Show smaller wheat crop crop conditions in utah on august 1st ast indicate a production of bushels of wheat in the state this year compared with in 1928 a decrease of nearly according to a report released last saturday by frank andrews federal statistician at salt lake city the five years average Is 5 bushels though there Is a large decrease in wheat this year over last utah prospects improved generally during july with the outlook pointing to larger crops of grains and hay than usual but smaller production of sugar beets and orchard the oat crop Is now fo forecast at bushels against last year while barley la is expected to yield 1632 a slight reduction from last year but well up over the average of bushels alfalfa hay will amount to 1419 tons an increase of over 1929 due to frost in the spring orchard fruits have not had a favorable season the report states poi pointing n t ing out that the total apple crop Is forecast at bushels compared with a year ago with similar reductions in the commercial crop peach orchards will produce bushels against last year pears 83 bushels compared with and cherries tons an alarming reduction of from the produced last year I 1 about acres less were planted this year in sugar beets with the e estimated production at less than tons this year |