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Show CROPS ARE FAIRLY GOOD David ringree, field foreman for the Amalgamated Sugar company for tho ! 1st riot, embracing Weber, Box Elder and Davis counties. "has returned from a trip of Investigation over his tcrrl-lory. tcrrl-lory. Hn Mutes that the beet crop "HI be smaller than it was last year,' first, because there are about 1000 loss acres planted this year thau last, and. second, because the. ccftfton ha.i been hotter and the gTound drier than last year. It is also true, says Mr Plngree, that most of the beet crop was planted later last spring than the preceding spring, which has proved a set back to the 1910 crop. Last year the average leld per .ncre was about 16 tons, and this year h will not reach more than 10 or 12 tons. It cannot, be said as to what, the quality of the beets wl.l be, but It Is thought bv Mr. Fln-preo Fln-preo that it will not be higher than last year. The potato crop, according to Mr. FiDgree, -will be light, duo to tho continued dry weather, and to a blight that Is affecting the vines. He says that some of the potato patch-; patch-; es in the three counties look like i. cabby sheep. Tho crops at Wlllard and Drlgham city, look better than In any oth?r section or this territory. The tomato crop will bo good If It does not continuo dry too long. Mr Pingree says there must bo rain within with-in the next few weeks in order to warrant war-rant a good crop of tomatoes. . The fruit crop, generally, is good, ai d will yisld 75 per cent of a normal nor-mal nop |