Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-09-25 | Page 6 | Harvest Conditions in Utah Promise Great Returns

HARVEST CONDITIONS I IN UTAH PROMISE RETURNS I GREAT Crops Are Arc Bountiful and andin I k in Belter Better Than Normal Normal Nor- Nor I mal mat State A consume per er capita pita er e every year oar 36 of f flour said RId M. M M. M I. I Justin agricultural statistician of or tho bureau of oC crops crops' etim ell yesterday In dio- dio crop conditions New Mexico the tho greatest quantity nn and anu J Is third with a co consumption of ot barrels Just now we are arc at the peak 01 ot o canning in Utah and there thero arc packing this trul teen seventeen canneries The acreage contracted this year ear Is given Riven at al as aa compared with 15 ast Jast year and while there Is apparently a a. great discrepancy the crop this year ou is 18 8 heavier than ihan last Jast anil this makes P up Por tor or the decreased acreage CHOI g a S. Estimated crop conditions on Sop Sop- t in Utah showed corn to Do bO 90 O Oper per er cent normal which equals tho the aera a av- era rac e for Or the past ten years with a forecast of at bushels Tho rho condition con con- diLlon of or wheat was Vas 56 G per cent cont which is 3 2 per por cent below the tho ten year average aver aver- age while the yield is ted estimated at bushels as compared with the he estimated yield e d on December 1 I 11 1 1 19 of or bushels The condition condi- condi lon tion of ot oats was 95 per cent 3 per cent higher than tho the year ten aVera average c. c and I the he yield Is estimated at bush- bush ala els Is- Is Barley was reported at nt 90 per percent cent ent cent which is above above- above tho the average c and anda a yield promised of ot bushels Potatoes Potatoes Po Po- I showed at 93 per ler cent Which is eight per pcr cent abo above c the tho average and I the he yield is estimated at bush bush- els cis la The c estimated yield of or ha hay Is given at tons an acre for or tame and 30 io tons an nn acre for tor wild SUGAR BEET l SITUATION The yield of at apples Is figured at bushels While peaches are esti estimated sU- sU mated to yield bushels The condition on 1 of ot sugar ugar beets Is given at 95 per pell cent compared with 92 z 2 on a year ton average average aver er age with an estimated yield o. o of or 1327 00 tons the tho estimate made on on Dc Dd- DS- DS cember 31 being tons The total otal estimated output of ot be beet t sugar BUbar this his year ear in the United States la is given at tons The Tho aver average Jons go yield h ld of ot honey per per pr colony colony colony col col- ony this year is given at 37 7 pounds n. n as compared with the tho year four-year average 1916 of ot 76 pounds The Tho commercial onion crop from 18 acres Is estimated d a at nt cars I LIVESTOCK Wool production this year ear in the tho state tato aggregates pounds compard com com- pard arid with pounds in 1919 he the farm tarm value September r 1 being 35 cents a pound Tho The state on September 1 had 10 lOz- lOz 00 h gs compared with on the Sam same ame date In 1919 The farm tarm value of ot hogs logs per pcr pounds pounds on September 1 was vas 1320 of ot beef bee cattle 2 of ot veal calves 1220 of ot sheep and of lambs ambs 12 Milk cows wore were worth 78 per head ad ld horses Apples were sere worth per bushel bush bush- el peaches U IO and pears 2 In grains wheat was worth per bushel corn oats 96 cents barley rye Potatoes were worth per busheL I