Show v CROP oP ESTIMATES SHOW DECREASES 1 Totals Totals To To- General Field Product Likely to Fall Below v 1915 Harvest POTATO YIELD LARGE Sugar Beet Condition 90 Per PerCent Cent as Against Year 10 Average of 95 That the yield of ot field products product this year car has not not been FO o o good a as s expected earlier In the tho sc scon on and that conditions conditions condi condi- t.- t. for fOl harvesting In certain re respects re re- were not Ideal Is the summary of ot tho the crop report port Issued 18 by b Edward C C. C Paxton field agent for Utah at attached attached at- at to the United States weather bureau Th The report shows that September furnished good weather for the completion com corn of the grain grain and ond ha hay harvest but frosts In the second week eek did serl ous ous damage to lato late truck crops Tomato Tomato To To- mato and melon vines vInc were frozen before be- be fore tore the fruit was nearly ripened Beets BeetA developed normally under favorable conditions Mr r. r Paxton's report continues continues con con- Yields of all the small grain crops have been a disappointment Tho The effect ef et- ef- ef feet teet of oC the late tate spring frost on wheat oats and barle barley b became more not notable noticeable notice able ble as aft the 5 season advanced anco Dr Dry land grain crops suffered severely everel from tram the summer drought The alfalfa seed crop harvested durInS' durInS durIng durIng dur- dur Ing InS September was very cry satisfactory In Inmost Inmost Inmost most producing sectIons i particularly l In SevIer Juab and sIll ard counties In Emer Emery county the tho seed crop was vas short because of or the alfalfa caterpillar Potato Yield Ln e. e Potatoes continue continuo to promise one of ot the tho best beat yields in recent years ears In some Bome localities the tho crop is already alread dug The The quality IH Is generally general excellent free from scab and of oC good marketable size The range ranger thou though h very er dr dry up to the end of at September furnished ample feed teed to keep cattle and sheep In good growing gro condition The general rains commencing at midnight September 30 31 will wIIl supply water ater for lor the range ranSe and also put the ground round in excellent condition condition con con- for tor sown fall-sown wheat Tho October crop estimate for tor Utah and the th United States issued through h A. A 4 H. H Thiessen meteorologist for tor this district gives I cs a preliminary estimate of at bushels of at wheat Last year ear the final estimate was bushels The national production also shows a decrease with the preliminary figures at bushels The Tho 0 production last year ear on the final estimate estimate esti estl- mate was bushels Other r Crop J. J Preliminary estimate on oit ORt oats thi hi year Is for bushels compared with the final estimate on la last l eai a s crop for Utah of bushels The preliminary estimate for the United States is II l bushels compared compared com corn pared with the final estimate of ot 1915 of ot bushels bushel Figures on ol other otner products follow Barley Utah Barley Utah Preliminary estimate bushels production bushels production last year final estimate bushels United States Preliminary estimate bushels production last year ear final estimate bush bush- els Potatoes Utah Utah October 1 forecast bushels production last Jaet year ear final estimate f bushels United States October 1 forecast bushels hels production last year final estimate bushels Hay Utah Hay Utah Preliminary estimate 1 tons production Jast last year vear final estimate tons U United tt T n I t tons p production d ti n T last t year r rUVat final l estimate tons Sugar Utah Beets Utah October 1 condItion condition condition con con- 90 90 compared with ten ten- year average a of or 95 per cent United States October 1 condition 86 3 per percent percent percent cent compared with the ten ten year ear ar average average av av- of per cent Prices The Prices The first price given below Is the average on October 1 this year and the tho second the average a October 1 last year ear Utah Wheat and 79 cents per bushel corn 98 and 61 cents oat oats 50 and nd 41 U cents potatoes 87 and SO cents hay 11 and SO per ton eggs 27 and 24 cents per dozen United States States Wheat Wheat 1363 and cents per POI bushel buthel corn and cents oats and cents potatoes 11 v and v and cents ha hay 1036 and 1069 per ver ton eggs and cen cents perSI per SI et dozen CROP PROSPECTS I G IVORS It 5 v Washington Oct 9 Further Further decrease decrease de- de qi crease In production prospects of tho the I countr country's s principal farm crops crop exceptIng except- except foI v- v vIng Ing Ing- corn flax rice and Irs was Indicated toda today in the department of or b agricultures agriculture's monthly report A preliminary estimate places the 00 v wheat crop at bushels a drop of at bushels from the M amount forecast from September 1 con- con 4 and bushels under fr last lant years year's record breaking crop Corn production prospects Increased j. j S 8 bushels bushel ae as a result of favor- favor fc ablo able ablo weather conditions during September Septem- Septem 3 ber and a total crop of 4 j bushels i is 18 forecast more than o t I less than harvested last year car 5 The Tho white potato crop is the eat since 1911 Today's Todar's forecast of ot pro- pro reduction ia la bushels a dev de- de decrease e- e v r crea crease e of or 17 0 bushels from the estimate mao made a month a ago o. o and 59 6 OO bushels below last years year's crop Tobacco prospects decreased pounds since last months month's report but but the indicated production this year ear pounds pound will be he a record Decreases in production prospects from last months month's indications Include Include- Oats bushels barley bu bushels hels buckwheat buck 1 bushels bushels bush bush- els sweet potatoes bushels pears 9 bushels apples barrels and sugar beeta beets tons S The Thc average aloer ge weight of ot a measured me bushel of spring wheat this year o r is 18 about pounds as compared with a usual weight of ot pounds accordIng accord accord- Ing lag to reports received b by the bureau of crop estimates from mills and eleS elevators ele- ele S in the tho spring wheat sheat states S In SIn Minnesota the average a. weight this year is given as pounds as compared with a usual weight eight ot of 56 66 pounds The like figures for North Korth Dakota are pounds and 57 pounds t Ind for tor South Dakota pounds and LS 18 pounds respectively In Washington Washing Washing- ton and Oregon the weight of ot wheat is above the usual Washington wheat averaging pounds an and Oregon pounds per bushel according to reports I received S A The estimated production of oC bushels bushel made by the bureau IE is on onS S I the b baal baeb cf of sixty pound pounds to a bushel I which Is the usual basis for estimating the yield I |