Show FARM lANDS IN o. o s. s INCREASE E IN I VALUE By Associated Prue Prell WASHINGTON April 4 Farm Farm lands In the United States are steadily Ing In value The Tho department of oC agriculture agri agri- agriculture culture reports the tho average ce grade of oC plow lands was worth orth about 74 31 per acre aero on March 1 I this year car compared lcd with I a sear ear ago 17 two t years lS l'S ago and three three years yeara ago plowing Ian lands landa la stand first In I value alue her average being 1 9 per PW acre aero call I followed b by Illinois with and California Call Cali fornia Cornia with Alabama reports the I lowest avera average c value of plow lands at 24 I per pcr acre The Tho average of oC all nil plow lands In Western Western Western West West- ern and Coast states en on March 1 this I year and nd In InS 1915 1917 1111 and 1016 1916 follows follows- State Slate 1919 1911 1915 1917 1117 me 1916 I I Montana j 31 J 3 3 35 33 1 31 29 I I Wyoming 43 U 41 30 29 I Colorado CO GO 05 is 05 65 5 GO 0 Now New ew Mexico 45 42 36 31 I Arizona OS IS 85 SO SOCO I Utah 9 as 96 86 16 6 70 60 CO Nevada sc SO SOTO 60 60 I Idaho 76 TO iO 68 63 Washington ton 9 95 91 80 76 Ort Oregon on 81 84 liC 70 60 California I O 95 Iii I |