... . dar- |