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Show WHEAT OUTLOOK INDICATES DROP OF MILLION BUSHELS Crop conditions -in Utah on August Au-gust 1 indicate a production of 5,-671,000 5,-671,000 bushels of wheat this year compared with 6,861,000 oushels in 1928, a decrease of nearly 1,200,000 bushels, according to a report released re-leased Saturday by Frank Andrews federal statistician. The five year average av-erage is 5,431,000 bushels. Though there is a large decrease in wheat this year over last, Utah crop prospects improved generally during July, with the outlook pointing point-ing to larger crops of grains and hay than usual, but smaller production pro-duction of orchard fruits and sugar beets. The oat crop is now forecast at 2,242,000 bushels against 2,475,000 last year, while barley is expected to yield 1,632,000 bushels a slight reduction from last year but well over the average of 855,000 bushels. Alfalfa hay will amount to 1,-419,000 1,-419,000 tons, an increase of 144,000 over 1928. Due to frost in the spring, orchard fruits have not had a favorable season, the report states, pointing out that the total apple crop is forecast at 660,000 bushels, compared compar-ed with 880,000 a year ago with similar reductions In the commercial commer-cial crop. Peach orchards will produce 510,-000 510,-000 bushels against 612,000 last year; pears, 83,000 bushels, compared with 87,000, and cherries,. 4000 tons, an alarming reduction of 6000 tons from the 10,000 produced last year. About 7000 acres less were planted this year in sugar beets, with the estimated production of less than 500,000 tons this year. |