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Show AGRICULTURAL NEW NE " SImports S SImparts intothe Imparts Imports Imp : > rts of cattle . ana aria beef into the United States in the first haltof half halfof indsdressed findsdressed of 1940 totalled 192000 1S2 192 000 000 po md finds dressed about19 \ eight a decrease dccrease of about 19 per cent from the same period periodof periodof of 1939 according to the oflice offIce oifrce of ofFoieign ofFOieigll ofForeign FOieigll Foreign Agricultural rel-itions rel itions reht10ns relatlons - 1m Im 1mp Imports Imports p ports : > rts of d tiablo t1able taable cattle for the first thefirst halt half of 1940 \ were aere ere over hair half hairof halfof haltof aboit29 of all beet beef imports b t a " were "ere ere erc abot t 29 per cent smaller on a dressed dressedelgrt dressedueigl dressedweigt-t dressedweigt t \\elgrt elgrt ueigl \ \ - t basis than for the sameenod sameermod same sameenod I sameI cannedbeef enod ermod in 1939 Imports of canned . ' beef from fro'11 fro11 ' So th di America Amenca were lessthan lessthan less than half the total totalPresent totalPresent , i Present Pnsent prospects are for a tatal total tatalash totalash totalash mclldingTO coding'oternment ash farm farmn Income mcllding mcl incl iding coding wemment TOernment 'oternment oternment TO\ TO ' \ ernment pimcn1i pa3menls p'1Jmcn p1Jmcn ' ) , > of about about$8900000000 about8900000000 S8 $ bureauf 900 000 000 in m 1940 the bureau bureauf f agricultuial agricultUlal agricultural economies economics anno an anno anno monthlyanal no nces in its cur nt monthl monthlianalssis monthly } anal anal } sis of the farm in into incole co 1 i e sit sillitlon I iation 1tion ation ' Tins ThIs Thus is about $360000000 360000000 $360 360 $360000000sr 360000000sr $ 000 000 000or or : > r five pet pel per cent ccnt higher than m in in1939 1939 and \ will aril 111 be the second highost high highst ost st foi fOl for any year since smce 1930 In 11)37ash 1'137ash 1Q37 11)37 1137 1'137 1Q37ash ) ' ash faim falm farm income mcludmg70vernment includinggovernment including mcludmg | 7-overnment 7 overnment 70vernment government - pa payments pay ments totalled $9 9 $ i111 111 000 000Fcr 000 | For Fcr the country ' is 1S as i a " \ whole ahole \ hole 1 a ' iyiellminary neliminary otelhminary ' : estlmite estim\te estim te estimate ' \ of the acre- acre acreage acreage acre acreage - - age planted to truck crops tor for for"Ilarke formarket narket "Ilarke Ilarke market " t in m 1940 shots sho , s an 1creage acreage 1creage'lbout ' icreageibout 'lbout lbout about ' 3 ] : rer er cent less than that of of1939 1939 but ' ibout 1bout about 8 per cent 1bo\ 1bo abot 1boe 1bothe ' lbo\ethe lbo ethe \ e the 10 J } year eai eal average Decreases Decreasesale Decreasesare Decreasesaie ale are lepoited lepolted reported for fer many man } aieas aleas areas m in in1 1 dmf dint " ' the t \ , estcm estern states statcs Marketsupples Market . suppl Marb.ellsuppl es al aie are e no nov v moving movmg in Marb.ell Marbell lal large largetot laige\ol laige ol ge tot \ \ 01 me from the mirket m'1rket m1rket market ' ! gird prd gard n naleas nareas naieas aleas areas and from states adjoining adJommg . 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