Show UTAH WHEAT CROP TAKES SLUMP THIS YEAR State Will Produce 2178 Less Bushels Than Thanin in in 19 1918 8 Utah will e bushels less wheat this year jear e r than last year according to th the report of Or r Minor M t. Justin field agent of the bureau o of ot crop estimates of the United States department of agriculture for Utah and Nevada The preliminary estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate on winter wheat t given in Mr Justins Justin's report is 1 bushels and the condition August 1 reduces the tor forecast cast on spring wheat to 2318 bushels ITh The winter r wheat estimate of 12 bushels per acre is the lowest ever recorded in Utah since reports have been made the next lowest ot of 13 S bush bushels ls per er acre b being in 1893 1593 Mr Justins Justin's report states stales The estimate is 8 per cent of normal normal normal nor nor- mal lower th than n expected from the condition July 1 indicating that Insufficient in insufficient insufficient in- in sufficient allowance Was made for short heads and poor filling The quality is reported as only 86 p per r cent compared with an average quality of or 94 Spring wheat prospects are re reduced reduced reduced re- re beca because se the last month made certain the failure of the dry land portion of the crop In sections where irrigation is possible the condition is only slightly below the average Oats and barley also alto show the ef effect effect ef- ef of ot the drouth on the dry land portion of the crop A larger per cent of barley being grown without Irrigation Irrigation irrigation gation makes it show r relatively lower than oats The decline th the past month was 5 per cent of normal for oats and 2 per cent for barley less Rye is reported as yielding than winter wheat The production Is estimated at bushels The yields In more Important counties are Boxelder 10 Juab 10 Millard 11 11 The hay outlook continues gloomy The estimated production of hay In Utah Is now tons comp compared red with 1186 tons l last st month and 1083 1 tons toils for th the SaMe sahle month last year oT Of f water h has S red reduced ced the se second ond cutting of alfalfa considerably consid Poor pastures and hay too light to cut ut have led to the p pasturing of a c considerable acreage of ot both al alfalfa al- al falfa falta and wild grass The reduction In hay acreage from this source is partly made up by the cutting of Cereals ce cereals cereals ce- ce reals which would not make graIn T TOmatoes matoes cabbages and onions show practically th the same sam prospects as last month Although slightly be below below below be- be I low average good yields are in pros pros- Apples in general show a de decline lint lintIn in prospect of 76 bush bushels ls Peaches show a a. change from 1 bushels July 1 to t bushels bushels bushels bush bush- els August 1 for the total crop Last years year's production w was s 1 bushels P Pears rs show but little change chang A production of 51 bushels Is forecast forecast forecast fore fore- cast by a condition of 75 per cent of normal Sugar beets show some decline In I J July but h have hate ve sto stood d the adverse conditions con con- dItl n of f the s season very eM well wel |