Show I National Crop Outlook Bright I LaSalle Map of Business Conditions Condition I r w we I e For July 1911 ante raw ee u aua r 1 Farmers are arc expecting Increased harvests and naturally increased Income for food prices are expected to continue Farm production costs have gone up and they are arc meeting this situation by working longer hours and using more machinery The number of tractors on farms is steadily mounting Farm income increase has lias so far kept pace with that of his city cousin By L. L G. G ELLIOTT President LaSalle Extension University CHICAGO As As a result of oC favorable favora favora- favorable ble growing conditions during the first part of the season farmers inmost In Inmost Inmost most parts of oC the country expect to harvest even larger crops this year than last year Higher prices for farm products make the outlook bright bricht and the upward trend in ag ag- agriculture agriculture is equalled in industry Increased consumer demand for Cor dairy products added to govern govern- government government ment meat purchases for relief purposes and for shipment abroad has boost boost- boosted ed income of oC dairy farmers approximately approximately 20 per cent on the average While the increase has been greater in some regions than in others the improvement is widespread Farmers who produce livestock for Cor meat are another group which has been enjoying increased income Hog prices have risen steadily un un- until until til they are arc near the highest for Cor the past three years The government program of purchasing heavy hogs has stimulated the raising of oC heavier stock |