Show expect 1941 1041 record farm crop JL asalle map of business conditions 1 wo i 5 ty an aly 1 q F az A for agnf 1941 aa WU major factors in present and expected farm prosperity are climbing food prices and a big arvest hr vest in prospect purchasing power increases as wheels again hurn hum busily in factories over the nation by L G ELLIOTT ELLIOIT president la sallo salle extension university CHICAGO the upward trend in farm income continues with prices now averaging higher than any time since 1930 except for a short period of 1037 1937 the growing season to date has hao been very good for nearly all crops and it if the weather continues fa favorable v arable the harv harvest es t this year is expected to be the largest on record markets for farm products are becoming better each month as the i greatly gre atly iacre increased a s ed industrial production of both military supplies and consumer goods has made pay rolls larger and has added to the purchasing power ot of workers in the cit les the total income Is the largest in history and still rising in addition to having their income increased by the greatly improved domestic market farmers are also benefited bythe government goi emment agricultural programs which are constantly being expanded and made more effective these programs tn elude clude payments tor for operation cooperation co in soil conservation and control of acreage planted to major crops higher loans on basic products and government buying for relief relict purposes as well as under the lease lend program government payments are aie about the same as last year and account for a little over 6 per cent of the total cash income received by b y farmers A new ruling of the U S department of agriculture governing excess acreage tax on an wheat makes it possible for or farmers to avoid the 49 cents per bushel tax on wheat grown in excess of their 1041 marketing quotas the department has announced that farmers who have exceeded their 1941 quotas may seed less than their 1042 1942 acreage allotments and secure permission to sell their 1941 excess acreage without penalty farmers are urged to produce more dairy products pork boef beef fruits vegetables tomatoes and beans |