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Show National Crop Outlook Bright 1 Map of Business rv""liti"" m M until I ua I ' ' I TTS M Vy Farmers are expecting Increased harvents and naturally, Increased Income for food prices are expected to continue. Farm production costs have gone up and they are meeting this situation by working longer hours and using more machinery. The number uf tractors on farms Is steadily mounting. Farm income Increase has, so far, kept pace with that of his city cousin. By L. G. ELLIOTT President, LaSalle Extension University CHICAGO. As a result of favorable favora-ble growing conditions during the first part of the season, farmers In most parts of the country expect to harvest even larger crops this year than last year. Higher prices for farm products make the outlook bright, and the upward trend in agriculture ag-riculture is equalled in industry. Increased consumer demand tor dairy products, added to government govern-ment purchases for relief purposes and f:r $hit .nent abroad, has boosted boost-ed Income of dairy farmers approximately approxi-mately 20 per cent on the average. While the increase has been greater in some regions than in others, the improvement is widespread. Farmers who produce livestock tor meat are another group which has been enjoying Increased income. Hog prices have risen steadily until un-til they are near the highest for the past three years. The government program of purchasing heavy hogs has stimulated the raising of heavier stock. |