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Show - DE DEMAND DE1IAND ' lAND ' TOR 'Fon Fon FOR UTAH FARMSSIIO FARMSsiio FARMS FARMSSIKmS SIIO\\ SIIO siio SIKmS SIIOS \ S STEADY STEAD1 STEADI . INCREASEThat INCREASE INCREASI INCREASEThat : That Utah farms are in demand demandis is evidenced by the recent 1 eport zeport zeportof ieportof eportof of the Federal Land Bank of Berkeley ofBerkeley on the sale of faims falms dur durmg during during mg ing May of this vear 3'ear 3ear 'ear ear ' The lepOlt uepoit uepoitsho icportsho sho vs not only an increase in 111 the thenumber thenumber thenumber number of faim falm sales but also m in indollar indollar dollar volume over May of last lastfin lastyear - . _ Thele Thei . . . . " e \ " " . fin 29 farmsnldin - - . ' ; _ . - , in - . _ . . . . " " " . . _ , " . " ' 'IU1 IU1 41U1b ' SOH ouiu ! II1 in II1Utah inUtah Utah last month for a total of of$4235 of4235 $42 42 $ 3 35 ' " 5 whreas In 1938 only 19 19fawls 19faim.s 19faims fawls faim.s faims fawlsere . \ were \\ere ere stere sold for $32680The $32680The $32680 32680 $32680The $ propertiesfoi propertlesfOI The demand for firm hrm f'urm furm ' propertles properties fOI the first five months of this thisj thisyears thissears thissearswas j years ears ' \ -was was stas - as grea ly In excess over overthe overthe overthe I overI ( the same period penod in 111 1938 Up to toMa3 toMa3 toMas Ma3 31st 176 ranches were sold for for$319688 for319688 $319 319 $ 688 as against 65 the 1JreVlOUS previous 1JreVlOUSyear previousyear previousyear year foi a total of $132926 132926 $132 132 $ 926 These Thesesales Thesesales Thesesales sales Include not only land bank bankbut bankbut bankbut but land bank commlSSloner commissioner commlSSlonerI commlSSlonerproperties commissionerpropertIes commissionerproperties commissionerpropertiesFor I properties propertiesFor For the entire eleventh farm farmcredit farmcredit farmcredit credit administration district dlstnct con consIstmg consisting consisting sIstmg sisting of Utah California Nevada Nevadaand Nevadaand Nevadajand I NevadaI and Arizona during durmg the last month monththere monththere monththere there " were "ere ere stere 53 sales ot at of farm proper propertIes properties properties I properI tIes foi lot $137 137 $137775 137775 $137775while $ 775 st \ -while while - \ hlie hole in m 1938 there therestore therewere store ' \ ere only 31 farms sold foi fOl $79 79 $79530 79530 $ 530 Since the first of this year yearfarm yearfarm yearfarm farm sales for the whole dlstnct district dlstnctI dlstnctshow districtshow districtshow I show a great Increase over a as as s mllar milar mliar period penod in 1938 From FromJanuary FromJanuary FromJanuary January to May 31 1939 279 farms farms'aere farmswere 'aere aere \ ' ere " sold "old old bold for $758236 758236 $ , while sthile \ hile in 1938 1938oser 193801 0\ 0 \ 0er oser er the san sari sane e months only 152ranch 152ranch 152 152ranch ranch sales were made foi fOl lot $515 515 $515201 515201 $ 201 I |