Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-10 | Page 10 | Winter Wheat Shows Big Gains

iSDA Y EVENING APRIL WINTER INTER WHEAT IT SHOWS BIG GAINS Rece Recent t Heavy Moisture Has Been Beneficial to Utah Crop Winter wheat heat in In Utah has risen fifteen en points In condition due mainly mainly mainly main main- ly to more favorable moisture oid outlook out look said eald SI u I. I M M. Justin of the e bureau bureau bureau bu bu- reau reau of sa agricultural economics of ot the United Stales States depar department of agriculture ture and state statistician statistician of the bureau bu bureau bureau bu- bu reau of crop and livestock estimates estimate today Continuing fir Mr Ir Justin said laid Little LUtle growth has hs o occurred yet so the Improvement Is largely largel anticipatory tory It Is hoped that the more abundant moisture may enable the crop to overcome the the- handicap of ot uneven germination and slow start thi this tall fall The present condition figure figure figure fig fig- ure aei ls hl 86 8 5 Last year ear Is was 89 per percent percent percent cent of normal U e live Is In the same circumstances as wheat Prom From a condit condition on of SO 80 per p percent r cent last December It has risen to 90 A year ear ago It was reported as 94 The number of sows BOWS Is reported as Increasing 10 per cent for the second year ThIs brings bring the number to An Increased amount of ot products products pro pro- I ducts duets which must be consumed on the farms forma and aped a relatively favorable ta price are the reasons generally re reported reported re- re J ported for the Increase The supply of farm labor Is In Indicated Indicated indicated In- In as aa 96 36 per cent of normal compared compared compared com com- pared with last laet year ear and 95 In 1920 A greater activity In the mines of the state is the ren reason on for tor the decline de decline decline de- de cline In the supply The demand for farm la labor or ha has rl risen en from 88 per cent of normal last lut to 92 per cent now no This would Indicate that the agricultural outlook is thou thought ht to be Improving The of supply to demand In Indicating Indicating indicating In- In the number of men for each hundred farm tarm jobs Is 15 for tor 1923 for 1922 for 1921 93 for 1920 and 91 for tor 1919 For the United States the condi condl- condition condition tion of ot winter wh wheat at Is fe compared with last Gast December and last lut April The year ten-year average Is la The forecast of ot production now Is bushels compared with the final e estimate of for tor 1922 and the year lear average of bushels Rye condition Is In December December Decem Decem- ber her It was Last April t I Production l Is la forecast as I bushels The crop rop last year waa was and the five flue year ar average bushels Brood sows In the entire country again show a heavy Increase The number Is now estimated at In 1922 the number wn WR was and in 1921 1321 only