Show farm Enterprises Experienced 1 Ir Upward Trend During Past Year FRANK FRANK CRANK I. I WELLER I B press Farm Editor t f Despite CAP A AP Despite 1 W If t rarely escaped In an anI Ii rte Oren ren pots large e and aried as ag the thet I as 1 thrust 1 of othe the United States t a t culture enten enterprises are arc aut auto au- au q Mari declared to have ex ex- ex t t elY upward trend in an I 3 iS tary sardine Jardine says sars the situa- situa thanin than difficult less jel perhaPs t was j in since ear b ill year current marketing seas season on t he e months to run and andS and'S in haSt has thes s some S 'S ome e Income of or jt at the grOSS be berer Is wi will 1 jar r r t ja 1 a as a. a available best t the from rom R JO costs have not noti i tar e p production than a a. 3 year ear ago and andI tea n larger smaller I M a somewhat A b been cn h have e a r together theY with prospects that I T S income e will be larger Pf oss secretary ry to believe belleVe there therea the a a. proportionate iut in- in be at least Ise net income in 1 10 c- c t 1 Latest comprehensive figures year 28 In Int InI the crop cOP I ts t the gross cross income inhume or of Amer- Amer ir t t agriculture year ear from all products to com com- Kith ith for the thes s Fed ear 1926 27 It was lower he 26 1925 5 26 Income of i but figures for that year OO r highest since the e the income of 1919 20 grosS noss boom reached postwar F Jhen n the Ii the alt e last two years cars the grosse gross has changed rm agriculture me meVie e o of ft important fluctuations but Vie 3 Jen taken place In in Its distribution A S 27 1926 the tho income from BU fruits and vegetables s s. r cotton o ton materially Hater Haters below that of 1925 w 28 grain and cotton coton cottoner In Tn 1927 28 1927 6 better made con considerably Viers er as but returns from hogs hoSs vegetables and poultry r were rits lively rely Jv v. lo Increased c t returns livestock industries will m be Serially offset oset by reduced re- re s from certain field crops ii 11 i the gross grass o income of agria agri- agri to be beher belier a whole promises a re as her lier er than 1 last t year rear fast year was a a. season of in- in acreage e and production sometimes piling piling- up embarrassing surpluses despite previous warnings warnings warn- warn ings to minimize on certain com- com notably notably potatoes Expansion however V ho ner is taken asno as asa asa a no mark marlc of confidence In the future of ot agriculture The Increase was pretty well distributed throughout the country and was divided among I cotton spring wheat potatoes and I other lea leading crops Cotton was planted on about 46 acres an in increase of per jer cent over tho the acreage planted the he year ear before Weather Veather conditions conditions conditions condi condi- were unfavorable and the boll bon weevil was the heaviest since the few years ears after the pest spread through the cotton belt In consequence the tho crop in October October Octo Octo- ber was estimated at 1 lass IMS s than 14 bales compa compared d with 17 bales in 1926 Wheat heat production exceeded OOOO bushels for the first time since 1919 Tho The increase was mostly mostly most most- I ly b in hard winter and durum Despite the in increase rease greater demand abroad is expected to o keep prices more or less favor favor- able Americas America's share in the worlds world's output of wheat unlike cotton does not give this country a determining influence on the price of the crop It depends on the total world pro pro- The corn crop is estimated at about bushels the largest crop since 1923 In proportion proportion tion to the number of livestock I on the farms the output is fairly large indis expected e t d t to stimulate live live- livestock st stock ck production A scarcity ot f and other feed feed- in m iu stuffs stuffs' maintaining in Europe Europa has been beon a factor r relatively relatively- good prices for lor corn through tho the past sea season on and Is expected to be a factor in the tho situation for the comIns coming com com- Ins ing season eason Estimates for tor buckwheat rice and b ben be-an n crops show a production less than last year although sufficient sufficient suf- suf for current needs Fruit production was heavier than lau lauG year but less than In 1926 Potato production n nado ado a record Possibly 15 per cent of tho suP ly will be utilized as ns feed for livestock estock or wasted Sweet potatoes were a aUght alight light crop crony crop Other ether vegetables s were grown groan on an an increased acreage but gave rath rather r light yi yields Tobacco planted on an Increased acreage was harvested In rather low yields so that the the crop Iri id weight is not above normal requirements require require- ments General iI Improvement In the tho livestock live Uve- livestock stock ind industry stry in which all its branches shared was the most outstanding outstanding out out- standing development in the 1928 agricultural situation The outlook for lor cattle is considered considered considered consid consid- ered extremely favorable Demand for lor hog products of United States Is increasing The They high de degree degree degree de- de gree of prosperity which the sheep industry has enjoyed since 1922 continues Generally favorable conditions conditions conditions con con- prevailed this year for lor the dairy airy industry The consumption of dairy products increases annu annu- ally The poultry industry has done considerably better this year car than I it did in 1927 The fruit and vegetable industry I continues to progreSS progress in specialization tion in the tho technique and efficiency of production lit in tho ti tion n quality and nd pack of its products products products prod prod- and In the breadth of Its marketing marketing mar mar- program Little has been done yet however however- to stabilize production production pro pro- or to prevent the recurrent g glutting of marb markets Exports of agricultural products In the 28 1927 seasons seasons' p declined i od as compared with those of ot the precedIng preceding ing y year ar Shipments of pork products wheat and cotton dropped by an amount that more than outweighed Increased shipments of or certain less Important export items Hems In value vahie exports were 4 per cent less than those of the preceding year ear and were the lowest in the last five five- years The prop proportion Of agricultural agricultural- exports to the total exports ex ex- ex ports of all hn commodities amounted tp to only 38 per cent the lowest figuro fig fig- uro ro On record with the exception of f 1916 and 1917 |