Show I rAH 81 i A A GR W Report Shows Increase of Acres Over 1918 Beet Crop Per Cent of Normal TAR 8 sugar beet acreage U UTAH'S for 1919 totals acres an increase of acres acres over 1918 according to report of the bureau of crop crop estimates of the United States department of agriculture ture received today by Minor M 1 Justin Justin Jus Jus- tin field agent for the bureau forI for Utah and Nevada The area planted in sugar beets in 1919 in the United I I States is the largist on record reachIng reaching reach reach- ing acres more than last year and acres more than I the largest previous area that of 1917 the report shows The condition of the crop July 1 was I 78 9 per cent of normal as compared to 87 7 last jear ear and 89 8 for a tenear ten ten- the report jear ear average according to A condition of of 78 9 and a planted acreage acreage acre acre- age of allowing allowing an average percentage of abandonment forecasts abandonment forecasts a beet crop of tons the report states Assuming a yield of 2625 5 I I pounds of sugar per ton of beets which f is the average for the past ten years jears i the beet sugar production will be about short tons as compared with I tons last yar COMPARATIVE ESTIMATES Following is the comparative es estimate estimate es- es of the area planted in sugar beets in 1919 and 1918 State State- 1919 1918 California Colorado Idaho Michigan Nebraska Ohio Utah I Total planted I |