Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
WHAT UTAH HAS
IN RESOURCES
Report OF State Statistician
Filed With Governor
Cutler.
CROP STATISTICS ARE SHOWN
Acreage aud Yield OF staple Agrlcul.
tural Products-Nast Min
cral Wealth.

The report OF state Auditor J. A Ed
wards as ox-omcio state staustician,
has been filed with Gov. John G. CUT
Ter. The figures contained M the re-
port are interesting beyond measure To
persons seeking information OF stat
istical nature regarding the resources
OF tho state. the yield OF farming lands
the mines and other items relating TO
the prosperity OF the state in general
No provision was made by the last
Legislature for fund 70 defray the cx-
pense Of making state census TIE
statistician has, however solicited
persons in official positions and well in
formed persons throughout the state
for Information upon this point Re
sponses from almost every city town,
village, hamlet and settlement have
been received so that the figures are
almost as nearly absolute as As well
possible. The total population Of the
state. according TO the figures obtained
by the statistician s. 346.7S3. This is
placed in the report as the figure furn-
ishcd the "Statesman's Year Book"
published annually IN London, Eng.
and varies from the actual population
Of the state less than 100 souls.
CROPS OF THE STATE.
An interesting table is the one where
iu is listed the average yield o. vari-
GUS crops TO the acre and the total
number OF acres within the state which
are under cultivation.
The table shows 11i2l2 acres OF irri-
gated wheat were under walton,
yielding an average OF 2S bushels 20 the
acre. Of non-irrlgated wheat, los SEA
acres under cultivation yielded an ave
crago Of Is bushels per acre. oats. as
ll2 acres. average 43 bushels. barley.
1924 acres. average 81 bushels. rye.
5,9S3 acres, average p bushels; sugar
bccts. 10000 acres. average - tons
corn. 1925 acres. average 30 bushels;
potatoes u .2a6 acres. average 30 bush
els; hay and other grasses. ass Al
acres, $50 tons average. Nurseries and
orchards 1854 acres: vineyards sos
acres; small fruits. l.lS5 acres; garden
products. 9,217 acres.
The average price paid for products
Is found to be as follows: Wheat. rs
cents per bushel; oats. so cents; barley,
s. cents; rye, s. cents: sugar beets,
$3.50 per ton, corn. % cents per bushel
potatoes, so cents; hay, $3.50 per ton
From the above table 10 viii be seen
that Utah's crops rank as follows. Hay.
hrst; wheat, second; sugar beets third
oats. fourth.
The proceeds Of crop sales being ST.
SOS ,305, and from fruits. garden pro-
ducts. etc, the total received by farm
ers Of an sorts for their products for
the year amounts 20 N9.193.SI2, which
is an average OF seas for each eacre
under cultivation.
LIVESTOCK VALUES.
The table showing livestock values
follows:
Number OF cattle. 3sS. 42i; sale value,
S9.322.l16 Number Of horses and mules,
1l7.224. sale value. S6.441.82O. Number
Of swine, 69,sS4. sale value, S524 $50. To-
tai sale value, Sl6,29i.3l6.
To add TO the above there are p
600 900 sheep with an average value Of
$3.50. or total Of $500 600 which pro-
duced a wool clip OF $50, 600 pounds IN
fieeces OF an average weight OF SO
pounds which brought $500 900. Poul-
try worth $500 900 is reported 2,000.000
fowls being listed Bees number 25,-
900 stands worth $4,000. The total
value Of livestock is S2s. 344 316; Of agri-
cultural products. Si9is3,000 and OF
creamery products 1888, 900. or a grand
total Of S4s, 90t.24S. The tables showing
valuations on an other kinds OF prop
erty personal and real. brings the total
for the entire state TO 1851 s92,53s.
MINERAL RESOURCES.
Mineral resources Of the state. ac-
cordug TO the report. show SiS, $50,
listed as follows.