The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-26
Interesting Figures Are Made
Public by State Statistician
Haines.
OF GRAINS, ONLY OATS
WILL SHOW AN INCREASE
Corn, Wheat and Rye Show
Falling Off; Beet Crop Also
Is Lighter.

Utahs grain. vegetable and fruit crops
Will show considerable falling off this
year as compared to 1909, on account OF
the long continued dry spell, amounting
almost 10 a drouth. OF the grains, only
oats will show an increase. The grain
crop this year as compared TO last will
average not more than 81 per cent. State
Statistician II. T. Haines estimates.
OF the grains. wheat will show a fall
ing off this year over last OF at least
Il half million bushels. Oats will show
an increase. Mr.. Haines estimates, of Il
half million bushels. Corn will show n
falling off of almost 100000 bushels.
The rye crop will be about 10000 bushels
short OF the 1909 yield There will be a
hay crop.
or the vegetables, 5000 acres less OF
beets were planted this year and the
yield for 1910 will fall above 25 900 tons
short OF the 1909 crop The 1910 potato
crop VIII be more than 100000 bushels
short OF the 1909 yield OF the fruits, the
peach and apricot crops are so per cent
below normal, having been hurt by the
late frosts. The apples, pears, plums and
pruncs are about normal this year.
In regard to the shortage OF the hay
crop Mr. Haines says that the first cut
tins OF hay this year was equal to that
Of last year; In some counties. better.
In Salt Lake county the alfalfa has been
badly hurt by weeyil, The second cut
ting this year will be little below nor
NAL, because OF drouths.
Quality Still Good.
While the drouth has decreased the
jured TO any extent. Mr.. Haines classes
the quality as good. There was prac-
tically no abandoned acreage. he says.
was approximately $500, 900: Of the
small fruits and vegetables. $40, 000, 900
About $4,000 acres OF land is devoted TO
horticulture, a majority of which is IN
orchards that are just coming into bear
ing. The fruit yield per acre ranges
from $50 to 5000 Small fruits yield from
$40 10 $500 acre, Mr.. Haines estimates
Here are the figures on the grain and
vegetable yields for 1909 and 1910. the
latter being estimated.
The wheat acreage for 1909 was 233,-
900. for 1910, $4,000. The yield per acre
The wheat production of 1909 was 5000 =
900; for 1910. 5,56o,ooo.
The oats acreage for 1909 was 55 900:
for 1910. Gl 900 The yield per acre for
last year was 46.1 bushels; for this year.
42S The production In bushels last
year was 2,09o00o; for this year. 2,6l5.-
OS0
The corn acreage for 1909 was 13 900.
for this year. the same. The yield per
acre for the last year was 31,4 bushels;
for this year, 2S bushels The produc-
tlOn last yehT was 9Vo,uUU DuSnelS- lne
production this year will be 230. 600
bushels,
Barley Shows Increase.
The barley acreage last year was 49,
600. for this year. Ii 600 The yield per
acre last year was 40 bushels, the yield
this year 81 bushels. The production
last year was $50. 900 bushels The pro-
duction this year is 532. 900 bushels.
The rye acreage this and last year is
about the same. 5000. The yield per acre
last year was % bushels: for this year.
20 bushels. The production In bushels
last year was $4,000: for this year, co.
600 bushels
The acreage in hay last year was 375.-
600. for this year. $1,000. The yield In
tons last year was go; for this year,
2.S2. The hay production in 1909 was
.0SS.000 tons; for this year, l,049o00
tons.
The potato acreage this year is about
1000 less than last year. Is, 900 acres OF
potatoes being put out In 1909, as COM
pared to only II 900 acres this year The
yield per bushel per acre last year was
lS6 as against only 1T this year, The
production last yenr was ESQ 900 BUSH
els. The production this year will be
about . 500 900 bushels.
Sugar beets will yield about the same
to the acre this year. 13 tons. but the
acreage Is 1000 less. and this years pro-
duction will reach only 800. 900 tons. close
10 $4,000 tons less than last seasons pro-
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