Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-11 | Page 11 | October Weather Aids State Crops

OCTOBER EATHER AIDS STATE G CROPS OPS Production of Potatoes Onions Sugar Beets Above Estimates Excellent weather during October resulted in a great increase in Utah farm crops Frank Andrews federal agriculture statistician states in his monthly crop report issued Wednes Wednes- day Because of the thc excellent growing weather and the thc lack of ot killing frosts the thc potato crop showed ved an increase of ot bushels over the thc estimate of the previous month Mr Andrews said The potato crop this year Will vill I total bushels An increase of at more than bushels over the thc estimate was also noted in the onion crop Sugar beets were helped materially by the favorable weather and the production now now is expected to reach tons as against the tons indicated a month ago aco The Thc production of other Utah crops is set at Corn bushels apples bushels pears bushels alfalfa seed bushels The alfalfa seed 1 crop this year Is bushels larger than it was in 1930 when bushels bushel were pro pro- I