Show Agriculture Still Big Bg Business In County Report Shows Special to The Times-Independent Times NEW YORK Sept 16 Despite De De- spIts spite its ups and downs farming continues to be big business InGrand in inGrand inGrand Grand county to a ana ana- na na- ional report on farm revenues Because of the number of farms in n operation and the value of their products they represent a a. a major economical force I Farming Fanning locally was a II Industry In the past year the shows The amount represents represents represents gross receipts It Includes cash proceeds from fron from farm income in kind which is the value of items I grown and consumed on the farm and I government payments The breakdown of the receipts receipts' from shows livestock Income In the estimated amount pf of and income from crops props The figures are gross ones before deduction of expenses and taxes The source of the data is a study study study stu stu- stu- stu S I dy of farm incomes covering very every county in the United States made by the Standard Rate Data Pata Service I f fIt It notes that agriculture agriculture while it has not kept pace in recent I years with the advances made by other segments of the econ econ- omy amy did start 10 to perk up last year The decline was halted as gross revenue rose 71 per cent About half this gain was lost however due to increased operating op op- op operating crating costs I Nationally gross farm receipts I for the year reached 34 billion showing how important a role farmers have in the general bus busi- less picture The greater reater part of this money came back for purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases of machinery and equip equip- equipment ment payments for tor labor and other operating expenses In Grand county In the past year the In receipts when when related to the farm population amounted to 1440 or or each man woman and child living on the land The price for farmland surprisIngly surprisingly has been n rising steadily n most areas It is attributed to the trend to bigger farms equipped equipped equipped equip equip- ped with more machinery and to the need of land conversion into and residential tracts In the last year the rise In Utah has been 1 per cent says the Agriculture department I |