Show CROP OF SUGAR BEETS SHY IN UTAH i INSECTS GIVEN CIVEN BLAME States State's Potato Yield Will WillBe WillBe Be Less Than Last Year OTHER OrlIER FIGURES Prices Paid lIe Here c Less Than Elsewhere Ex- Ex Except Ex Except for Butter Expectations that the sugar SUlar beet crop of Utah would be considerably smaller this year 1301 were today by the report of Frank An- An Andrews Andrews An Andrews drews federal agricultural statis statis- statistician statistician In Salt Lake Mrs report for August reads Rains since July 1 have tho growth of sugar beets In Utah but so much of the crop has been Injured by Insects especially the leaf hopper white fly that the Crag a average condition of or all fields on August 1 Is only 52 per cent of normal In some parts of ot the tho state beet fields are arc so badly In- In Injured Injured In Injured that many may not riot bo be hilI- hilI bar har harvested vested while In other sections fall faIr yields aro are expected The rhe present rage average condition 6 52 forecasts a crop of tons on the present acreage as against tons In 1925 and In 1924 The Tho actual outturn of the 1926 crop may be larger or smaller than this lore forecast cast according as conditions be- be between between be between tween now and harvest are bel better tel or worse than average The total sugar beet production In the United States Is now fore fore- forecast forecast cast as tons compared with In 1025 and tons in 1921 1 21 The forecast for tor leading states for the 1926 crop with figures for 1925 In parentheses arc Utah tons Idaho Colorado 2 2 California Nebraska Wisconsin 1122 Michigan I Ohio all other states Crop Crep conditions In Utah on en Aug- Aug Augst Aug WIt st I 1 Mr 11 Andrews says crops o ot grain ral and nd hay ay at nt l least loat ast up to average but not as large as In 1925 The total wheat crop Is now forecast at bushels com coni- compared com compared pared With bushels jn In 1925 and the tame hay Is forecast nt at 14 tons compared with u tons Although the fore forecast ast shows n a probable slight red reduction In the wheat crop in Utah an Increase ot of from to Is 1 shown for tor the entire United States Slight reductions In the tot total l oats and barley crop In Utah Ulah are fore fore- forecast forecast forecast cast For the United Stat States s a slight reduction In oats Is proba proba- probable ble with a hugo huge reduction In the barley crop Present conditions Indicate an Increase of from to bushels of I lye lyo yo In the state of Utah and a reduction of from to bushels In Inthe inthe Inthe the United States POTATO TO INCREASE SF I E EAn An Increase Increate of ot bu- bu bush bu bushels sh ls is forecast for tor United Stats States potato crop although Utah will probably show a decrease of bushels under her last years year's cars crop of bushels Utah will raise fewer fe apples and more peaches poaches pears and grapes crapes In inthe inthe the tho state slate this year The Tho apple crop Indicates a dol decrease crease of from to bushels of which but will be sale sale- saleable saleable able allie An increase of ot from to bushels for peaches eaches to bushels for tor pears and 6 5 to tons of grapes Is boWn In Mr 11 Andrews forecast The average price paid to the I farmer on July 15 was less than the tho average paid In all western states stales and In the United States with with the tho exception of butter But Dut- Dutter Butter But Butter ter brought rou bt 42 cents per pound In Utah cents In western states and cents In the tho coun coun- country coun- coun country country try as a whoM whole PRICES CO COMPARED lUD Il The prices paid to the farmer on July Juby 15 with comparisons with earlier dates follow Utah U S I t F n hL h July 15 lG 1926 Juno 1277 June 15 IS 1926 July 1389 July 15 1925 1403 Potatoes bu- bu bu July 15 iii 1926 Juno 1 40 1746 6 Jute Juno 75 1926 15 1926 July 1901 July 15 15 1926 Alfalfa 1926 1225 Alfalfa per pel ton ton- July Ion July 15 1926 1294 June 15 1926 July 1333 July 15 iS 1925 1302 Eggs dos doz- doz July 15 1926 Juno 23 June 15 1926 July 39 33 July 15 1925 28 Butter lb- lb Ib July 16 15 1926 June 42 June 15 16 1926 July 40 July 15 1925 12 42 |