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Show Farm Production May Set ill-Time Record in 1951 American farmers can expect the demand for their farm products in ism to De stronger man in iaou. With normal weather conditions and favorable control of insects and diseases, dis-eases, the production of farm pro-duets pro-duets should be greater than in 1950. Consequently, with greater production pro-duction and a stronger demand for farm products, the gross farm income in-come should be higher in 1951, the agriculture department reports. Farmers, however, will pay higher high-er prices for practically all important impor-tant items of production in 1951. Some of these items will probably be the highest on record. In this group will be such items as farm machinery and equipment, fuels for machinery, Uvestock purchases, building and fencing materials and wage rates. Prices which farmers will pay for such commodities as feed, seed and fertilizer probably will be higher than in 1950. |