Show j l I II I I I I Europe Looks s To U. U S. S Farms For Food in 42 t tAsks I Asks Increased Production I Of Farm Products Pro Over 1941 Record By Dy L. L G. G G ELLIOTT President LaSalle Extension University NEW YORK CITY Arsenal CITY Arsenal for forthe forthe forthe the Democracies is the role which is being enacted by the United States in i In the present world conflict The I flung far industrial activity which I Chas ChasIn has resulted has made Itself felt feltIn feltIn In every section of the country and andin andin in every ever type of enterprise So far II the effect felt by the farmers has hasI been principally prin ipa Y the Indirect result I of increased purchasing power cre cre- created created created by the up-swing up in industrial production Prospects Pro for the Immediate fu future fu- fu u. u lure ture however are arc that the American Ameri Amen can an an farmer farm will be called call d upon to contribute Just as directly as do the makers today According to lo the department of agriculture esti esti- estimates estimates estimates mates persons abroad will willbe willI willbe be dependent upon exports from the United States for their sustenance In n 1942 1932 farmers will be asked to Increase production In certain crops even beyond that of 1941 one of the most productive years in history With the exception of certain crops crops such as cotton wheat and tobacco which will continue to be curtailed because of large surpluses and loss of some important foreign markets most major crops will be needed in larger quantities The leaders le ders will willbe willbe willbe be livestock dairy products eggs and vegetables vegetables the the very products which have been adding most to the increased farm income of 1941 With the gains experienced during the first six siC months of this year and the thc estimated increase in farm income estimated for the last six months the total farm income for 1941 will exceed compared with only slightly more than for 1940 It is expected that present price levels will at least be maintained if ii not increased to some degree Even based on today's prices the in in- increased increased increased creased production schedule will boost the farm income in 1942 to a higher figure than any year since 1920 Dairy farmers have been jn be n av av- averaging averaging av- av averaging 20 per cent more income this year than a year ago and the goal for 1942 in this branch of agriculture agri agri- agriculture agriculture culture is a still further 8 per cent increase The schedule for 1942 hog production is for better than 11 per percent percent percent cent increase over 1941 or head as compared with wi the pigs slaughtered this year Sev Sev- Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen enteen per cent more cattle are arc now on feed in preparation for the new increased markets It is not expected that the new demands for farm products will result re re- result result sult in the dislocations which are arc bothering some lines of manufacturing ing and some communities where manufacturers have had to curtail operations because of their inability to secure certain raw materials The industrial picture as a whole is de de- decidedly decidedly de- de favorable The national trend is still upward and payrolls as well as production are steadily rising Many industries such as steel and machinery are not only operating at close to present capac capac- capacity capacity capacIty ity but are constantly adding new plants The effect of industrial pros pros- prosperity prosperity prosperity is felt directly in the cities and the resultant better markets mark s still further increase the demand for manufactured items as well as farm products At the present time approximate approximate- approximately ly 20 per cent of the income received by all persons emanates from de de- defense defense defense spending This now aggregates aggregates aggregates gates more than monthly and the next few months will see this increased to a still high high- higher er figure |