| Show DROUGHT CUTS ALL UTAH CROPS EXCEPT PEACHES moisture mois tuie has greatly leaucia the e sura atea ted yiem yield oj 0 utah larm larin crops this year according to a report complied compiled uy the crop reporting board united states department or agriculture and release in salt lake saturday by frank andrews federal statIs Lican the peach crop is the only one I 1 expected to be heavier than last year 1931 wheat crop Is now forecast at bushel compared with last year a decrease of bushels bushela or over 44 per cent some of the decrease in the wheat crop however Is due to a reduction in acreage planted this year the figures being acres for 1831 1931 compared with last year this of oats is fore cast now at ab bushels as against in 1930 while barley harvested should total bushels compared with last year this estimated decrease in oats and barley is in face of an increase in acreage planted the farm land devoted this year to these two crops totaled acres against in 1930 there is a tendency among utah farmers to raise more feed crops mr andrews remarks the apple crop Is light this season particularly in comparison with the extremely heavy production last year only bushels are expected to jae harvested this year while in 1930 bushels are gathered the peach crop presents the brig brightest hest spot in the utah agricultural outlook for this year with an estimated etl eti mated production of bush oils els compared with the frost reduced production of bushels a year ago this years pear crop Is forecast at bushels as against n I in 1930 and the chei cherry ry crop Is also light the forecast being being on only 1 Y 2300 tons compared with last season |
