Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-07 | Page 5 | Farm Facts

1 Farm Facts 1 Reports continue to pour in IndIcating in indicating indicating In- In the Improvement in farm prices prices and the purchasing power of farm products A recent report from the department of oJ agriculture says the general course of prices of ot farm products has been slightly downward recently but other commodities com corn have also declined slightly sUg so 50 that ht the October index of p purchasing purchasing pur pur- r- r chasing power of oJ farm products in terms of no agricultural commodities ties remained at 92 per cent of oJ prewar prewar pre pro war compared with 81 per cent in October last year ear S C C With the tho aid of of which was b by states tho the experiment stations of the department of ot agriculture finIshed finished fin fin- nearly research h projects during the past year A national advertising campaign costing n nearly arly is being started by the tho apple industry to popularize the food value of the apple According to the department of agriculture apples because of their carbohydrates contain mOreno more nourishment no and energy than any other fruit S C C Tho The government has helped hiepe the cat eat beans The navy navy or pea bean initiated into tho the naVy Y th the thelast last two years could not be stored in ships well vell enough without mold mold- ing Ins Tho The department of oJ agricultures agriculture's tures ture's bean c experts however devised devised de de- de- de a a. way for the navy to store store- tire tiro beans and gobs are now eating vast ast quantities of them I