Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-18 | Page 8 | Utah's Truck Crops Suffer

UTAH'S TRUCK CROPS SUFFER Hot dry weather during August caused blighting and burning of oC mu much Jh h of at Utah's truck crops Alton R R. 1 Larsen junior statistician for lor forthe forthe the t U. U S. S department of agriculture reported Wednesday The tomato crop for canning purposes purposes purposes' pur pur- poses poses' will ViII total tons as compared com corn pared with tons last year but the he the tomato crop raised for lor shipping will total only b bushels hels as compared with heLs in 1934 1034 Mr Larsen estimated The statistician explained that the decrease in the shipping tomato crop is partly the result of the blight for many tomatoes which could not be shipped whole may be used for canning purposes Box Elder EIder county probably will ship 80 per cent of the green to tomatoes tomatoes to- to matoes which leave the state The Theother Theother Theother other 20 per cent will viIi be shipped from Utah county The ave average age yield of cabbage per acre estimated at 14 1 tons on August August Au- Au gust just 1 dropped to 30 10 0 tons by September September Sep Sep- ember 1 1 because of the heat Mr Larsen said sald The snap snap bean crop for canning rill Ivill total 1700 tons compared with 1300 tons last year Mr Larsen said He reported present indications are that a good crop of Utah celery will be harvested this y year ar