Show a CROP INSURANCE PROVES beneficial TO UTAH FARMERS crop insurance policies issued on wheat harvested in 1939 expired on october 1 according to marvin AT hatch member of the utah agricultural conservation committee while results on last years program have not been completely analyzed enough has been learned to give a fair picture of its success here in utah I 1 all risk wheat crop insurance was presented to farmers for the first time last year even in this introductory year farmers in the state took advantage of the protection and insured crops on acres in each case the farmer carr carried aed coverage on 75 percent of the average yield of his farm during the 9 year period 1927 1935 inclusive on this basis bushels of wheat were assured these farmers for sale this fall regardless gard less of what happened to their crop from natural hazards premiums totaling bushels were paid in to cover this crop and before the indemnities are all paid more than bushels will be paid back to the farmers using these figures mr hatch pointed out that insurance really paid utah farmers at least bushels J more will be paid out to farmers in indemnities than they paid I 1 in through their premiums so successful was the program that farm operators throughout the state are apparently going to greatly exceed last yea years rs sign up this year pred predicted acte d mr hatch reports arent completed yet but box elder county sends word that approximately abely operators called calle at the county aty office and signed P lica ion s for or protection ap on th 1940 wheat h at crop air |