Show FAIR CROPS FOR UTAH Is the latest estimate of an expert that has been all over the state C crop rop conditions in utah despite dro drouth ith are not seriously below normal and there is no cause for alarm such are the encouraging statements made by james W jones one of the best beat posted agriculturists in the intermountain country mr jones as sugar beet agriculturist for the united states government has just returned from an extensive trip through the farming land of the state in answer to the cry of misinform calamity howlers bowlers how lers who say that hay will bo be so BO high in price that it la is better to sell all farm stock he said there is little or no excuse tor for reducing cattle and oth other er live stock commonly carried on the alarms of utah mr air jones continued the dry farm situation Is more serious gerlous in idaho than in utah in tact fact the irrigated sections of the state are all safe so tar far as I 1 can see it is true that the farmers bri vent enough I 1 water to waste but there is enough to bring a good normal crop j the agriculturist went on to condemn those misinformed persons persona I 1 who will jump to conclusions because the crops of one farm or in one small I 1 district have not come up lip to normal while reluctant to go into the sub 1 eject of the present farm condition in utah mr jones still felt that real information was essential in setting to rest some alarmists alarmiste alar mists who seek to misinform and mislead the sugar beet acreage is larger than dan it was in 1918 he said and 1918 1919 was a banner year sugar beets are altogether an irrigation crop and yet in every part of the state I 1 find the condition of sugar beets well up to standard I 1 also find that wheat oats and barley in most parts of the state are almost certain to produce normal crops As a matter of fact with rara rare ex captions I 1 can find little excuse for any pessimism although I 1 readily admit that in some districts the farmers are being hard pressed to get sufficient water but the condition is 13 not serious the sentiment aroused in some soma parts of utah seems to favor a shortsighted short sighted policy of stock sock raising to sell stock because of the dangerously high prices which are apt to follow the short hay crop in discussing this ph phase ase of the question mr air jones was hesitant he said that he was gathering data on silage crops that will more than replace any hay shortage for stock growers who must feed during the winter season I 1 in a short time he will be ready to show in round numbers how the hay crop however short w when hen supple dented with corn silage and IPP silage will more than meet the situation air jones summed edthe the entire state farming situation up in these theae fuw words some bad some borne fine average ave ragi good |