Show US U.S. S HE I PORTS I IS I DECREASE i IN GRUPS OF 1 Seed Seed Yields Alone Show Gain Basic Grains Drop Sharply To Have Good Price Effect V The The department department department depart depart- ment of agriculture in making its final crop report this week it confirmed earlier Indications of substantially lower production of crops raised for sale and substantially substantially substantially heavier production of seed crops than than In either 1931 or 1930 The report showed the sharpest reduction In wheat cotton tobacco I co and rice the leading cash crops I of which there is normally a surplus surplus sur sur- plus for export Fruit production was described as substantially below average I I because of weather conditions and and commercial production of vegetables vegetables I I I 1 I bles for canning was reported the lowest in several se years primarily II bec because use of a reduction in acreage planted Production of seed grain was I Ithe the largest since 1920 and the hay haycrop haycrop crop than in either of the last 1 two years The back to the farm movement II was reported as as' having no measurable measurable measurable meas meas- effect in increasing the agricultural agricultural agricultural ag ag- output except for food crops for home use It was described described described de de- de- de to scribed as probably helping maintain under present I conditions I The acreage of all aU farm crops j I harvested this winter was report reported I I ed to have totaled I 1 I acres compared with I acres two years ago I In its final filial yearly report the department her heretofore has included ed the value of crops but this is isto isto I Ito to be omitted from now on n until February of each year The reason rea reason I son so son given by officials is that the value of crops based on December 1 farm prices has not been rep representative representative representative of their value In Feb February February February a report will give the total gross income of farmers with the value of crops based on the average average average aver aver- age prices for the year |