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Show November 1st Crop Report R Reports of tho ylohls of Utah pota- toes lmvo not made any change In tho I estimated production. Tho production J ; is again estimated nt 3,990,000 bushols, r with an average yiold per aero of 190 S bushols. No Important soctlon of tho t atnte roportod a materially lower yield, Tho strictly commercial sections sec-tions reported a slightly hlghor figure Potatocm aro not all dug as storago is Inadequate, as well as of doubtful profit, pro-fit, and cars havo not boon available i for tho t crop. Last year tho yield wn 161 bushols por aero and pr uc 'on 2,415,000 bushola. i In its J4tod Stntos this year ylold W is 102.G bushols compared with 90.9 G last year. Production is 433,905,000 I B bushols and a year ago was 346,823,000 III bushols. HlH Apples are reported bettor than tho season's condition figures indlcatod. Tbo stato crop la ostlmatod as 1,080,- IR 000 bushols compared with 1,037,000 H ft last year. For tho country as a wholo H if production is 205,539,000 this yoar ft H whtlo last yoar only 90,881,000 bushols OB m woro harvostod. IH Corn In Utah is yloldlng about 27 11 bushols por aero this yoar. This indi- H i catea a crop of 667,000 bushels. Loss mmk than half of this is harveaUd as grain. mjm Much of that used for forago is sllood. Hjjtf Tho yiold of atlago por acre this year Kf Is 10 tons where it was 9.5 last year. HiU The crop of clover soed la Utah Is mmMi almost ntlrely sweet clover. The Hjlg yield this year is 4.5 bushels instead Vu ! of 6 as last year. Acreago is much pflf reduced being only half of last year. Bn All the seed sections report the de- Jf crease. Hit Sugar beets mado little growth the ffl : past month but ripened nicely. The ( I yield Is generally good and quality excellent Sanpete and Sevier counties JJJ Ij express considerable dissatisfaction i with the yield. The state production H t this year, Is estimated at 765,084 tons. B i For the country beets are estimated at 7,782,000 tons. M. M. Justin, Agri- Mf cultural Statistician. |