Sugar Beet Production in Utah: Cost and Net Return 1945-1963

For a number of years the Agricultural Experiment Station has measured and reported the costs and returns in the production of the important agricultural enterprises on Utah farms. These studies have been initiated by a detailed investigation of a sufficient number of farms to reflect the average conditions of the enterprise under study. In each succeeding year sufficient additional field and other data are collected to reflect the changes in prices, costs, and method of production to determine the current costs and returns for that year. Periodically detailed studies have been repeated for each enterprise and the data kept current by the method described above

Field Corn Production for Grain or Silage in Northern Utah 1962 Costs and Returns

Field corn for grain, silage, or pasturing has been produced in Utah since its settlement by the Mormon Pioneers. Those reporting data, however, have made no division of production and value of the different uses of corn until recent years. Previous to 1959 all field corn was reported in grain equivalents for the state as a whole. No county data are reported in Utah except by the Agricultural Census and, hence, only at 5 year intervals. While there has always been some corn harvested for grain each year, the bulk of the corn grown in Utah has been for silage. In recent years, however, there has been increased interest in producing grain corn because shifting price relations with other feed grains have made corn production more attractive

Bulletin No. 334 - Costs and Returns from Peach Production: Selected Areas, Utah

Peach production in Utah is an important fruit enterprise. Preliminary estimates place Utah\u27s 1947 peach crop at about 933,000 bushels, valued at about $1,679,000. This is equal to about 1.2 percent of the value of all agricultural commodities produced in the state, and about 27 percent of the value of Utah\u27s fruit crop. The 1947 peach crop was, however, about 27 percent, or 200,000 bushels larger than the ten-year average, 1937 to 1946, and was the second largest crop on record in the last thirty years. In terms of value the 1947 crop was exceeded only by the crops of 1943 and 1944

An Economic Analysis of Hog Production on Farms of Northern Utah 1958 and 1960

This study of hog production as an alternative farm enterprise was undertaken to develop information that could be used to help answer the question frequently asked of what comparative economic position hog production has on Utah farms

Orchard Establishment Costs on the Wasatch Front

Present and potential fruit farmers are asking the question, How much do I have invested in an acre of fruit by the time the trees are old enough to produce a paying crop? or How much would I have to invest to bring an acre of young trees into production? Sometimes the question is How much do trees add to the value of bare land? or How much value must I depreciate my trees each year to recover my investment by the time their productive life has passed

The Cost of Producing Canning Peas in Utah 1945-1961

Since 1946, the cost of producing canning peas has been investigated on a continuing basis by the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station. The original comprehensive study was made in 1946. A second study was completed in 1951. The most recent study was made in 1961. In between the major studies annual costs of production have been calculated

Canning Corn Production: Cost and Net Return in Northern Utah 1962

Sweet corn for canning purposes has been grown commercially in Utah for more than 40 years. For two decades before 1940, the acreage varied between 400 and 800 acres. It increased from 600 acres in 1942 to 6,300 in 1949 and was down to 4,470 acres in 1959. In 1959, there were five counties in Utah where farmers grew more than 100 acres of canning corn. This accounted for 98 percent of all canning corn reported. Of these, Utah County had 2,468 acres or 55 percent of the total, Cache had 1,059 acres or 23 percent, Box Elder had 483 acres or 11 percent, Davis 217 acres or 5 percent, and Salt Lake had 161 acres or 4 percent

Economic Crop Alternatives for Dry Farm Areas of Northern Utah

Dry land farming is an essential part of the economy of northern Utah. With wheat in surplus production and subsequent crop controls a serious problem has developed in the area. The State Agricultural Statistician and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee report that between thirty thousand and forty thousand acres have been taken from wheat production and are available for crops other than wheat

Cost of Raising Dairy Heifers in Northern Utah

Dairymen have a continuing problem in maintaining herd size. Disease, injuries, and low production, make it necessary for them to cull animals from their herds. Replacements equal to a complete herd turnover are necessary every two to six years. Consequently, many are wondering as to the most profitable practice to supply the needed replacements in the herd. Three alternatives are available: Dairymen can produce herd replacements. They can purchase either heifers or cows. They can contract with growers specializing in raising heifers to provide replacements. Since all dairy enterprises differ to some degree, each dairyman should seek a specific solution to his herd replacement problem

Antioxidants and breast cancer risk- a population-based case-control study in Canada

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The effect of antioxidants on breast cancer is still controversial. Our objective was to assess the association between antioxidants and breast cancer risk in a large population-based case-control study.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The study population included 2,362 cases with pathologically confirmed incident breast cancer (866 premenopausal and 1,496 postmenopausal) and 2,462 controls in Canada. Intakes of antioxidants from diet and from supplementation as well as other potential risk factors for breast cancer were collected by a self-reported questionnaire.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Compared with subjects with no supplementation, 10 years or longer supplementation of zinc had multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of 0.46 (0.25-0.85) for premenopausal women, while supplementation of 10 years or longer of multiple vitamin, beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc had multivariable-adjusted ORs (95% CIs) of 0.74 (0.59, 0.92), 0.58 (0.36, 0.95), 0.79 (0.63-0.99), 0.75 (0.58, 0.97), and 0.47 (0.28-0.78), respectively, for postmenopausal women. No significant effect of antioxidants from dietary sources (including beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium and zinc) or from supplementation less than 10 years was observed.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This study suggests that supplementation of zinc in premenopausal women, and supplementation of multiple vitamin, beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc in postmenopausal women for 10 or more years may protect women from developing breast cancer. However, we were unable to determine the overall effect of total dose or intake from both diet and supplement.</p