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Show Crop Increase for Utah. Salt Lake City. According to a summary of the crop report for Utah, as compiled by the United States department de-partment of agriculture at Washington, Washing-ton, Utah will produce this year a slight increase of grain, potatoes, hay, apples and'sugar beets over last year, and in nearly all instances higher prices are being realized by the producers. pro-ducers. The summary follows : Winter wheat August 1, forecast, 4,CS0,000 bushels. Spring wheat August 1, forecast, 2,350,000 bushels. Oats--August 1, forecast, 4,S40,000 bushels. Barley August 1, forecast, 1,2G0,000 bushels. Potatoes August 1, forecast, 3.S90,-000 3.S90,-000 bushels. Hay August 1, forecast, 1,393,000 tons. Apples August 1, forecast, 2S2.000 barrels. Sugar beets August 1, forecast, 94 per cent, compared with 93 per cent average for the past ten years. |