Show CROP FORECAST J CHEERS FARMER Winter Wheat Shows Only Dec Decrease ease Utah farmers h have ve go good d reason to smile unless all of their acreage was in winter wheat according to toa toa toa a report released Monday by Frank Andrews U. U S. S department of agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture statistician Despite dry weather in the late spring and early summer and some local damage from insect pests the season as a whole has been one of the better seasons in Utah agriculture agriculture agriculture ture Mr Andrews said All crop production shows an in increase ind in- in d rease crease this year except In wheat Winter wheat had a poor start a year ago and was further injured by dry May weather so that this years year's production is estimated at bushels as against last year The estimated spring wheat crop of of- is bushels smaller than a year ago The hay crop of tons ton this year compares with tons last year Sugar beet production is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to total tons tons more than last year potatoes up bushels over the 1935 crop oats an increase of bushels over last year barley bushels only bushels above last year corn bushels bushels more than a year ago Mr Andrews pointed out an in increased increased in- in cre creased sed production is expected since acres of land is being harvested harvested harvested har har- vested as against a year ago This total includes all major crops This season proved excellent for fruit production the apple crop of bushels being bushels more than a year ago the peach crop of bushels being an increase of the bushels of pears being almost double last years year's bushel crop and the 1400 tons of grapes grapes topping last years year's production by 36 tons I i |