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Show Washington, D. C. December 12, 192!). Mr. William Teterson, Logan. Utah. Dear Sir: I have yonr telegram of December 9th asking for the outlook for beans next year and Indicating that the Uintah Basin Is planning to plant this crop next year. The production of bns this year was estimated on November 1st. at 18,038,000 bushels, which is about equal to present domestic demauds, judging by the evidence of consumption consump-tion during recent years. Including allowance al-lowance for an increase of about half a million bushels In requirements annually. an-nually. This estimate of production this year showed an increase of nlwmt 2,000.000 bushels over lust year, and 1,500,000 over the five-year average. The price of beans of November 15 was $L2S per bushel compared with $4.12 last year and $34r the five-year average on NovemlH?r 15. Last year's prices were very high because of shortage short-age not only here but in foreign countries. This year's production and price should be compared with the five-year average rather than with last year to determine its relation to usual production and price, allowance being made, of course, for the normal increase in production. This differential differ-ential between average production ami that of the current year would be from 1 million to 1V& million bushels. The revisions of estimated production produc-tion this year in the different sfates and for the United States will ,be issued is-sued on the 18th of this month, which may make some difference in the outlook. out-look. It is not thought that the difference dif-ference in the final report from that shown In November will be very great, however. . In considering lean production con-sierable con-sierable attention should bo given to the matter of the variety that you propose to grow in Utah. The situation situ-ation is not the same for all varieties. Some ore In better demand 'than others. oth-ers. For instance, the production of the Great Northern has increased very rapidby for quite a number of years, but the demand for this particular variety has pretty well kept pace with the increase. PInros seem to have held their market fulrly well and to have made some gains, but. the crop this year is large. These are the two outstanding Intermountain types. I do not know what type jou propone to grow nor whether or not these two varieties would do particularly well in Utah. The standard ix-a-hean of the eastern states has been produced mainly In Michigan, Wisconsin, and New York for a long period of years. I have no personal information whether wheth-er it would succeed well in jour state. I am enclosing with this copies of the bean outlook for this year with related material. As soon as our December De-cember report is out we will send you a copy. The outlook reiort for beans will be published in connection with the general outlook next month. I am sorry that at the present time we can not furnish you with further information informa-tion an the subject. Yours very truly. ('Signed) C. W. KITCHEN,. Acting Chief of Bureau. |