Show IRON CO FARMERS INCOME VARY SURVEY SHOWS I The Utah State Extension Service Service Ser Ser- vice in cooperation with the W. W P. P A A. have recently tabulated 44 farm record books obtained from cooperating cooperating coop- coop crating farmers in Iron Iran county Dr O. O J J. J WheatleY wha who has I charge of the tabulations reports that the operators operator's labor income of these 44 farms for last year varied from to a negative Nine farmers or 20 per cent of ot the 44 farms obtained Incomes be between between be be- tween and while 13 farms or 30 per cent of the total received Incomes between and zero 22 farmers or 50 per cent of the total failed to pay all their expenses of operation and return anything to the operator In payment pay pay- ment merit for his labor and manage manage- ment In all nU these figures however the Item of living furnished by the farm has been omitted It Is generally generally gen gen- Crony recognized that most farms furnished the operator In the value of rent saved and produce for tor homo home consumption approximately Thus In comparing these farm returns with wages obtained by city workmen It would be necessary necessary sary to add approximately to the operators operator's labor Income Dr Wheatley points out that since 1935 was a comparatively normal year for far the prices of farm products grown in Iron County this distribution of income strong- strong lit indicates the need for larger large farm tarm businesses and better farm prattles if the farmers farm farm- ers era of Iron county are to receive adequate te farm incomes in the future future fu fu- ture Since greatly higher prices for farm form products are unlikely Dr Wheatley points out that the large percentage of farmers farmers- in iron county county coun coun- ty who received low operators operator's labor Incomes under average prices should use every effort to Increase the size of ot their production |